WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1987-1988


ELECTIONS BOARD


unit attached tor administrative purposes under
Sec. 15.03; Board of State Canvassers


  ELECTIONS BOARD



  The Elections Advisory Council promotes communication and cooperation between
local elec-
  tion officials and the board, and advises the board in matters pertaining
to publications, training,
  legislation and other matters.
  Interagency Relationships: The board interacts on a continuing basis with
clerks and election
  officials of every county, city, village and town in Wisconsin.



  INDEPENDENT UNIT ATTACHED FOR BUDGETING, PROGRAM COORDINATION
  AND RELATED MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS BY SECTION 15.03 OF THE STATUTES



                           BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS
Board of State Canvassers: PETER R. Dorn (chairperson, Elections Board);
DONALD J.
   HANAWAY (Attorney General), CHARLES P. SMITH (State Treasurer).
Statutory Reference: Section 15.615.
  History: The Board of State Canvassers was originally created by Chapter
6, Sec. 69, Revised
Statutes 1849. Under Chapter 75, Laws of 1967, the executive branch reorganization
act, the
board was transferred to the Office of the Secretary of State as an independent
unit. Chapter 334,
Laws of 1973, attached it to the Elections Board.
  Organization: The board is composed of the chairperson of the Elections
Board, the state
treasurer and the attorney general. It is attached to the Elections Board
for administrative pur-
poses under Section 15.03 of the statutes.
  Agency Responsibility: The board examines the certified statements of county
canvassers and
determines which persons have been elected to various offices.


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