7.24 Title to election materials. The filing of a nomination paper, ballot application, financial report, affidavit, or other form or statement with the appropriate official or agency responsible for accepting such materials under chs. 5 to 12 irrevocably transfers the legal title to such official or agency, regardless of the sufficiency of the filing. The official or agency shall retain all election materials until destruction or other disposition is authorized under s. 7.23.
History: 1975 c. 93; 1979 c. 89.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 7 - Election officials; boards; selection and duties; canvassing.
7.03 - Compensation of election officials and trainees.
7.11 - Menominee county; town elections.
7.20 - Board of election commissioners.
7.21 - Election commissioners, duties and regulations.
7.22 - Municipal board of election commissioners.
7.23 - Destruction of election materials.
7.24 - Title to election materials.
7.25 - Voting machine officials' duties.
7.30 - Appointment of election officials.
7.31 - Training and certification of chief inspectors.
7.315 - Training of other election officials.
7.32 - Change of election official numbers.
7.33 - Service as an election official.
7.36 - Chief inspector's duties.
7.38 - Vacancies after nomination.
7.41 - Public's right to access.
7.51 - Local board of canvassers.
7.52 - Canvassing of absentee ballots.