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Wis. Stat. § 7.54 (2026)

Contested elections

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7.547.54 Contested elections. In all contested election cases, the contesting parties have the right to have the ballots opened and to have all errors of the inspectors, either in counting or refusing to count any ballot, corrected by the board of canvassers or court deciding the contest. The ballots and related materials may be opened only in open session of the board of canvassers or in open court and in the presence of the official having custody of them.
7.54 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 484.
7.54 AnnotationThis section does not apply when an appeal of the result of a recount by the board of canvassers under s. 9.01 is before an appellate court. Sewell v. Racine Unified School District Board of Canvassers, 2022 WI 18, 401 Wis. 2d 58, 972 N.W.2d 155, 20-1271.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2022 · leading case: Water Well Solutions Serv. Grp. Inc. v. Consol. Ins. Co., 2016 WI 54, 881 N.W.2d 285.
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Water Well Solutions Serv. Grp. Inc. v. Consol. Ins. Co., 2016 WI 54, 881 N.W.2d 285. · cites it 2× “, Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law § 7.54 at 51 (7th ed. 2015). If, however, an insurer chooses this option "it does so at its own peril.”
David M. Marks v. Houston Cas. Co., 2016 WI 53, 881 N.W.2d 309. · cites it 2× “Mullaney, Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend, Wis. Law.”
Stimac Fam. Trust ex rel. Stimac v. Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 2017 WI App 33, 896 N.W.2d 383. “, Anderson on Wisconsin Insurance Law, § 7.54 at 54 (7th ed. 2015) (quoting Olson, 338 Wis.”
James Sewell v. Racine Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Canvassers, 2022 WI 18, 972 N.W.2d 155. · cites it 51× “They urge us to conclude that the Racine Unified School District Board of Canvassers ("Board of Canvassers") incorrectly calculated the recount's vote totals and that Sewell has an absolute right pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.54 to have the ballots opened and reviewed in open…”
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