WEC Newsletter Volume II, Issue XIV Thursday, September 8, 2022 This issue contains information about: Absentee ballot mailing deadline New non-voting address option in WisVote New subgrant coming soon! Read More
WEC Newsletter Volume II, Issue II Monday, February 7, 2022 This edition covers: In Person Absentee Voting .gov Subgrant Program Extended Hours Reminder If you have any questions, please contact the Help Desk at 608-261-2028, or @email . Read More
Election Security .gov Email Domain Subgrant Announcement Thursday, February 10, 2022 Click Here for WEC .gov Program Information 1. SUMMARY. On January 11, 2022, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved an Election Security .gov Email Domain Subgrant for municipalities that will award up to $600 per jurisdiction for transition to a wi.gov or .gov email domain. Under the federal... Read More
County CARES for Elections Subgrant Announcement Monday, November 9, 2020 1. SUMMARY. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) was awarded funds to help “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the 2020 Federal election cycle.” On October 20, 2020, the... Read More
WEC CARES Subgrant Applications UPDATE Friday, September 4, 2020 If municipalities still need to apply for the WEC CARES Act subgrant please contact us immediately. More than $750,000 in grant funds remain unclaimed as of today. Although the application deadline was September 1, we understand that many clerks are extremely busy and may have been unable to apply... Read More
May 27 Elections Commission Meeting Update Thursday, May 28, 2020 At its May 27, 2020 meeting, the Commission directed staff to adopt a spending plan for CARES Act funds and provided further guidance on three programs: 1) sub-grant to local jurisdictions (formerly postage sub-grant), 2) options for an informational mailing to voters about how to request an... Read More
Update on Commission Actions 5/27- COVID-19 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Municipal and County Clerk Partners: Today, the Commission passed the following three motions regarding the spending plan for the federal 2020 CARES Act Grant funds for elections. More detailed information about each item will be forthcoming, but we did want to let you know right away so that you... Read More
May 20 Elections Commission Meeting/CARES Act Grant Update Thursday, May 21, 2020 The Wisconsin Elections Commission understands that many clerks were waiting for the May 20, 2020 Commission Meeting to learn how 2020 CARES Act grant funds will be applied. At yesterday’s meeting the Commission decided to further study different options for the allocation of CARES Act funds and to... Read More
CARES Act Grant Emails from Outside Group and Grant Updates Monday, May 18, 2020 Over the weekend, many clerks received an email from an out-of-state group with information about the federal CARES Act grant funding the Wisconsin Elections Commission recently received. This group was not in touch with anyone at the WEC, and their suggestion that clerks apply to the WEC for grant... Read More