Wisconsin § 5.02 - Definitions.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 5.02 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5.02. Definitions.
In chs. 5 to 12 , unless the context requires otherwise: 5.02(1c) (1c) “Automatic tabulating equipment” means apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on ballots or voting machines and tabulates the results. 5.02(1e) (1e) “Ballot” means a ballot label, sheet of paper or envelope on which votes are recorded. The term also includes a sheet or card, filmstrip or other device listing or containing information relative to offices, candidates and referenda which is placed, projected or composed on the board or screen inside a voting machine. 5.02(1q) (1q) “Block” means an area which is the smallest geographic area used by the U.S. bureau of the census for data collection and tabulation. 5.02(2) (2) “County clerk” includes the executive director of the county board of election commissioners and their authorized representatives. 5.02(3) (3) “Educational officer” means the state superintendent and school board members. 5.02(3m) (3m) “Elected official” means an individual who is elected to a national, state or local office. 5.02(4) (4) “Election” means every public primary and election. 5.02(4c) (4c) “Election district” means a municipality that is not divided into wards, except as otherwise provided in s. 8.17 (1) (b) . 5.02(4e) (4e) “Election official” means an individual who is charged with any duties relating to the conduct of an election. 5.02(4g) (4g) “Election registration official” means an election official assigned under s. 6.28 (1) (a) or
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