Wis. Stat. § 8.18
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Nomination of presidential electors.
Official statutory text
(1) Except as provided under sub. (3) , candidates for the senate and assembly nominated by each political party at the primary, the state officers, and the holdover state senators of each political party shall meet in the state capitol at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October of each year in which there is a presidential election.
(2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state committee of each party to the chairperson of the commission.
(3) If, in a presidential election year, a political party does not have a candidate for the senate or assembly nominated by the political party at the primary, state officer, or holdover state senator, in lieu of a convention under sub. (1) , no later than 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October preceding the presidential election, the chairperson of the state committee of the political party shall do all of the following:
(a) Nominate for the party one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large.
(b) Immediately certify the names of the nominees under par. (a) to the chairperson of the commission.
History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1975 c. 93 ; 1977 c. 427 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) ; 2025 a. 47 .
(2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state committee of each party to the chairperson of the commission.
(3) If, in a presidential election year, a political party does not have a candidate for the senate or assembly nominated by the political party at the primary, state officer, or holdover state senator, in lieu of a convention under sub. (1) , no later than 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October preceding the presidential election, the chairperson of the state committee of the political party shall do all of the following:
(a) Nominate for the party one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large.
(b) Immediately certify the names of the nominees under par. (a) to the chairperson of the commission.
History: 1973 c. 334 ; 1975 c. 93 ; 1977 c. 427 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 2007 a. 1 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) ; 2025 a. 47 .
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