æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt ɪn wɪskˈɑːnsɪn ɪz ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənəli ðə wˈiːkɪst dᵻɹˈɛktli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈɛkɹətɹiz ʌv stˈeɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə stˈeɪtbaɪstˈeɪt ˈænɐlˌaɪzᵻz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənts.
As a result the office of Secretary of State in Wisconsin is institutionally the weakest directly elected member of the National Association of Secretaries of State, according to state-by-state analyses published by the Council of State Governments.