Wisconsin County Clerks

Third Party Voter Registration Mailing: Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has been advised that a voter registration mailing will start arriving in Wisconsin on January 14, 2020. The mailing is from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) and the Center for Voter Information (CVI), which are nonprofit voter registration groups that are not...

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Everything You Need to Know About Absentee Voting in 2020 webinar

Monday, January 13, 2020

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Everything You Need to Know About Absentee Voting in 2020 Wednesday, January 15, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8368013963964972044 With three federal elections looming over us in 2020...

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Pronunciation Guide for 2020 Spring Primary (Includes candidates for special primary in Congressional District 7)

Monday, January 13, 2020

The spring primary and Congressional District 7 primary pronunciation guide is attached. If you have questions, please contact me.

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Updates Regarding Spring Primary and Spring Election Contests

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Statewide Spring Primary Three candidates have filed nomination papers for the Office of Supreme Court Justice. While the candidates will not be certified until the January 14, 2020 meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, staff will be recommending that all three candidates be certified...

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State Your Name and Address Requirement Changes and Polling Place Accessibility

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Accommodation for the State Your Name and Address Requirement The 2019 Wisconsin Act 48 was signed into law on November 22, 2019 amending the requirement for a voter to state their name and address if they are unable to do so. The law allows voters to have poll workers or assistors of their choosing...

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New Training Resources for the 2020 Election Cycle

Friday, January 3, 2020

Election Administration Tabletop Exercise In 2018, the Wisconsin Elections Commission rolled out the first Election Security Tabletop Exercise, followed this year by version 2.0. Based on the positive feedback we received from the hundreds of county and municipal clerks, local election officials and...

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Public Records Requests for ERIC Movers List Information

Thursday, January 2, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission held a meeting on December 30, 2019 to discuss the status of litigation regarding the voter records of those who were sent the 2019 ERIC movers mailing and have not updated their registration status. The Commission did not pass any motion directing staff to take...

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2020 Vision: Endpoint Testing Reminder, WisVote News and RAVE Announcements

Friday, December 20, 2019

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides information about three initiatives from the 2020 Vision Election Security plan. 2. Background. The soft deadline for installing the endpoint testing software on devices that will access WisVote is on December 20, 2019. The WEC is also announcing two security...

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Revised Voter Registration Form (EL-131) Now Available

Monday, November 25, 2019

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pleased to announce the release of the updated version of Wisconsin’s voter registration form (EL-131). Revisions to the form have been finalized and the form has been posted to the agency website in the forms section. Manuals, training materials and the WisVote...

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2020 Vision: Elections Security Programs

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

1. Purpose. This memorandum introduces the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) 2020 Vision plan and clerk survey. 2. Background. Wisconsin clerks are leaders in elections security, having achieved many milestones still under consideration in other states. Some of the more significant programs here...

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