CHAPTER 7
ELECTION OFFICIALS, BOARDS, OBSERVERS; SELECTION AND DUTIES, CANVASSING
SELECTION AND DUTIES
7.03 Compensation of election officials and trainees.
7.11 Menominee county; town elections.
7.20 Board of election commissioners.
7.21 Election commissioners, duties and regulations.
7.22 Municipal board of election commissioners.
7.23 Destruction of election materials.
7.24 Title to election materials.
7.25 Voting machine officials' duties.
7.30 Appointment of election officials.
7.32 Change of election official numbers.
7.33 Service as an election official.
7.36 Chief inspector's duties.
7.38 Political party election functions.
7.41 Public's right to access.
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND CERTIFICATION
7.51 Local board of canvassers.
7.54 Contested elections.
7.75 Presidential electors meeting.
Ch. 7 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
5.02.
SELECTION AND DUTIES
7.03
7.03
Compensation of election officials and trainees. 7.03(1)(a)(a) A reasonable daily compensation shall be paid to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic tabulating equipment technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger and tabulator who is employed and performing duties under
chs. 5 to
12. Alternatively, such officials may be paid by the hour at a proportionate rate for each hour actually worked.
7.03(1)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (bm), payment shall be made by the municipality in which the election is held, except that any technician, messenger, tabulator or member of the board of canvassers who is employed to perform services for the county shall be paid by the county and any messenger or tabulator who is employed to perform services for the state shall be paid by the board.
7.03(1)(bm)
(bm) Whenever a special election is called by a county or by a school district, a technical college district, a sewerage district, a sanitary district or a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, the county or district shall pay the compensation of all election officials, as determined under
sub. (2).
7.03(1)(c)
(c) If a central counting location serving more than one municipality is utilized under
s. 7.51 (1), the compensation of election officials at the location shall be proportionately divided between the municipalities utilizing the location, except that if all municipalities within a county utilize the location, the compensation shall be paid by the county.
7.03(1)(d)
(d) Special registration deputies appointed under
s. 6.55 (6), special voting deputies appointed under
s. 6.875 (4) and officials and trainees who attend training sessions under
s. 7.15 (1) (e) or
7.25 (5) may be compensated at the option of the municipality.
7.03(2)
(2) The amount of compensation of election officials, when authorized or required, shall be fixed by the appropriate county board of supervisors, municipal governing body, or municipal board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The board shall fix the amount to be paid any person employed to perform duties for the state. If the board employs an individual to perform duties which are the responsibility of a county or municipality, the board shall charge the expense to the county or municipality.
7.08
7.08
Elections board. In addition to its duties for ballot arrangement under
ch. 5 and date and notice requirements under
ch. 10, the board shall:
7.08(1)
(1) Election forms, blanks, voting apparatus. 7.08(1)(a)(a) Prescribe all official ballot forms necessary under
chs. 5 to
12 and revise the official ballot forms to harmonize with legislation and the current official status of the political parties whenever necessary. The board shall provide one copy of each ballot form without charge to each county and municipal clerk and board of election commissioners. The board shall distribute or arrange for distribution of additional copies. The prescribed forms shall be substantially followed in all elections under
chs. 5 to
12.
7.08(1)(b)
(b) Prescribe the necessary standard sample blanks and ballot containers to make the canvass, returns, statements and tally sheet statements for all elections the results of which are reportable to the board under
s. 7.60 (4) (a), and all other materials as it deems necessary to conduct the elections. The sample blanks shall contain the necessary certificates of the inspectors and canvassers with notes explaining their use and statutory basis.
7.08(1)(d)
(d) Promulgate rules for the administration of the statutory requirements for voting machines and electronic voting systems and any other voting apparatus which may be introduced in this state for use at elections. Pursuant to such responsibility, the board may obtain assistance from competent persons to check the machines, systems and apparatus and approve for use those types meeting the statutory requirements and shall establish reasonable compensation for persons performing duties under this paragraph.
7.08(2)(a)(a) As soon as possible after the closing date for filing nomination papers or after the canvass of the primary vote, but no later than the deadlines established in
s. 10.06, transmit to each county clerk a certified list of all candidates on file in its office for which electors in that county may vote. The list shall designate the order of arrangement and contain each candidate's first name, middle initial or initials and last name, unless the candidate on his or her nomination papers or declaration of candidacy specifies that the middle initial be deleted, that a full middle name or former legal surname be substituted for the middle initial, that an initial be substituted for the candidate's first name or that a nickname be substituted for a first or middle name or for a first initial or middle initial or initials, but no other abbreviations or titles are permitted. The list shall also include each candidate's residence and post-office address; the office for which the person is a candidate; and, the party or principle the candidate represents, if any, in 5 words or less. Names of candidates nominated under
s. 7.38 (3) or
8.35 shall be certified by the board upon filing of the necessary papers with it. At any time prior to an election, the board may transmit an amended certification if a candidate dies or is determined not to qualify for ballot placement.
7.08(2)(b)
(b) The certified list of candidates for president and vice president nominated at a national convention by a party entitled to a September primary ballot or for whom electors have been nominated under
s. 8.20 shall be sent as soon as possible after the closing date for filing nomination papers, but no later than the deadlines established in
s. 10.06.
7.08(2)(c)
(c) As soon as possible after the canvass of the spring and September primary votes, but no later than the first Tuesday in March and the 4th Tuesday in September, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all eligible candidates for state office who have filed applications under
s. 11.50 (2) and whom the board determines to be eligible to receive payments from the Wisconsin election campaign fund. The list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing address indicated upon the candidate's registration form, the office for which the individual is a candidate and the party or principle which he or she represents, if any.
7.08(2)(cm)
(cm) As soon as possible after the canvass of a special primary, or the date that the primary would be held, if required, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all eligible candidates for state office who have filed applications under
s. 11.50 (2) and whom the board determines to be eligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund prior to the election. The board shall also transmit a similar list of candidates, if any, who have filed applications under
s. 11.50 (2) and whom the board determines to be eligible to receive a grant under
s. 11.50 (1) (a) 2. after the special election. The list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing address indicated upon the candidate's registration form, the office for which the individual is a candidate and the party or principle which he or she represents, if any.
7.08(3)
(3) Election manual. Prepare and publish separate from the election laws an election manual written so as to be easily understood by the general public explaining the duties of the election officials, together with notes and references to the statutes as the board considers advisable. The manual shall be furnished by the board free to each county and municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and others in such manner as it deems most likely to promote the public welfare. The election manual shall:
7.08(3)(b)
(b) Emphasize the fact that election officials should help, not hinder, electors in exercising their voting rights.
7.08(3)(c)
(c) Be subject to periodic review and revision when necessary.
