2025 Spring Election filing period starts Dec. 1
Beginning Dec. 1, candidates seeking ballot access for the April 1, 2025, Spring Election may begin circulating nomination papers.
Candidate Checklist
The Ballot Access Checklists for both state and local offices are available here: Candidates
The checklists assist candidates in qualifying for ballot placement. They may be reproduced and given to your candidates, along with the proper ballot access forms:
We also recommend that you direct your candidates’ attention to WEC’s Getting on the Ballot page. It is a good resource for both candidates and filing officers to prevent errors on nomination papers and avoid challenges.
Non-Candidacy Notification – For the 2025 Spring Election, any incumbent officeholder for state office who does not intend to seek re-election should file a Notification of Noncandidacy Form (EL-163) no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.
The EL-163 is available from the Wisconsin Elections Commission website.
Type A Notice
The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently sent county clerks the Type A Notice for the 2025 Spring Election, which contains all state level and judicial offices to be elected throughout the state.
Note: If a Circuit Court judge resigns on or before Dec. 1, 2024, that office will be up for election at the 2025 Spring Election. If a judicial vacancy occurs during this period, we will contact the affected county clerks with an amended Type A Notice.
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