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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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URGENT -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders Election Day to Continue and U.S. Supreme Court Alters Ballot Receipt Deadline; Tallying and Reporting Results Still Prohibited Until April 13 - COVID-19

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

This memorandum summarizes three court decisions which were issued today related to Election Day. First, the Wisconsin Supreme Court enjoined the Governor’s Executive Order which had postponed the election, meaning that in-person voting will occur at the polls. County and municipal clerks and...

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Gov. Evers Order - COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020

The Governor's order was overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court later on Monday. The election is going forward. Municipal and County Clerk Partners, The Governor just issued an executive order delaying in-person voting for the April 7, 2020 election until June 9. While the Governor has called for...

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Guidance for Indefinitely Confined Electors COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, staff of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has received numerous inquiries regarding the application of the indefinitely confined designation for absentee voters under Wisconsin Statutes. At its meeting of March 27, 2020, the Commission discussed this...

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Public Health Guidance for Elections - COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

We would like to express our gratitude to our local election partners for all of your incredible work leading your communities through these very trying times. WEC staff has worked with a public health official to develop guidance to help you prepare your polling places and poll workers for Election...

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URGENT – Federal Court Decision Orders Continuation of Online Registration Through March 30, 2020 - COVID-19

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Pursuant to a federal court order issued last night, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is working to reactivate the online voter registration functionality of MyVote Wisconsin through March 30, 2020. On Wednesday, March 19, a lawsuit was filed by the Democratic National Committee and the...

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Sample News Release for Poll Worker Recruitment - COVID-19

Friday, March 20, 2020

Updated 9/01/2020 for the November General Election Attached please find a sample news release that clerks are encouraged to use to put out the call for election inspectors. Please feel free to customize it with your own name, your mayor, village president or town board chair's name, or whoever you...

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Poll Workers – Information Needed - COVID-19

Friday, March 20, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission needs your help to accurately identify the estimated shortage of election inspectors for the April 7, 2020 election and the May 12, 2020 election for Congressional District 7. County clerks should please e-mail @email with your estimated...

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Social Media and Website Resources about Absentee Voting during COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A. Background To help clerks communicate with voters about absentee voting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has put together a series of sample social media posts and graphics, as well as website banners. Clerks are free to use and customize them for their own needs, as well as to share them with...

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Sample News Release for County and Municipal Clerks Encouraging Absentee Voting Due to Coronavirus

Monday, March 16, 2020

To help county and municipal clerks communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic with local voters through the media, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has drafted a sample news release encouraging absentee voting for the April 7 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary. Attached is a Word...

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