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WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XVI

Thursday, September 21, 2023

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

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XV

Friday, August 25, 2023

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XV August 25, 2023 Contents Absentee Envelope FAQs Badger Book Table-top Exercises Election Plans Clerk Updates Clerk Feature: Kathy Kloes Upcoming Dates & Deadlines NEW! Recent Clerk Communications Updates on Envelopes You asked and we answered. The WEC compiled a

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XIII

Thursday, July 27, 2023

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XIII July 27, 2023 Contents Elections 101 Award / Birthday Processing 4YM Postcards Clerks Coming and Going Unblocking emails from WEC Envelope Redesign Update Security TTX Reboot Clerk Feature: Jill Lau Upcoming Dates & Deadlines We WON! Video project takes NASED

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue VIII

Friday, April 21, 2023

Tracking Voter Turnout, Election Security Subgrants, Election Day Postcards WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue VIII April 21, 2023 The WEC has certified the 2023 Spring Election. The bees might not be buzzing yet, but we're ready for warmer weather so we're making this issue COLORFUL! Photo by lwtt93

2023 Election Security.gov Email Domain Subgrant Renewal Announcement

Monday, April 10, 2023

1. SUMMARY. On September 21, 2022, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the renewal of the Election Security .gov Email Domain Subgrant for municipalities, which awards up to $600 per jurisdiction for transition to a wi.gov or .gov email domain. Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA)...

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue V

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Successfully Navigating an Election Crisis Tips and tactics from the Village of Brooklyn Clerk Village of Brooklyn Clerk-Treasurer Linda Kuhlman now knows first-hand how quickly an emergency can strike on Election Day. The recent Spring Election was her team’s first election using Badger Books, and

Will voting equipment updates cause the loss of data and “IP logs” containing evidence of fraud from the November 2020 General Election?

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

No. Some people are alleging or implying that routine software updates to voting equipment such as mechanical tabulators will destroy records. This is incorrect. Voting machine data is extremely important to election integrity. Fortunately, the election results reporting system in Wisconsin is

Did the WEC give Dominion permission in June 2021 to update all voting equipment in Wisconsin?

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

No, that is incorrect. It is based on a misunderstanding of the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s decision to approve a new version of a voting system. Misinformation about upgrades to Dominion Voting Systems in Wisconsin came from Mike Lindell’s “Cyber Symposium” in August 2021. A speaker at the

Oct 28 2022

Public Testing of Wisconsin Voting Equipment Can Begin Oct. 29

Elections Security

The Wisconsin Elections Commission today is reminding media members that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the Nov. 8 General Election starts on Saturday, Oct. 29. Testing must occur prior to Election Day. The test provides an opportunity in communities across...

Oct 18 2022

WEC’s Postcard Mailing Initiative Helps Ensure Absentee Voting Remains Secure

Absentee

Elections Security

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission this week will continue a postcard mailing initiative started in August as an additional step to ensure absentee voting remains a secure and reliable way to vote. On Monday, the WEC mailed 12,739 postcards to voters to affirm that those who...