Milwaukee County Election Commission

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts, we have developed a new election administration training webinar series, scheduled to begin in September and continue into the 2022 Spring Election cycle. Election administration webinars are focused on providing all types of election...

1. Background. This week, the WEC will mail approximately 32,700 postcards to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to contact voters who ERIC has flagged as...

The Badger Book is Wisconsin’s e-poll book system, the only electronic poll book authorized for use in Wisconsin elections. Developed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission in 2017, the software is free to municipalities around the state. It is safe, secure, and streamlines elections. The Badger Book...

At its September 9, 2021 meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved a timeline for the decertification of the ES&S system version Unity 3.01.0. The Commission determined that Unity 3.0.1.0 will no longer be certified for use in Wisconsin elections after December 31, 2022, and cannot be...

At its September 9, 2021 meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved a timeline for the decertification of the Vote-PAD accessible voting system. The Commission determined that Vote-PAD will no longer be certified for use in Wisconsin elections after December 31, 2021 and cannot be used in...

Webinar for County and Municipal Clerks New Clerk Orientation Wednesday, September 29, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Welcome to the world of elections! WEC introduces new clerks to our agency and provides information on training requirements for local election officials and the wide variety of...

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides information how and why to obtain a trusted wi.gov or .gov email address. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have created an updated way for local governments to obtain either a wi.gov or .gov email...

Appointment of Election Inspectors December 31, 2021 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...

On July 31, 2021, Elections Commission technical staff deactivated the voter records of individuals who did not respond to the Notice of Suspension of Registration sent June 15, 2021. This completes the four-year voter record maintenance process for 2021. As a reminder, clerks are no longer required...

The United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) recently issued guidance on federal statutes that could impose constraints on the scope and method of post-election audits, including reviews of election materials like ballots for the 2020 General Election. The guidance issued by U.S. DOJ can be...