MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan Elections Commission is set to consider guidance Thursday for local officials who encounter federal immigration or law enforcement agents at polling places, as the state prepares for Election Day less than three weeks away. The draft memo, prepared by commission staff, covers encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. It says officials claiming to observe voting on ICE’s behalf should be referred by a polling place’s chief inspector to the municipal clerk, who would contact the county clerk and commission staff. The memo says such observers would have to follow the same check-in and conduct rules as other polling-place observers. It also says law enforcement generally should not be inside polling places unless officers are voting, conducting legitimate law enforcement activity or responding to an election official’s request for help. The guidance distinguishes those circumstances from the federal election observers the Trump administration has said it plans to deploy nationwide. The draft says federal observers have been sent to Wisconsin polling locations by both Democratic and Republican administrations in previous elections. “Election officials work closely with law enforcement partners to monitor threats, prepare contingency plans, and take steps to reduce risk or eliminate disruptions to voting,” the memo says. It adds that such coordination should take place outside polling places that serve voters. At a news conference Tuesday, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said she did not expect unusual activity at polling places, but said clerks were preparing for contingencies. She said they were building relationships with local law enforcement and legal resources so they could respond if something unexpected happened or voters felt uncomfortable. The proposed memo would give municipal and county clerks a common process for handling encounters, while leaving the commission’s final position to a vote Thursday. The commission has six members and is bipartisan.