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Qualifications, general

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6.026.02 Qualifications, general.
6.02(1)(1) Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district or ward for 28 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector.
6.02(2)(2) Any U.S. citizen age 18 or older who moves within this state later than 28 days before an election shall vote at his or her previous ward or election district if the person is otherwise qualified. If the elector can comply with the 28-day residence requirement at the new address and is otherwise qualified, he or she may vote in the new ward or election district.
6.02 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2); 1971 c. 336 s. 37; 1975 c. 85 ss. 5, 66 (3); 1977 c. 394; 1991 a. 316; 2011 a. 23.
6.02 AnnotationAn eligible elector and a qualified elector are identical. This chapter applies to annexation referendum elector qualifications under s. 66.021 (6) [now s. 66.0217 (10)]. Town of Washington v. City of Altoona, 73 Wis. 2d 250, 243 N.W.2d 404 (1976).
6.02 AnnotationConstitutional Law—Equal Protection—Penalty on the Right to Travel—Durational Residence Requirements. Clifford. 1973 WLR 914.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1974–2024 · leading case: Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005).
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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005). · cites it 2× “III, § 1; Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (West 2004) Wyoming 18 Wyo.”
State v. Unnamed, 441 N.W.2d 696 (Wis. 1989). · cites it 8× “Note on Section 6.02. The judge was "given power to permit the filing of a complaint over the objection of the prosecutor .”
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016). · cites it 2× “Likewise, the sections of Act 23 amending Wis. Stat. §§ 6.02 , .10(3), and .15 to increase the durational residency requirement from 10 days to 28 days violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.”
State v. Hughes, 2000 WI 24 (Wis. 2000). · cites it 2× “…City Ord. § 23.20(6); Menomonee Falls City Ord. § 1031(q); Waukesha City Ord. § 11.01(5); West Allis City Ord. § 6.02(3).”
Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). “3, §1; Wis. Stat. §§6.02 ,6.05 (1985-1986) Wyo. Wyo.”
Frank v. Walker, 17 F. Supp. 3d 837 (E.D. Wis. 2014). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1). . A general election is one held "in even-numbered years .”
Golden Sands Dairy LLC v. Town of Saratoga, 913 N.W.2d 118 (Wis. 2018). · cites it 4× “" Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1). 6 No. 2015AP1258 Sands' planned operation does not conform to the zoning scheme enacted by Saratoga.”
Frank v. Walker, 141 F. Supp. 3d 932 (E.D. Wis. 2015). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1). “Residence” is defined as “the place where the person’s habitation is fixed, without any present intent to move, and to which, when absent, the person intends to return.”
Frank v. Walker, 196 F. Supp. 3d 893 (E.D. Wis. 2016). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 6.02 . Thus, if a person applies for a free state ID card to use for voting purposes, the person must prove U.”
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022). · cites it 7× “Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1) ("Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district or ward for 28 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector.”
State v. Thompson, 493 N.W.2d 729 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Additionally, Section 6.02, entitled "Aggravating circumstances," indicates that the various factors listed within that section are illustrative and not exclusive.”
Frami v. Ponto, 255 F. Supp. 2d 962 (W.D. Wis. 2003). · cites it 4× “” Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1). A qualified elector need not be registered to vote.”
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— Wis. Stat. § 6.02(1) — 3 cases
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022). “Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (1) ("Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district or ward for 28 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector.”
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022).
Rise, Inc. v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2024 WI App 48 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024).
— Wis. Stat. § 6.02(2) — 1 case
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Nichol, 155 F. Supp. 3d 898 (W.D. Wis. 2015).
— Wis. Stat. § 6.02(3) — 2 cases
State v. Unnamed, 441 N.W.2d 696 (Wis. 1989). “Note on Section 6.02. The judge was "given power to permit the filing of a complaint over the objection of the prosecutor .”
State v. Hughes, 2000 WI 24 (Wis. 2000). “…City Ord. § 23.20(6); Menomonee Falls City Ord. § 1031(q); Waukesha City Ord. § 11.01(5); West Allis City Ord. § 6.02(3).”
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