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Wis. Stat. § 7.75 (2026)
Presidential electors meeting
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7.75(1)(1) The electors for president and vice president shall meet at the state capitol following the presidential election at 12:00 noon the first Tuesday after the 2nd Wednesday in December to cast and transmit their electoral votes pursuant to 3 USC 7 to 11. If there is a vacancy in the office of an elector due to death, refusal to act, failure to attend or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill by ballot, by a plurality of votes, the electoral college vacancy. When all electors are present, or the vacancies filled, they shall perform their required duties under the constitution and laws of the United States.
7.75(2)(2) The presidential electors, when convened, shall vote by ballot for that person for president and that person for vice president who are, respectively, the candidates of the political party which nominated them under s. 8.18, the candidates whose names appeared on the nomination papers filed under s. 8.20, or the candidate or candidates who filed their names under s. 8.185 (2), except that at least one of the persons for whom the electors vote may not be an inhabitant of this state. A presidential elector is not required to vote for a candidate who is deceased at the time of the meeting.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2023 · leading case: Menasha Corp. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 361 F. Supp. 2d 887 (E.D. Wis. 2005).
Menasha Corp. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 361 F. Supp. 2d 887 (E.D. Wis. 2005). “Although in some contexts “coverage” may refer both to the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify, see Anderson, supra, § 7.75, in the cases cited above, “coverage” refers only to the duty to indemnify.”
Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, No. 2:20-cv-01771 (E.D. Wis. Dec. 9, 2020). “Wis. Stat. §7.75 (2). Like Minnesota electors, Wisconsin electors may be referred to as “candidates” by statute but they are not traditional political candidates presented to and chosen by the voting public.”
Penebaker, Khary v. Hitt, Andrew, No. 3:22-cv-00334 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 10, 2023). “10 , which provides that the state’s presidential electors are chosen by statewide vote, and Wis. Stat. § 7.75 , which governs when state electors meet to cast their votes.”
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis. Dec. 12, 2020). “Wis. Stat. §7.75 . In addition to logistically administering the election, the Wisconsin Legislature has directed the WEC to issue advisory opinions, Wis.”
Wis. Stat. § 7.75(1): 1 case
Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, No. 2:20-cv-01771 (E.D. Wis. Dec. 9, 2020). “Wis. Stat. §7.75 (2). Like Minnesota electors, Wisconsin electors may be referred to as “candidates” by statute but they are not traditional political candidates presented to and chosen by the voting public.”
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