Wisconsin County Clerks

No Special Voting Deputies for the August 11, 2020 and November 3, 2020 Elections - COVID-19

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission today directed that municipal clerks shall not send Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) into care facilities for the remaining elections in 2020. The Commission directed that local election officials shall instead mail an absentee ballot to those registered voters who...

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Pronunciation Guide for 2020 Partisan Primary

Thursday, June 18, 2020

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Absentee Vote by Mail Enhancements Webinars ★

Monday, June 8, 2020

Webinars for New or Current WisVote Users Absentee Voting by Mail Enhancements Monday, June 15, 2020 2:30 p.m – 4:00 p.m ★see recorded webinar: ▶ TLC Link Three webinars to introduce the enhancements to the Absentee Vote by Mail process will be conducted to accommodate differing clerk work schedules...

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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...

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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...

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Ballots for the August 11, 2020 Partisan Primary Election

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Sample paper and optical scan ballots for the Partisan Primary have been approved by the Commission and are now available on the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) website: Paper ballots will appear here: https://elections.wi.gov/node/3170 Optical scan ballots will appear here: https://elections.wi...

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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...

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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...

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Mike Haas Leaving WEC for New Opportunity

Thursday, May 14, 2020

WEC staff counsel Mike Haas has accepted a position at the City Attorney for the City of Madison and will be leaving the Elections Commission after a distinguished career in Wisconsin elections. Many of you know and have worked with Mike over his nearly 12 years with the state election agencies...

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Indefinitely Confined Absentee Request Confirmation Process

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Overview The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received questions from clerks about the increase in indefinitely confined absentee voters and their ability to contact those voters to verify the status of their absentee request. It is allowable for municipal clerks to contact these voters for...

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