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12/16/2019 Wisconsin Elections Commission 1 Spring Election Set- up, Presidential Preference Primary Impacts, and Congressional District 7 Special Primary 2 1 12/16/2019 Introductions Presenter Mike Nelson - Training Officer

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Wisconsin Elections Commission

Spring Election Set- up, Presidential Preference Primary Impacts, and Congressional District 7 Special Primary

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Introductions

  • Presenter
  • Mike Nelson - Training Officer
  • Presenter
  • Jodi Kitts - WisVote Elections

Specialist

  • Moderator
  • Connie Shehan - WisVote Elections

Specialist

Agenda

  • Elections Commission Learning Center
  • Election Set-up
  • Spring Primary
  • Congressional District 7 Special

Primary

  • Ballot Deadlines for Spring Primary
  • Spring Election
  • Presidential Preference Only Ballot
  • Ballot Deadlines for Spring Election
  • Registration/Absentee Deadlines
  • Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots

(FWAB)/Federal Postcard Applications (FPCA)/National Voter Registration form (NVRA)

  • Questions

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The Learning Center (TLC)

https://electiontraining.wi.gov

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Election Set-up

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  • New Computers (Fonts)
  • From the Easy Navigate view click on FAQs Current

Issues Tile

  • Search for “Fonts”
  • Open the articles and follow the instructions
  • Request your IT support for install permissions Issues

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Election Set-up

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  • Polling Places
  • Inactivated Polling Places
  • New Polling Places
  • Election Plan for Spring Primary (Even)
  • Reporting Units may not be edited
  • Deactivate and create new Reporting Units
  • Election Plan for Spring Election and Presidential

Preference Vote

  • 4 years since last use
  • Election Checklist to be out this week

Election Set-up

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  • Off Cycle Contests at the Municipal level
  • Contact the WEC to correct any discrepancies
  • Off Cycle Contests at the County Level (i.e., School

Board Contests)

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2020 Spring Primary and Special Primary (CD7)

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  • In Conjunction with Congressional District 7

Special Primary

  • MyVote users in CD7 see their next election as February 18.
  • Likelihood of a Statewide Contest for the Spring

Primary

  • Probable Justice of the Supreme Court contest
  • January 7 Filing Deadline
  • January 10 deadline for accepting challenges
  • January 14 certification of candidates

2020 Spring Primary and Special Primary (CD7)

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  • Deadlines
  • January 2, 2020 – Congressional District 7 Only
  • Send ballot “A” to voters with valid absentee applications on

file

  • Ballot “A” only has the Congressional District 7 Contest
  • Military voters with online delivery may download and return

the ‘A’ Ballot or wait for the complete ‘B’ Ballot.

  • January 28, 2020 – Congressional District 7 Only
  • Send Ballot “B” to voters who received ballot “A”

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2020 Spring Primary and Special Primary (CD7)

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  • WisVote Absentee Ballot Tracking
  • Clerk issues the ‘A’ Ballots in WisVote

2020 Spring Primary and Special Primary (CD7)

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  • WisVote Absentee Ballot Tracking
  • WEC Issues ‘B’ Ballots in WisVote

‘A’ BALLOT ‘B’ BALLOT

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Managing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Absentee Ballots

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  • Print Labels from the Absentee Ballots Associated view
  • Marking individual records for label printing

Managing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Absentee Ballots

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  • Print Labels from the Absentee Ballots Associated view
  • Filtering records to select for label printing
  • 1. From the Absentee Ballots Associated View, click the filter Icon on the

column header.

  • 2. Click on the Date Ballot Sent dropdown
  • 3. Set the Ballot Sent Date by the day the ‘B’ ballots were “sent”.
  • 4. Further filter by ballot delivery

method if needed

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Processing ‘A’ & ‘B’ Ballots

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  • Only “Ballot A” is

returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day = Process “Ballot A” Both “Ballot A” and “Ballot B” have been returned = Reject “Ballot A” and Process “Ballot B” Only “Ballot B” has been returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day = Process “Ballot B” Note: If “Ballot A” is marked as “Returned”, first mark it as “Not Returned” then record as “Returned to Be Rejected”

2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote

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  • Deadlines
  • February 20, 2020 – Deadline for Municipal Clerks to

send the Presidential Preference Only ballots (‘A’ Ballot) to voters with valid requests on file.

  • Military voters with online delivery may download and return

the ‘A’ Ballot or wait for the complete ‘B’ Ballot OR download and return both.

  • March 18, 2020 – Deadline for Municipal Clerks to send

absentee ballots (‘B’ Ballot) to voters with valid requests on file. (Except Permanently Overseas)

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2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote

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  • The same process is used to issue/manage the ‘A’ and ‘B’

ballots as with the Spring Primary and the Congressional District 7 Election.

  • Clerks Issue the Presidential Preference ‘A’ Ballot
  • The WEC Issues the full ‘B’ Ballot
  • Clerks manage and process the ‘A’ and ‘B’ Ballots

Registration/Absentee Deadlines

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  • Close of Registration
  • January 29, 2020 – 2020 Spring Primary and Special

Primary Representative in Congressional District 7

  • February 18, 2020 – 2020 Spring Election and

Presidential Preference Vote

  • Deadlines for registering by mail or online
  • For electors who complete online (MyVote) registration applications

after these dates, WisVote will create a “MyVote Pending Application”

  • Poll Books will be available for printing the next day

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Registration/Absentee Deadlines

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Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Election Day

5 P.M. Deadline

  • For regular and overseas

electors to request absentee ballots by mail

  • Note: MyVote will accept

Calendar Year applications from these voters but WisVote will not create an application for the current election 5 P.M. Deadline

  • Last Day for Special Voting Deputies to

conduct Absentee voting 5 P.M. Deadline

  • Military electors and sequestered jurors

to request absentee ballots

  • Hospitalized electors to file registration

and/or request absentee ballots 8 P.M. Deadline

  • All absentee ballots must be delivered to

polls/central count 5 P.M. Deadline

  • For electors to request In-

Person absentee ballots (except hospitalized and sequestered jurors) 5 P.M. Deadline

  • For electors to register to vote in

municipal clerk’s office or other designated location(s)

  • For Indefinitely Confined or Military

not on active duty or away to request absentee ballots

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots (FWAB)/Federal Postcard Application (FPCA)/National Voting Registration Act (NVRA)

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  • FWAB
  • Military, Permanently and Temporarily overseas voters

eligible

  • Is a “back-up” for the official ballot
  • Official ballot must be sent
  • Process the official ballot
  • r the FWAB if the official

ballot is not received by 8 p.m. Election Day

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  • FPCA
  • Military, Permanently Overseas, Temporarily Overseas

and Regular/Domestic Voter are eligible

  • FPCA mentions only Permanently Overseas or Military.
  • Regular Domestic voters should not check anything in Box 1.
  • Wisconsin Statute §6.865 (2)
  • Military and Permanently Overseas Voter
  • Not required to provide Proof of Residence to register or

Photo ID copy to receive absentee ballots

  • Temporarily Overseas and Regular/Domestic Votes
  • Required to provide Proof of Residence to register and a

Photo ID copy to receive absentee ballots

  • NVRA – Form refers applicants to the MyVote website multiple

times

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots (FWAB)/Federal Postcard Application (FPCA)/National Voting Registration Act (NVRA)

Questions

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Upcoming WisVote Webinars

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  • Canvass Reporting System

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

  • Spring Post-Election and Early Preparations for the Fall

General Election

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

  • WisVote Grab-bag

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