Wis. Stat. § 16.79
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 16.79, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Duties of department of administration.
Official statutory text
(1) The department shall distribute so many copies of the Wisconsin reports as may be required by the state law librarian to make the exchanges provided for by law with other states and territories.
(2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and supplies specified by the elections commission. The laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80 . The elections commission shall inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
History: 1971 c. 82 ; 1973 c. 334 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 .
(2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and supplies specified by the elections commission. The laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80 . The elections commission shall inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
History: 1971 c. 82 ; 1973 c. 334 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 484 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 192 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 .
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