{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.88","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 19.88","heading":"Ballots, votes and records.","body":"(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, no secret ballot may be utilized to determine any election or other decision of a governmental body except the election of the officers of such body in any meeting.\n(2) Except as provided in sub. (1) in the case of officers, any member of a governmental body may require that a vote be taken at any meeting in such manner that the vote of each member is ascertained and recorded.\n(3) The motions and roll call votes of each meeting of a governmental body shall be recorded, preserved and open to public inspection to the extent prescribed in subch. II of ch. 19.","path":["Chs. 13-20, General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary","Chapter 19 General Duties Of Public Officials","SUBCHAPTER V OPEN MEETINGS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/19.88","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:09Z","sha256":"8d5fd9638247b1cb78573cfbb9b52bfde9f3a4584150c26e76a470c7fc42a04a","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.87","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-19.89"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}