AMENDMENT 2-Processing Absentee Hand-Count Consolidated Paper Ballots at April 7th Election Monday, April 6, 2020 The attached guidance has been amended to clarify counting of nonpartisan offices. The amendments are in bold italics. Read More
Absentee Ballot Processing - COVID-19 Tuesday, March 31, 2020 The Commission staff has received many questions from county and municipal clerks regarding absentee ballot processing on Election Day, results reporting and conducting the canvass during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Below are frequently asked questions related to those topics. 1. I have more... Read More
New WEC Guidance for Absentee Ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote Wednesday, February 12, 2020 You are receiving this high-priority communication because it contains information that requires your immediate attention. At today’s special meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the commission directed Wisconsin clerks to follow past practice and only comply with the 47-day deadline on... Read More
Issuing and Managing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote Wednesday, February 5, 2020 This guidance has been superseded by a decision of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Please see the new guidance here. Clerks will be required to issue ‘A’ and ‘B’ ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote due to state law. Wis. Stat. § 7.15(1)(cm) states “The clerk shall... Read More
