Apr 02 2020
Special Teleconference Meeting
Commission Meeting
Feb 15 2019
Important Reminders for Voters about the February 19 Spring Primary
MADISON, WI – With no statewide Spring Primary this year, just one in five voters will have local primaries on Tuesday, February 19, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. There will be 294 primary elections in school districts, cities, villages and towns within 41 of Wisconsin’s 72...
Face Coverings While Voting and Conducting Elections - COVID-19
WEC staff have received questions regarding the use of face coverings while voting or conducting elections. This document provides information about many of the common questions we have received and was developed with guidance from State of Wisconsin public health officials and information available...
May 24 2018
Special WEC Meeting
Commission Meeting
General Reminders for the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election
The information below provides important reminders for clerks as the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election approaches. Public Notice Requirements: The following notices are required to be published or posted ahead of Election Day: Type B Notice Instructions to voters and a sample ballot. Required to be...
Oct 30 2018
Statement on Use of MyVote Wisconsin Website
MADISON, WI – Meagan Wolfe, interim administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, today released a statement regarding candidates and political parties using the MyVote website: MyVote Wisconsin is voters’ best source of information about when and where to vote, what’s on the ballot, absentee voting and voter registration. Other websites or groups offering similar information may not be as accurate.
MyVote Awareness Campaign Materials Available for Clerk Use
Earlier this week the Wisconsin Elections Commission launched a new statewide awareness campaign promoting the state’s official website, MyVote.wi.gov, to make sure voters have access to accurate and reliable election information. The campaign message highlights the website in a friendly, relatable...
WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XVI
WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XVI September 21, 2023 Contents Accessibility Toolkit New! Badger Book Training Webinars Envelope Subgrant October TTX Schedule Commission News Clerk Updates Clerk Feature: Derek Kalish Upcoming Dates & Deadlines Recent Clerk Communications A Quick Word from...
Face Coverings While Voting and Conducting Elections - COVID-19 UPDATED
On March 31, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case challenging the Governor’s emergency orders. The Court found that state law on public health emergencies “must be read to forbid the governor from proclaiming repeated states of emergency for the same enabling condition...
Third Party Voter Registration Mailing: Center for Voter Information and Voter Participation Center
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has been advised that a voter registration mailing will start arriving in Wisconsin on July 6, 2020. The mailing is from the Center for Voter Information (CVI) and the Voter Participation Center (VPC), which are nonprofit voter registration groups that are...