Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 6.855 (2026)
Alternate absentee ballot site
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6.855(1)(1) The governing body of a municipality may elect to designate a site other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners as the location from which electors of the municipality may request and vote absentee ballots and to which voted absentee ballots shall be returned by electors for any election. The designated site shall be located as near as practicable to the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and no site may be designated that affords an advantage to any political party. An election by a governing body to designate an alternate site under this section shall be made no fewer than 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is scheduled to be held, or at least 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the election under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is not scheduled to be held, and shall remain in effect until at least the day after the election. If the governing body of a municipality makes an election under this section, no function related to voting and return of absentee ballots that is to be conducted at the alternate site may be conducted in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
6.855(2)(2) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently display a notice of the designation of the alternate site selected under sub. (1) in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners beginning on the date that the site is designated under sub. (1) and continuing through the period that absentee ballots are available for the election and for any primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm). If the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners maintains a website on the Internet, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall post a notice of the designation of the alternate site selected under sub. (1) on the website during the same period that notice is displayed in the office of the clerk or board of election commissioners.
6.855(3)(3) An alternate site under sub. (1) shall be staffed by the municipal clerk or the executive director of the board of election commissioners, or employees of the clerk or the board of election commissioners.
6.855(4)(4) An alternate site under sub. (1) shall be accessible to all individuals with disabilities.
6.855 AnnotationThis section does not apply to ballot drop boxes. Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2024 WI 32, 412 Wis. 2d 594, 8 N.W.3d 429, 24-0164.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2024 WI 32 (Wis. 2024).
Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2024 WI 32 (Wis. 2024). “To begin, Wis. Stat. § 6.855 is of little use to the question presented.”
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016). “See Wis. Stat. § 6.855 (1). Thus, the legislative history and other contextual evidence discussed above does not bear on the issue of whether the legislature passed the one-locatiori rule with the intent to' discriminate.”
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022). “3 The court declared the documents were administrative rules, which had not been properly promulgated, and, among other things, "the use of [ballot] drop boxes, as described in the [documents], is not permitted under Wisconsin law unless the drop box is staffed by the…”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 may request, vote, and return her or his absentee ballot in person at the municipal clerk’s office, or at an alternate site designated under § 6.”
Donald J. Trump v. Joseph R. Biden, 2020 WI 91 (Wis. 2020). “¶55 The Campaign, however, asserts that the "Democracy in the Park" events were illegal in-person absentee voting sites that failed to meet the statutory requirements under Wis. Stat. § 6.855 . Section 6.855(1) provides in relevant part: The governing body of a municipality may…”
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022). “3 The court declared the documents were administrative rules, which had not been properly promulgated, and, among other things, "the use of [ballot] drop boxes, as described in the [documents], is not permitted under Wisconsin law unless the drop box is staffed by the…”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 election year the City of Racine designated multiple alternate sites as eligible for absentee voting.”
Donald J. Trump v. Joseph R. Biden, 2020 WI 91 (Wis. 2020). “¶55 The Campaign, however, asserts that the "Democracy in the Park" events were illegal in-person absentee voting sites that failed to meet the statutory requirements under Wis. Stat. § 6.855 . Section 6.855(1) provides in relevant part: The governing body of a municipality may…”
Ruthelle Frank v. Tony Evers (7th Cir. 2020). “As for the first: if the sin- gle authorized location is convenient for one racial group and inconvenient for another, that could violate §2’s equal- treatment principle.”
Ruthelle Frank v. Tony Evers (7th Cir. 2020). “As for the first: if the sin- gle authorized location is convenient for one racial group and inconvenient for another, that could violate §2’s equal- treatment principle.”
O'Rourke v. Dominion Voting Sys., Inc. (D. Colo. 2021). “); Pennsylvania state law (Act 77); and Wisconsin state laws (Wis. Stat. 6.855(3) and 7.15(2m)).4 The Amended Complaint continues to seek a declaratory judgment that each of the Defendants “acted in contravention to the limitations imposed by the Constitution and the laws relate…”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.855(1) — 7 cases
Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2024 WI 32 (Wis. 2024). “To begin, Wis. Stat. § 6.855 is of little use to the question presented.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 may request, vote, and return her or his absentee ballot in person at the municipal clerk’s office, or at an alternate site designated under § 6.”
Donald J. Trump v. Joseph R. Biden, 2020 WI 91 (Wis. 2020). “¶55 The Campaign, however, asserts that the "Democracy in the Park" events were illegal in-person absentee voting sites that failed to meet the statutory requirements under Wis. Stat. § 6.855 . Section 6.855(1) provides in relevant part: The governing body of a municipality may…”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 election year the City of Racine designated multiple alternate sites as eligible for absentee voting.”
Richard Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2022 WI 64 (Wis. 2022). “3 The court declared the documents were administrative rules, which had not been properly promulgated, and, among other things, "the use of [ballot] drop boxes, as described in the [documents], is not permitted under Wisconsin law unless the drop box is staffed by the…”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.855(2) — 2 cases
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 may request, vote, and return her or his absentee ballot in person at the municipal clerk’s office, or at an alternate site designated under § 6.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “§ 6.855. In the 2022 election year the City of Racine designated multiple alternate sites as eligible for absentee voting.”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.855(3) — 1 case
O'Rourke v. Dominion Voting Sys., Inc. (D. Colo. 2021). “); Pennsylvania state law (Act 77); and Wisconsin state laws (Wis. Stat. 6.855(3) and 7.15(2m)).4 The Amended Complaint continues to seek a declaratory judgment that each of the Defendants “acted in contravention to the limitations imposed by the Constitution and the laws relate…”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.855(5) — 2 cases
Donald J. Trump v. Joseph R. Biden, 2020 WI 91 (Wis. 2020). “¶55 The Campaign, however, asserts that the "Democracy in the Park" events were illegal in-person absentee voting sites that failed to meet the statutory requirements under Wis. Stat. § 6.855 . Section 6.855(1) provides in relevant part: The governing body of a municipality may…”
Donald J. Trump v. Joseph R. Biden, 2020 WI 91 (Wis. 2020). “¶55 The Campaign, however, asserts that the "Democracy in the Park" events were illegal in-person absentee voting sites that failed to meet the statutory requirements under Wis. Stat. § 6.855 . Section 6.855(1) provides in relevant part: The governing body of a municipality may…”
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