Wisconsin § 7.15 - Municipal clerks.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 7.15 — Municipal clerks., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7.15. Municipal clerks.

7.15(1) (1) Supervise registration and elections. Each municipal clerk has charge and supervision of elections and registration in the municipality. The clerk shall perform the following duties and any others which may be necessary to properly conduct elections or registration: 7.15(1)(a) (a) Equip polling places. 7.15(1)(b) (b) Provide for the purchase and maintenance of election equipment. 7.15(1)(c) (c) Prepare ballots for municipal elections, and distribute ballots and provide other supplies for conducting all elections. The municipal clerk shall deliver the ballots to the polling places before the polls open. 7.15(1)(cm) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting them, and except as provided in this paragraph, send an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested a ballot by mail, and to each military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) , and overseas elector who has requested a ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission, no later than the 47th day before each partisan primary and general election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the request is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit an official absentee ballot within one business day of the time the elector’s request for such a ballot is received. The clerk shall send or transmit an absentee ballot for the presidential preference primary to each military elector and overseas elector who has requested that ballot no later than the 47th day before the presidential preference primary if the request is made before that day, or, if the request is not made before that day, within one business day of the time the request is received. For purposes of this paragraph, “business day” means any day from Monday to Friday, not including a legal holiday under s.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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