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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.

• 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.
• 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)
• 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.

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

• Complaints

• Election Complaints (WI Government Accountability 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 Government Accountability 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.

• Lobbying
  • Eye on Lobbying (WI Government Accountability Board)
    Lists registered lobbying principals, licensed lobbyists, and individuals designated as legislative liaisons by state agencies. Search and browse topics being lobbied.
    
    
• Recall
  • Circulating Recall Petitions in Public Buildings (WI Government Accountability Board)
  • Recall Elections (WI Government Accountability Board)
  • Recall Manual for Congressional, County and State Officials (WI Government Accountability Board)
  • Recall of Local Elected Officials (WI Government Accountability Board)
  • Recall of State Officials (National Conference of State Legislatures)
    Overview of the use & grounds for recall. Table summarizing state recall provisions.
  • 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 Government Accountability Board)
  • Sample Recount Petition (WI Government 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.
      

• 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 Information & Analysis (Moritz College of Law)
    • Includes documents from League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Walker, 2012AP584
  • Voter ID Act (WI Legislature)
  • Voter Photo ID (WI Government Accountability Board)
    
    
• Voting
  • How to Register to Vote (WI Government Accountability Board)
    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 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.
  • State Requirements for Voter Identification (National Conference of State Legislatures)
  • Where Do I Vote (WI Government Accountability 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"
    • 18 USC 611 "Voting by Aliens"
      

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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Last Updated: February 25, 2013 | Up to Top