DVC Resource List for Service Providers

The WI Disability Vote Coalition has compiled a list of voting resources for service providers in preparation for the 2022 election year.

View the full resource list for service providers here (accessible pdf).

Table of Contents

• For Help with Voting Concerns
• Voting Registration and Absentee Voting Information
• Photo ID Resources
• Service Providers and Care Facilities
• Guardianship and Voting
• Voting Rights for Persons with Criminal Convictions
• DVC 2022 Election Posters and Postcards
• Other Disability Vote Coalition Resources
• Election and Voting Complaints

For Help with Voting Concerns

• Your Municipal Clerk: Look up your local municipal clerk via MyVote.wi.gov here.
• Wisconsin Election Commission:
  • Phone Number: 866-VOTE-WIS/868-3944
  • Email: elections@wi.gov
• Disability Rights WI (DRW) Voter Hotline:
  • Phone Number: 844-DIS-VOTE / 844-347-8683
  • Email: info@disabilityvote.org
• WI Disability Vote Coalition (DVC):
  • Facebook: View the DVC’s Facebook page here.
• League of Women Voters of Wisconsin

Voter Registration and Absentee Voting Information

• My Vote Wisconsin: Register, check your voter status, request an absentee ballot, and view your ballot at MyVote.wi.gov.
• Wisconsin Voter Registration Application
  • English Voter Registration Application
  • Spanish Voter Registration Application
• Guides for Acceptable Proof of Residence:
  • Pictures of Possible Proof of Residence Documents (pdf)
  • Proof of Residence for Voter Registration Information (pdf)
• DVC Voter Registration Fact Sheet: View the DVC registration fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
• Application Forms for Absentee Ballot
  • EL-121 English Application for Absentee Ballot (pdf).
  • EL-121 English Application for Absentee Ballot with Fillable Fields (pdf)
  • EL-121 Spanish Application for Absentee Ballot (pdf) 
• Non-Partisan Information About the Candidates and What’s On Your Ballot:
  • Vote411
  • Ballotpedia

Photo ID Resources

• Acceptable Photo ID Guide: View the acceptable Photo ID guide here (pdf).
• Bring It to the Ballot (Wisconsin Elections Commission): View the Bring It site for information on how to obtain an ID for voting in WI here.
• Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  • DMV Voter ID Hotline: (844) 588-1069.
    Apply for a free Photo ID for voting at the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
  • Obtaining an ID card: View the How to Obtain an Identification Card article here.
  • Petition Process for WI ID Card for Voting if you do not have documentation: View the Petition Process for ID Card article here.

Service Providers and Care Facilities

• Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities – Guide to Voting in Wisconsin (WI Election Commission): View Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities – Guide to Voting in Wisconsin here (pdf).
• Wisconsin Election Commission Packet for Care Facilities, Absentee Voting 2020: View the WEC Absentee Voting 2020 Packet for Care Facilities here (pdf).
• Special Voting Deputies Training Videos and Publications: View the informational page for Special Voting Deputies here.
• DVC Residential Service Providers fact sheet: View the Residential Service Providers fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
• DVC How to Support Community Members with Voting fact sheet: View the How to Support Community Members with Voting fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
• DVC Sample Voter Outreach Script: View the Sample Voter Outreach Script here (accessible pdf).
• DVC Flowchart for Voter Eligibility, Registration, and Photo ID: View the DVC Flowchart for Voter Eligibility, Registration, and Photo ID here (pdf).
  This is a pilot document and an accessible version will be available in the future.
• Voter Registration Webinar for Service Providers (9/17/2021): View the Voter Registration Webinar for Service Providers recording here.
• Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote, CMS Ref. QSO-21-02-NH: View the Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement document here (pdf).
• Voting Rights in Long Term Care Communities During a Pandemic, WI Board on Aging and Long-term Care, 8/6/2020: View the Voting Rights in Long Term Care Communities During a Pandemic document here (pdf).
• Assisting Cognitively Impaired Individuals with Voting: A Quick Guide, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and the Penn Memory Center, (09/2020): View the Assisting Cognitively Impaired Individuals with Voting: A Quick Guide document here (pdf).

Guardianship and Voting

• DRW Competency, Guardianship, and Voting in Wisconsin brochure:
  • English Competency, Guardianship, and Voting in WI Brochure (accessible pdf)
  • Spanish Competency, Guardianship, and Voting in WI Brochure (accessible pdf)
• Guardianship and Voting: Restoring Your Right to Vote brochure: View the Guardianship and Voting: Restoring Your Right to Vote brochure here (accessible pdf)
• Petition Forms for Restoring Right to Vote
  • Sample Petition Filed by Ward, fully editable blank form without fillable fields (Word document).
  • Sample Petition Filed by Ward, blank form with fillable fields (Word document).
  • Petition on Behalf of Ward, fully editable blank form without fillable fields (Word document).
• List of Registers in Probate: View the Registers in Probate Directory here.
• Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center
  • Phone Number: (855) 409-9410
  • Email: guardian@gwaar.org

Voting Rights for Persons with Criminal Convictions

• Wisconsin Voting Rights for Persons with Criminal Convictions, ACLU: View the WI Voting Rights for Persons with Criminal Convictions ACLU article here.
• Voting in Wisconsin After a Criminal Conviction, ACLU: View the Voting in Wisconsin After a Criminal Conviction ACLU article here.
• WI Voter Guide: Ex-Felons and Incarcerated Voters, Wisconsin Election Commission: View the Ex-Felon and Incarcerated Voters Guide here (pdf).
• Sample Wisconsin Department of Corrections Discharge Certificate: View the Sample WI DOC Discharge Certificate here (pdf).

Disability Vote Coalition 2022 Election Posters & Postcards

Order your free 2022 Election Postcards and Posters now. They include elections dates, information about voter registration, and where to get help with voting questions.

Complete this form to order your free postcards and posters.

All materials are accessible and can be viewed below:

• English 2022 Elections postcard (accessible pdf)
• Spanish 2022 Elections postcard (accessible pdf)
• 2022 Elections Poster (8.5 x 11 in) (accessible pdf)
• 2022 Elections Poster (11 x 17 in) (accessible pdf)

Other Disability Vote Coalition Resources

• Sign up for the WI DVC e-newsletter via our front page here.
• DVC Voting in Wisconsin Fact Sheet: View the DVC Voting in Wisconsin fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
• DVC Voting Rights Fact Sheet
  • View the English DVC Voting Rights fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
  • View the Spanish DVC Voting Rights fact sheet here (accessible pdf).
• DVC Informational Videos
  • View the Know Your Rights video here.
  • View the Consider Becoming a Poll Worker video here.
  • View the How to Register to Vote Online video here.

Election and Voting Complaints

• If you run into problems on election day, contact the Chief Election Inspector at your polling place or ask for the municipal clerk immediately.
• Wisconsin Election Commission
  • To file a complaint regarding an issue during an election, view the complaint process here.
  • To report an accessibility concern that occurred during an election, view the accessibility concern form here.
  • Toll-free Phone Number: 1-866-VOTE-WIS (866- 868-3947)
• Federal voting rights violations may also be referred to the Department of Justice for filing voting complaints with the Civil Rights Division by the following methods:
  • Phone Number: 800-253-3931
  • Email: section@usdoj.gov
  • Online Form: View the Civil Rights Violation form here.
• To receive assistance with your concern or with filing a complaint, contact the Disability Rights Wisconsin Voter Hotline:
  • Phone Number: 1–844- DIS-VOTE (844-347-8683)
  • Email: info@disabilityvote.org

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