Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 6.77 (2026)

Place for voting

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6.776.77Place for voting.
6.77(1)(1)An elector may vote only at the polling place for his or her residence designated by the governing body or board of election commissioners.
6.77(2)(2)Whenever territory which was formerly a part of one municipality becomes a part of another municipality, an elector of the territory shall vote in the municipality in which the territory is included on the day of the election.
6.77 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 85; 1985 a. 304.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Scott Walker, 2014 WI 97 (Wis. 2014).
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Scott Walker, 2014 WI 97 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 6.77 (1). Yet none of these laws that affect the manner of voting can be seriously characterized as additional elector qualifications.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 6.77(1), 6.85. In-person absentee voting is one method by which an elector may vote absentee.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 6.77(1), 6.85. In-person absentee voting is one method by which an elector may vote absentee.”
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. §§ 6.77 , 6.79. These polls are staffed by various election officials and poll workers, all of whom are required by Wisconsin law to be “qualified elector[s] of a county in which the municipality where the official serves is located.”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.77(1) — 2 cases
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 6.77(1), 6.85. In-person absentee voting is one method by which an elector may vote absentee.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 6.77(1), 6.85. In-person absentee voting is one method by which an elector may vote absentee.”
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