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Wis. Stat. § 19.88

Ballots, votes and records

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 362 Wis. 2d 577 - The Journal Times v. City of Racine Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (2015)

Most recently applied in 362 Wis. 2d 577 - The Journal Times v. City of Racine Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (June 2015)

1975 c. 426; 1981 c. 335 s. 26

(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, no secret ballot may be utilized to determine any election or other decision of a governmental body except the election of the officers of such body in any meeting.

(2) Except as provided in sub.

(1) in the case of officers, any member of a governmental body may require that a vote be taken at any meeting in such manner that the vote of each member is ascertained and recorded.

(3) The motions and roll call votes of each meeting of a governmental body shall be recorded, preserved and open to public inspection to the extent prescribed in subch. II of ch. 19.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.