WUWM: What Wisconsin election clerks want us to know

Emily Files, Maayan Silver, and Joy Powers of WUWM report on what election officials wish people understood about elections.

In Wisconsin, election administration is highly decentralized. It’s run by hundreds of municipal and county clerks, with guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

WUWM sent a survey to municipal clerks across Wisconsin, who run elections. We heard back from about 180 of them. Two Milwaukee-area clerks, Sandy Kulik of Hales Corners and Catherine Roeske of Oak Creek, spoke with Lake Effect in an extended interview.

Here’s a summary of what clerks told us about the issues they’re facing, and what they wish people better understood about elections.

Use myvote.wi.gov to register to vote, check whether you are registered, see what’s on your ballot, request an absentee ballot, track your ballot, and find your polling place.

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