Feb 28 2023
Updated Absentee Witness Signature Requirement Guidance - COVID-19
In the last few days, multiple court decisions have addressed the witness requirement for absentee voters who wish to vote by mail for the April 7, 2020 election. The end result of those decisions is that the witness requirement remains in effect for the Spring Election. This memorandum provides an...
Indefinitely Confined Absentee Request Confirmation Process
Overview The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received questions from clerks about the increase in indefinitely confined absentee voters and their ability to contact those voters to verify the status of their absentee request. It is allowable for municipal clerks to contact these voters for...
Oct 11 2023
New Absentee Certificate Envelopes
Training
Post-Election and Absentee Best Practices Reminders
On March 7, 2025, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“the Commission”) voted unanimously to direct staff to prepare a statewide Clerk Communication detailing best practices for handling, processing, and counting absentee ballots ahead of the April 1, 2025, Spring Election. This motion was passed as...
Oct 25 2024
Rates of In-Person Absentee Voting Up Nearly 40 Percent
MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday reported a nearly 40 percent increase in in-person absentee voting (IPAV) compared to the same timeframe in 2020, as IPAV got underway in Wisconsin this week. Further, as of Friday morning, nearly 1 million total absentee ballots have been...
Audience
May 18 2020
WEC Releases Analysis of Absentee Voting in April 7 Spring Election
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin election officials are busy preparing for fall elections based on the experience of serving a record number of absentee voters in Wisconsin’s April 7 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The...
2021 Spring Election Ballot Templates
Sample ballots for the 2021 Spring Primary and Spring Election have been approved by the Commission and are now available on the WEC website. The ballots specific to each election are further detailed in the attached PDF and include a link to the ballot series for each type. There are over 30...
Upcoming Absentee Deadlines – November 5, 2024 General Election
This memorandum outlines important absentee ballot deadlines for the upcoming November 5, 2024, General Election. These procedures are required by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act (UOCAVA) and Wis. Stat. §§ 7.10(3) and 7.15(1)(cm). County Ballot Delivery Deadline This...
Upcoming Absentee Deadlines – August 13, 2024, Partisan Primary
This memorandum outlines important absentee ballot deadlines for the upcoming August 13, 2024, Partisan Primary. These procedures are required by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voters Act (UOCAVA) and Wis. Stat. §§ 7.10(3) and 7.15(1)(cm). County Ballot Delivery Deadline This is a...