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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.
    • Campaign Finance Reports and Data
    • Campaign Finance Law & Regulations
      Links to campaign finance laws, commission regulations, the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act, policy statements & interpretative rules, advisory opinions, selected court decisions & abstracts. 
  • U.S. Electoral College (National Archives & Records Administration)
    FAQs, historical election results, Certificates of Ascertainment & Certificates of Vote for each state, links to election & voting resources.
  • WI Government Accountability Board, Elections Division
    Provides campaign finance forms, manuals, and filing reports; election, recall and recount manuals; voter & poll information; forms, etc.

• Candidates
  • Candidates: Getting on the Ballot (WI State Elections Board)
  • WI Statutes: s. 8.28 "Nominations, Primaries, Elections: Challenge to Residency Qualifications"

• Complaints

• Election Complaints (WI State Elections Board)
  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."
  • Elections, PACS, etc. Directories (WI State Elections Board)
  • Federal Lobby Directory
    "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.
    
    
• Election and Campaign Laws & Procedures (National Conference of State Legislatures)
  Laws & information about absentee ballots, automatic recount, state voter ID requirements, voter registration, etc.
• Federal & State Election Resources (LLRX article, 2004)
  Links to federal and state election commissions and websites that track campaign contributions.
• Overview of the Election Law in Wisconsin (WI Legislative Council, 2004)
• Project Vote Smart
  Information on elected officials & political candidates. Includes biographical & contact information, position on issues, voting records, speeches, campaign finance, etc.
• Referenda and Recall: Letting the People Decide (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
  
  
• Recall
  • Circulating Recall Petitions in Public Buildings (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • Recall Elections (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • Recall Manual for Congressional, County and State Officials (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • Recall of Local Elected Officials (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • Recall of State Officials (National Conference of State Legislatures)
    Overview of the use & grounds for recall. Table summarizing state recall provisions.
  • WI Statutes: s. 9.10 "Recall"
  • WI Attorney General Opinion OAG-4-11: Recall Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
• Recounts
  • Recount Manual (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • Sample Recount Petition (WI Govt Accountability Board)
  • WI Statutes: s. 9.01 "Recount"
• Redistricting
  • Legislative Redistricting (WI Legislature)
  • 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.
  • RedistrictingOnline.org
  • WI Court Cases
    • Baldus et al v. Brennan et al (Justia.com)
      Redistricting case filed June 10, 2011 with the Wisconsin Eastern District Federal Court. Justia.com docket may not be completely current. For most recent case activity, look up the case on PACER. Case number 2:2011cv00562. PACER case number 56481.

• State Elections and Voting (National Association of Secretaries of State)
  Laws & information about absentee ballots & voting, definitions of a valid vote on punch card and optical scan systems, polling place accessibility, recounts, voter registration, 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.

• Voter ID
  • Voter ID Act (WI Legislature)
  • Voter Photo ID (WI Government Accountability Board)
    
    
• Voting
  • How to Register to Vote (WI State Elections Board)
    Includes proof of residence requirements for advance voter registration and election day voter registration. Also includes absentee ballot and voting locations.
  • Voting Rights (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • State Requirements for Voter Identification (National Conference of State Legislatures)
  • Where Do I Vote (WI State Elections Board)   
  • WI Communities
    • Obtaining an Identification Card to Vote (City of Madison)
    • Recent Changes to Wisconsin Election Laws (City of Madison)
  • 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"
      
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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:  GAB 1-25 "Government Accountability Board"
• WI Opinions
  • Elections Legal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities)
    Captions of legal opinions since 1997 with notes and comments written by League staff attorneys.
  • Opinions
    Government Accountability Board, State Elections Board, State Ethics Board
• WI Rules
  • WI Supreme Court Rule: SCR 60.06 "A Judge or Judicial Candidate Shall Refrain from Inappropriate Political Activity"
• U.S. Constitution: 15th Amendment
• U.S. Constitution: 17th Amendment
• U.S. Constitution: 19th Amendment
• U.S. Constitution: 26th Amendment

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