Jun 09 2024
Some Election Materials May be Destroyed
Election Administration
Sep 03 2022
WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue IV
Thank you all for your hard work to ensure another efficient and secure election! Resources available to help clerks with reconciliation The Spring Primary Election will require all municipalities to perform election reconciliation in WisVote as part of the post-election requirements. The WEC...
UPDATED: Guidance for End-of-Night Procedures and Election Night Results Reporting
This memorandum was updated on October 30 to include important details for counties and municipalities which count their absentee ballots at a central location. The Wisconsin Elections Commission has prepared the following guidance for local election officials as they prepare for the November 3...
Apr 03 2023
Media Advisory - Covering the 2023 Spring Election
MADISON, Wis. – Due to heightened interest in covering Wisconsin’s April 4, 2023 Spring Election, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) staff is highlighting points from its Election Administration and Election Day Manuals. This advisory is designed to answer many frequently asked questions...
Audience
Application and Interpretation of Wis. Const. art. III, § 7(2)
Two proposed amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution (“Constitution”) were included as referenda on the ballot at the April 2, 2024, Spring Election. Each referendum was passed by the voters of Wisconsin and ratified into the Constitution as follows: Article III, § 7(1): No state agency or officer...
Wisconsin County Election Websites
Use these links on Election Night to find unofficial results from Wisconsin's 72 County Clerks. After the votes are tabulated, municipal clerks have two hours to provide results to County Clerks, who then have up to two hours to post all results on their websites. There are 39 cities, villages and...
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision - Judge Conley’s Injunction Ruling Stayed
On October 8, 2020, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, stayed the lower court’s decision in the DNC, et al. v. Bostelmann, et al. (consolidated cases) litigation involving challenges to the application of various election laws during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Court of Appeals decision...
WEC Newsletter Volume IV, Issue VIII
No Labels Withdraws Ballot Access Petition, Upcoming Absentee Training, Election Threat Reporting Tool Developed for Clerks, A Busy May for Commission Meetings, Commission Profile: Marge Bostelmann WEC Newsletter Volume IV, Issue VIII June 14, 2024 Read Online Recent Clerk Communications Newsletter...
Municipal Canvass and Central Count Canvass Meeting Notice Template - COVID-19 Updated
The attached template should be adapted for your Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers or Municipal Board of Canvassers meeting to canvass results from the April 7, 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary. More guidance on the canvass process will be issued by the WEC in the near...