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Public Records / Open Meetings

• Public Records Articles (League of WI Municipalities Legal Comment)
• Open Government Guide
  Guide to open records and open meetings law in the each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• Open Meetings Law FAQs (League of WI Municipalities)
• Sample Public Records Request (WI Freedom of Information Council)
• Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book
  Includes legislative and administrative rules and procedure, budget process, and open meetings and records.
• WI Open Meetings Law & Public Records (WI Dept. of Justice)
  
• Wisconsin Open Meetings Law: A Compliance Guide (WI Dept. of Justice)
• Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. ss. 19.31-19.39: Compliance Outline (WI Dept. of Justice)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s.19.21-19.39 "Public Records and Property"
• WI Statutes: s.16.61 "Records of State Offices and Other Public Records"
• WI Statutes: ch. 19, sub. ch. v "Open Meetings of Governmental Bodies"
• WI Cases & Opinions
  • 2011 WI 43, State v. Circuit Court for Dane County & Ismael R. Ozanne v. Jeff Fitzgerald (WI Supreme Court)
  • Transcript of Dane County Circuit Court Decision in Ismael Ozanne v. Jeff Fitzgerald (WI Court System)
• WI Rules
  • WI Assembly Rule 93 "Special, Extended, or Extraordinary Sessions"
  • WI Joint Rule 27 "Committee Hearings Open to Public"
  • WI Senate Rule 93 "Special or Extraordinary Sessions"
• U.S. Code: 5 USC 552b "Open Meetings"
• Statutes, Case Law and AG Opinions (WI Freedom of Information Council)

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