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Wis. Stat. § 6.78 (2026)

Poll hours

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6.786.78 Poll hours.
6.78(1m)(1m) The polls at every election shall be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
6.78(4)(4) Any elector waiting to vote, whether within the polling booth or in the line outside the booth at the time the polls officially close, shall be permitted to vote.
6.78 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 304; 1991 a. 316; 2005 a. 333.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2013–2020 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Scott Walker, 2014 WI 97 (Wis. 2014).
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League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Scott Walker, 2014 WI 97 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 3× “§ 6.78 (4). The same holds true for an elector who fails to arrive at the correct polling place.”
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Educ. Network, Inc. v. Walker, 2013 WI App 77 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 6.78 (regulatingpoll hours).”
Trump v. The Wisconsin Elections Comm'n (E.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. §6.78 . The respective boards of canvassers began to publicly canvass all the votes received at the polling place.”
Ruthelle Frank v. Tony Evers (7th Cir. 2020). “Wis. Stat. §6.78 . It entitles employees to three hours off from work to vote.”
Ruthelle Frank v. Tony Evers (7th Cir. 2020). “Wis. Stat. §6.78 . It entitles employees to three hours off from work to vote.”
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