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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Section 1. (1) In this section:
(a) ”Local Office” means any elective office other than a state or national office.
(b) “National office” means the offices of president and vice president of the United States, U.S. senator, and representative in congress.
(c) “Referendum” means an election at which an advisory, validating, or ratifying question is submitted to the electorate.
(d) ”State office” means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent of public instruction, justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, circuit court judge, state senator, state representative to the assembly, and district attorney.
(2) Only a United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district who may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Constitution Art. III § 1. Electors - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/wisconsin-constitution/wi-const-art-iii-sect-1/
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