Jun 29 2024
Required Use of New Absentee Envelopes and Instructions
Summary This communication reminds clerks that use of the new absentee ballot materials is mandatory for all 2024 elections. Specifically, jurisdictions must use only new versions of the following forms: • Official Absentee Ballot Certificate and Application (EL-122 and associated versions) •...
Alternate Sites for In-Person Absentee Voting
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (“WEC”) has received several requests from clerks across the state regarding the ability to designate alternate sites for in-person absentee voting (e.g. space/facility concerns, emergencies, etc.), or the possibility of designating additional sites for in-person...
FAQ: Absentee Envelope Issues and Options COVID-19
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has received numerous questions regarding absentee ballot envelopes, potential shortages and what procedures can be used if clerks are running low on envelopes. We also understand that printing vendors around the state have exhausted their stock of envelopes...
Oct 27 2022
Jul 13 2018
Absentee Voting Underway for Aug. 14 Partisan Primary
MADISON, WI – Absentee ballots are available statewide for the August 14 Partisan Primary, and many municipalities are now offering in-person absentee voting during regular business hours, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Absentee Voting at Care Facilities Informational Documents
The Wisconsin Elections Commission determined on June 24, 2020 that Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) will not be dispatched to nursing homes and care facilities to administer voting for the remaining elections in 2020. Residents of facilities normally served by SVDs will instead be mailed absentee...
Absentee Voting at Care Facilities for the Spring Primary
The Wisconsin Elections Commission determined on January 15, 2021 that Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) will not be dispatched to care facilities or nursing homes to administer voting for the February 16, 2021 Spring Primary. Due to prohibitions of visitors at qualified care facilities, the required...
Sep 23 2022
Notice Regarding Ballots in Congressional District 2
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday, September 23 informed local clerks that voters in Congressional District 2 (CD2) will receive a notice alerting them of an error on their November General Election ballot. Wisconsin law allows independent candidates to include a statement...
Audience
Oct 27 2020
Absentee Voting Deadlines Quickly Approaching for November 2020
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters who are voting absentee by mail must act soon, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “More than 1.4 million Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots by mail, but only 1 million have been recorded as returned,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the...