Voting Equipment

Mar 24 2023

Public Testing of Wisconsin Voting Equipment Can Begin March 25

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reminding media members that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the April 4 Spring Election starts on Saturday, March 25. Testing must occur prior to Election Day. The test provides an opportunity in communities...

WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue VI

Friday, March 17, 2023

Pre-Election Super Guide, Assisting voters with disabilities, Exit polling and Media at Polling Places Wisconsin Elections Commission Volume III, Issue VI March 23, 2023 It's a big issue this week! Administering an election is a lot of work and there are many moving parts. We've compiled a list of

Feb 03 2023

Voting Equipment Audit Finds No Mechanical Errors

Voting Equipment

MADISON, Wis. – The largest post-election voting equipment audit in state history found no mechanical errors and that all audited voting equipment performed to certification standards. At their Feb. 2 meeting, Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) members unanimously determined the effective error...

Will voting equipment updates cause the loss of data and “IP logs” containing evidence of fraud from the November 2020 General Election?

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

No. Some people are alleging or implying that routine software updates to voting equipment such as mechanical tabulators will destroy records. This is incorrect. Voting machine data is extremely important to election integrity. Fortunately, the election results reporting system in Wisconsin is

Did the WEC give Dominion permission in June 2021 to update all voting equipment in Wisconsin?

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

No, that is incorrect. It is based on a misunderstanding of the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s decision to approve a new version of a voting system. Misinformation about upgrades to Dominion Voting Systems in Wisconsin came from Mike Lindell’s “Cyber Symposium” in August 2021. A speaker at the

Did Dominion voting equipment flip votes from Trump to Biden?

Friday, January 1, 2021

Absolutely not. Twenty-eight reporting units using Dominion systems were randomly selected after the election and audited for the Presidential contest, and all the audits confirmed that the hand-counted paper ballots exactly matched the electronic results from the machines. In the 15 Wisconsin

Does Wisconsin use Dominion voting equipment, and have you done an audit?

Friday, January 1, 2021

Yes and yes. Dominion voting systems are approved for use in Wisconsin, specifically the Dominion Voting ImageCast Evolution (ICE). Dominion the second largest voting equipment vendor in the state, and their systems are used in all or parts of these counties: Adams, Crawford, Door, Fond du Lac

WEC Newsletter Volume II, Issue XX

Thursday, December 1, 2022

2022 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit Reminders

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

On November 9, 2022, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“Commission”) conducted its public selection of contests and reporting units for the 2022 Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit. All selected reporting units were notified of their audit participation status, but more information on the audit...

2022 Voting Equipment Audit

Voting equipment used in Wisconsin elections is required to be audited after every General Election to ensure the accuracy of tabulation equipment using during that election. Wis. Stat. §7.08(6) is the state embodiment of §301(a)(5) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA): Enforcement of federal voting system standards. Following each general election, audit the performance of each voting system used in this state to determine the error rate of the system in counting ballots that are validly cast by electors.

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