Wisconsin County Clerks

A mandate was issued today by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the One Wisconsin Institute case meaning that this ruling is now in effect. Please review the summary of changes below to determine how this decision impacts voting laws and procedures and how you will need to update any training and...

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts we have developed a new WisVote training webinar series to cover the Fall 2020 election cycle. WisVote webinars are intended for current and possibly future users of the WisVote data management system. We will once again post the...

As the August Partisan Primary and November General Election approaches, some municipalities throughout Wisconsin may be using alternate sites, outside of the clerk’s office, to conduct in-person absentee voting. While these alternate sites are allowed by statute, there are specific requirements to...

First and foremost, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to all Wisconsin clerks for all of their hard work and dedication to ensuring that Wisconsin elections remain free, fair, efficient, accessible, and safe in an extremely challenging election year. Wisconsin Elections Commission staff is doing...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Preparing for the August Partisan Primary Wednesday, June 22, ★see webinar: ▶ Click here In a partisan primary, electors vote by party to qualify candidates for the November General Election. Some voters may take issue with voting by party...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission determined on June 24, 2020 that Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) will not be dispatched to nursing homes and care facilities to administer voting for the remaining elections in 2020. Residents of facilities normally served by SVDs will instead be mailed absentee...

Polling places are required to be established by the governing body at least 30 days prior to each election. Wis. Stat. § 5.25(3). The deadline for the adoption of polling place plans for the August 11, 2020 Partisan Primary is July 12, 2020 and all plans must be finalized by that date. For the...

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...

On June 30, 2020 WEC sent a clerk communication and RAVE alert to clerks regarding the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. We have since received updated legal advice that this order is not yet in effect. The Wisconsin Department of Justice has updated their guidance and advised us that the Court...

Please see the updated Clerk Communication memo regarding the implementation of this court ruling. On June 29, 2020 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling in the One Wisconsin Institute case that had been on appeal since 2016. WEC staff are in contact with the Wisconsin Department of...