Clerk Communication

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties for the Spring Primary on February 16, 2021. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone and email support will be provided on the following...

1. Make a plan for snow and ice removal at your polling place. All parking spaces and pathways, especially accessible parking spaces and accessible pathways, must be clear of ice and snow prior to the open of polls. Prepare additional plans in case it snows on Election Day to plan for periodic snow...

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts we have developed a new WisVote training webinar series to cover the 2021 Spring Election and 2021 Summer projects. WisVote webinars are intended for current and possibly future users of the WisVote data management system. We will once...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Prep for the February Primary: Completing Election Forms Wednesday, January 25, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Election inspectors are required to fill out a variety of forms and other documents throughout Election Day and when reconciling and...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission determined on January 15, 2021 that Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) will not be dispatched to care facilities or nursing homes to administer voting for the February 16, 2021 Spring Primary. Due to prohibitions of visitors at qualified care facilities, the required...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers What a Year! A Review of 2020 and a Look Ahead Wednesday, January 13, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here This webinar takes a look at the important events, news and issues we addressed in 2020 and how they may continue to impact the 2021 spring...

Overview The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received questions from clerks about the increase in indefinitely confined absentee voters and their ability to contact those voters to verify the status of their absentee request. Specifically, some clerks wish to reconfirm that voters in their...

Sample ballots for the 2021 Spring Primary and Spring Election have been approved by the Commission and are now available on the WEC website. The ballots specific to each election are further detailed in the attached PDF and include a link to the ballot series for each type. There are over 30...

To: The Clerks of Brown, Marinette, and Oconto County A copy of Executive Order #99, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 89th Assembly District is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal clerk within the 89th Assembly District...

To: The Clerks of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha Counties A copy of Executive Order #100, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 13 th State Senate District is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal...