Clerk Communication

Seeking Clerk Members for the WEC's Accessibility Advisory Committee

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

The WEC is looking for two municipal clerks who are passionate about accessible voting to join the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC). The AAC is made up of representatives from disability advocacy organizations across the state with interests in voting rights. Members attend monthly hour-long...

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Emergency Polling Place Planning

Thursday, September 12, 2024

2023 Wisconsin Act 124 was enacted on March 21, 2024, for the purposes of renumbering and amending Wis. Stat. § 5.25(3). Primarily, this provision of statute was meant to detail the extent to which emergency designations and closures of polling places could occur. Many clerks were already aware that...

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WEC Extended Hours in Support of the Spring Election, 4/1/2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties for the Spring Election on April 1, 2025. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone and email support will be provided on the following dates...

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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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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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