1. (1) Only municipal clerks who meet the training standards established in this chapter shall be certified by the commission.
2. (2) Any other municipal election official who meets the standards established in this chapter may be certified by the commission.
3. (3) The standards for the initial and the renewal certifications of municipal clerks are those set forth in this chapter.
4. (4) The commission shall maintain a record of the municipal clerks who meet the training standards established by this chapter.
5. (5) To establish completion of certification requirements, a municipal clerk shall provide the commission with documentation of attendance at any approved training that has not been conducted by commission staff.
6. (6) The records concerning the training qualifications of municipal clerks are public records and shall be provided by the commission upon request.
7. (7) The commission shall notify the governing body of any municipality whose municipal clerk fails to meet the training standards set out in this chapter. The commission shall request each municipality to submit to the commission its official municipal mailing address and an e-mail address for its top elected official. Each municipality shall provide the requested information within 21 calendar days of the request and within 21 calendar days of any change to the information. For an initial certification, the commission shall notify the top elected official in each municipality of a training deficiency by first class mail and e-mail prior to an election day. For a renewal certification, the commission shall notify the top elected official in each municipality of a training deficiency by first class mail and e-mail within 30 days of an election cycle’s end.

History

History: CR 08-024: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; correction in (1), (2), (4) to (7) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726; CR 24-043: am. (7) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25.