Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 5.82 (2026)

Write-in ballots

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5.825.82 Write-in ballots. If the ballot employed by a municipality does not provide a space for write-in votes, the municipality shall provide a separate write-in ballot, which may be in the form of a paper ballot, to permit electors to write in the names of persons whose names are not on the ballot whenever write-in votes are authorized.

5.82 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 311; 1987 a. 391; 2001 a. 16.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Raymond Frigo v. Polk Cnty. Bd. of Adjustment (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).

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Raymond Frigo v. Polk Cnty. Bd. of Adjustment (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Section 5.82 mandates that a copy of the application be sent to the same entities in connection with a notice of hearing.”

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