Wisconsin County Clerks

The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is seeking feedback from local government officials on how to use the remaining Elections Security HAVA funds ahead of the 2020 elections. The WEC announced a subgrant program on September 27, 2019 to help local jurisdictions meet baseline security standards...

A copy of Executive Order #46, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 7th Congressional District, is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal clerk within the 7th Congressional District of the Special Election Order. The attached...

Appointment of Election Inspectors December 31, 2019 marks the end of the current term of Election Inspectors. Unless your current inspectors are reappointed by your governing body, they will no longer be Election Inspectors after the end of this year. At a meeting in December, not later than...

I am pleased to tell you that the Wisconsin State Senate today unanimously confirmed my appointment as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The Senate confirmed my appointment through the term that ends June 30 of this year, as well as an additional four-year term from July 1, 2019...

At the March 11, 2019 meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, staff was directed to contact municipalities who use a central count location to process absentee ballots concerning compliance with several statutory requirements. The Commission also directed staff to contact counties that...

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 6.78, polling hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. However, there are possible situations that could require a municipality to seek an extension of the time set for polling places to be open. For example, an emergency situation, inclement weather or flooding that obstructs traffic or access to the polling place, or a power outage could cause a polling place to close for a period of time.

DATE: July 23, 2018 TO: Wisconsin County Clerks Milwaukee County Election Commission Wisconsin Municipal Clerks City of Milwaukee Election Commission All WisVote Users FROM: Meagan Wolfe Interim Administrator

Wis. Stat. §6.47 provides that certain individuals may apply to the municipal clerk to register to vote as a Confidential Voter. Currently, a prospective confidential voter must submit one of the four documents listed in Wis. Stat. §6.47(2) as verification of their eligibility for confidential voter status:

Commission staff has received calls from county and municipal clerks inquiring about whether a candidate who has properly filed nomination papers and qualified for the ballot can withdraw their nomination papers to remove their name from the ballot. The statutory language which addresses this question is clear, and states that “[a]ny person who files nomination papers and qualifies to appear on the ballot may not decline nomination. The name of that person shall appear upon the ballot except in the case of death of the person.” Wis. Stat.

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