Politics & Elections
- Agencies & Organizations
- Ethics Data.gov
Provides access to lobbying disclosures, campaign finance information, and White House visitor records. - Federal Election Commission
Administers & enforces the financing of federal elections. - U.S.
Electoral College (National Archives & Records
Administration)
FAQs and historical election results, including Certificates of Ascertainment & Certificates of Vote for each state, links to election & voting resources. - WI Elections Commission
Provides campaign finance forms, manuals, and filing reports; election, recall and recount manuals; voter & poll information; forms, etc.
- Ethics Data.gov
- Election and Campaign Laws & Procedures (National Conference of State
Legislatures)
Laws & information about absentee ballots, automatic recount, state voter ID requirements, voter registration, etc. - Election Law (Moritz College of Law)
Includes topical and state-by-state coverage of election issues. - Oaths of Office and Bonds
- Elections Reports (National Association of Secretaries
of State)
Reports about voting and ballots.
- Candidates
- Election Complaints (WI Elections Commission)
Includes complaints about campaign finance activities, candidates' qualifications, and local election officials.
- Directories
- Combined Federal/State
Disclosure and Election Directory (U.S. Federal Election Commission)
State-by-state listing of contact information for "organizations and individuals at the state and national level who have a responsibility to disclose information on money in politics." - Political Moneyline
Includes individuals or entities that lobby, lobby on behalf of others, or hire lobbyists to lobby for them. Use the search box at the top of the page.
- Combined Federal/State
Disclosure and Election Directory (U.S. Federal Election Commission)
- Lobbying
- Eye on Lobbying (WI Ethics Commission)
Lists registered lobbying principals, licensed lobbyists, and individuals designated as legislative liaisons by state agencies. Search and browse topics being lobbied.
- Eye on Lobbying (WI Ethics Commission)
- Recall
- Recall Elections (WI Elections Commission)
- Referenda and Recall: Letting the People Decide (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
- WI Statutes: s. 9.10 "Recall"
- WI Attorney General Opinion OAG-4-11: Recall Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- Recounts
- Recount Manual (WI Elections Commission)
- WI Statutes: s. 5.90 "Recounts"
- WI Statutes: s. 9.01 "Recount"
- Redistricting
- WI Statutes: ch. 4 "Senate and Assembly Districts"
- WI Statutes: s. 62.08-62.09 "Alteration of Aldermanic Districts" and "Officers"
- Redistricting (National Conference of State Legislatures)
Access state legislative redistricting websites, committee reports, presentations, etc.
- Statistics
- Federal
Elections (U.S. Federal
Election Commission)
Campaign finance data for historic presidential & congressional campaigns and political action committee & political party committee activities.
- Federal
Elections (U.S. Federal
Election Commission)
- Voter ID
The WI Elections Commission has information on voter photo ID requirements and how to get a free state ID card for voting on their Bring It to the Ballot! Voter Photo ID Law information page.
If you need help, the Elections Commission has a voter helpline available for those with questions: 1-866-VOTE-WIS (1-866-868-3947). You can also email your question to elections@wi.gov.
- Voter ID Act (WI Legislature)
- Voter Photo ID (WI Elections Commission)
- Voter ID Laws (Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures)
- Voting
- How to Register to Vote (WI Elections Commission)
Includes proof of residence requirements for advance voter registration and election day voter registration. Also includes absentee ballot and voting locations. - Project Vote Smart
Information on elected officials & political candidates. Includes biographical & contact information, position on issues, voting records, speeches, campaign finance, etc. - Voting Rights (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- State Elections (National Association of Secretaries
of State)
Reports and publications on election administration and voting. - State Requirements for Voter Identification (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- Where Do I Vote (WI Elections Commission)
- Guardianships and voting (Disability Rights WI)
Includes resources on adult guardianship, competency, and restoring right to vote for people under guardianship. - The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: ch. 6 "The Electors: Who May Vote, Registration, Voting, Voting Absentee"
- WI Statutes: s. 51.59 "Voting Rights, Competency to Vote"
- WI Statutes: s. 302.117 "Notice Regarding Ineligibility to Vote"
- WI Statutes: s. 973.09 (4m) "Probation; Voting"
- WI Statutes: s. 973.176 "Notice of Restrictions; Voting"
- 18 USC 611 "Voting by Aliens"
- How to Register to Vote (WI Elections Commission)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Constitution: Art. III "Suffrage"
- WI Constitution: Art. XIII "Misc. Provisions"
- WI Statutes: ch. 5 - 12 "Elections"
- WI Statutes: s. 103.18 & 103.20 "Threat or Promise to Influence Vote; Penalty"
- WI Statutes: s. 120.06 "Election of School Board Members"
- WI Statutes: s. 784.06 Quo Warranto
- WI Statutes: s. 905.07 Evidence Privileges: Political Vote
- WI Admin. Code: EL 2-21 "Elections Commission"
- WI Admin. Code: ETH 1-25 "Ethics Commission"
- WI Opinions
- Opinions
WI Elections Commission, Ethics Commission, Government Accountability Board, State Elections Board, State Ethics Board
- Opinions
- WI Rules
- 52 US Code "Voting & Elections"
- U.S. Constitution: 15th Amendment
- U.S. Constitution: 17th Amendment
- U.S. Constitution: 19th Amendment
- U.S. Constitution: 26th Amendment
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Recounts: Balancing the finality of an election against the will of the electorate
State Bar News April 15, 2011 - Wisconsin's Third Party Animals
Wis Interest, v.17 no.2 (Spr 2008)