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Town of Birchwood

Washburn County, Wisconsin

townofbirchwood.wi.gov is available for the Town of Birchwood.

Claim townofbirchwood.wi.gov

No action is needed until after the election. Once your town board chair signs, we file your claim with the state.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission recommends that all municipalities use a .gov or wi.gov email address, and warns against free email services. Source
WEC has said: “All WisVote users will eventually be required to have a .gov domain for official email communications.” WEC also says: “There is not yet a set date for this change.” Source
The state provides wi.gov domains at no cost, but says “Jurisdictions must obtain their own IT support.” Source

The wi.gov domain itself is free from the state. The $495 is for our service: we do the paperwork and the technical setup so you don't have to.

Your wi.gov request to the state: authorization letter, technical form, and follow-up
Your website connected (plus www), or a simple placeholder page if you don't have a site
Anti-spoofing records from day one
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 setup with up to 5 role-based mailboxes (clerk@, chair@, treasurer@…)
Your old email moved over
Email security records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
Your clerk email updated with the Wisconsin Elections Commission
A one-page guide for your town

The monthly Google or Microsoft license, which your town pays the provider directly (about $6–7 per user per month)
Mailboxes beyond 5 ($25 each)
Ongoing support and placeholder-page hosting (available as a yearly plan)