Wisconsin Municipal Clerks

New Judicial Officer Privacy Law

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Summary. Beginning on April 1, 2025, judicial officers (judges) and certain immediate family members have the right to request that specific personally identifiable information be kept confidential. This memorandum specifically addresses the protection of voter and candidate information...

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Election Security Updates

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The attached memorandum provides an update regarding recent funding cuts for election related services supported by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Specifically, all federal funding was cut for the Election Infrastructure...

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EIA Comment Period for EL-19

Monday, March 17, 2025

At this link, https://elections.wi.gov/draft-rule-chapter-19-confidentiality-judicial…, is a draft Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) and a draft rule order for an administrative rule proposed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The rule proposes to carry...

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Post-Election and Absentee Best Practices Reminders

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

On March 7, 2025, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“the Commission”) voted unanimously to direct staff to prepare a statewide Clerk Communication detailing best practices for handling, processing, and counting absentee ballots ahead of the April 1, 2025, Spring Election. This motion was passed as...

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NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION April 1, 2025

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law. Attached to this communication is the Type C...

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Ballot Proofing Best Practices for Clerks

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The attached memorandum provides an overview of both the legal requirements, as well as best practices, for local election officials when proofing their ballots prior to an election. The information contained in this memo is not new, but rather reminders. Ensuring that ballots are correct for each...

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2022-2025 Election Security.gov Email Domain Subgrant Renewal Announcement

Monday, January 13, 2025

SUMMARY. On May 14, 2024, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the renewal of the Election Security .gov Email Domain Subgrant for municipalities, which awards up to $600 per jurisdiction for transition to a wi.gov or .gov email domain. Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Election...

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Voter Resource Now Available: How Wisconsin Delivers Secure Elections

Friday, December 6, 2024

With the November General Election certified, the post-election period provides a good opportunity to reiterate to voters that Wisconsin’s election system is secure, accurate, and transparent, a fact that election officials across Wisconsin demonstrated on Nov. 5. To assist you in communicating to...

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2025 Election Calendar Available

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1. The 2025 Calendar of Election Events is now available. The updated calendar includes deadlines from November 2024 to January 2026. It is available in multiple formats including PDF and Word. 2. The Excel version and instructions for importing the excel calendar into Microsoft Outlook Calendar...

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Post-Election Audit News Release Template Available

Friday, November 22, 2024

The WEC Public Information Office is pleased to offer a templated news release form that will allow clerks participating in the post-election audit to insert their own information and details about their required audits and easily share that data with their communities. In the templated news release...

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