Subject Index

eggs Eggs, see Poultry

elderly Elderly, see Senior citizen

elections Elections, see also Presidential electors; Primary elections; Referendum

Campaign finance law revisions re reporting, mass media, telephone activities, disbursements, contributions, surpluses, legislative campaign committees and public grants; Elections board and Governor provisions; studies required  - AB256

Election law revisions re absentee voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, children of overseas electors, role of political parties and candidates, reporting returns, canvassing, joint municipal judge elections, referendum questions, recounts and campaign finance law enforcement re certain county [A.Amdt.1: ``affidavit" changed to ``certificate" re certain nomination papers; A.Amdt.2: further revisions re absentee ballots; S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: restores A.Amdt.2 revisions; S.Amdt.3: revision re combined polling place for municipal wards] -  AB700

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Joint municipal judge elections: filing of nomination papers specified -  AB434

Joint municipal judge elections: filing of nomination papers specified -  AB700

Polling place hours revised - AB443

Public funds for production or distribution of certain materials: state and local official prohibitions revised re election date - AB110

Questionnaire responses by candidates or elected officials: publication or dissemination of false information prohibited - AB208

Referenda held only at certain elections: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR33

School board and superintendent of 1st class city: election of revised; board membership increased  - AB230

Voting assistance at polling place: certification requirement removed -  SB227

elections _ advertising Elections — Advertising

Publication, dissemination or broadcast of communication by any person re election candidate: purpose of influencing election presumed -  SB263

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots

Absentee ballot qualifications revised -  SB42

Election law revisions re absentee voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, children of overseas electors, role of political parties and candidates, reporting returns, canvassing, joint municipal judge elections, referendum questions, recounts and campaign finance law enforcement re certain county [A.Amdt.1: ``affidavit" changed to ``certificate" re certain nomination papers; A.Amdt.2: further revisions re absentee ballots; S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: restores A.Amdt.2 revisions; S.Amdt.3: revision re combined polling place for municipal wards] -  AB700

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Governor and Lieutenant governor, Offices of: independent candidate without running mate and write in vote for individual permitted -  AB156

Referenda questions: deadline for submission to agency responsible for ballot preparation set - AB700

Straight party ticket voting authority and separate U.S. presidential ballot eliminated -  AB598

Voting privilege extended to certain adult citizen children residing overseas, referendum provision; write-in absentee ballot distribution to military and overseas electors revised  - AB434

Write-in candidates: provisions re filing declaration of candidacy and recording of votes -  AB240

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Campaign expenditure for state or local office: Legislature authorized to set reasonable limits by law. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR20

Campaign finance for county, city, town or village office: local ordinance authorized, Elections board must certify; local elections boards permitted -  AB413

Campaign finance: independent disbursements by former personal campaign committees restricted  - AB217

Campaign finance law: enforcement authority granted to certain populous county -  AB700

Campaign finance law revised re office of justice of the supreme court -  AB377

Campaign finance law revised re office of justice of the supreme court -  SB181

Campaign finance law revision re filing a false report; penalty created -  AB235

Campaign finance law revisions re disbursement and contribution limitations, mass media, telephoning activities, Wisconsin election campaign fund, political contribution refund, campaign treasury surplus earnings tax and lobbying expenses tax deduction -  SB111

Campaign finance law revisions re filing reports, mass media activities, disbursement and contribution limitations, legislative campaign committees and conduits; lobbying expenditure tax; nonseverability provision - SB190

Campaign finance law revisions re reporting, mass media, telephone activities, disbursements, contributions, surpluses, legislative campaign committees and public grants; Elections board and Governor provisions; studies required  - AB256

Campaign finance law revisions re reports, mass media activities, disbursement and contribution limitations, legislative campaign committees and Wisconsin election campaign fund; lobbying expenditure tax created; nonseverability provision - SB113

Conference committee on AB-234, AB-701, SB-181 and SB-190 created -  AJR124

County board of election commissioners of counties over 500,000 population: authority to investigate and settle civil actions for violations of the campaign finance law granted - AB434

Election campaign fund designation on individual income tax returns revised -  SB410

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Expenditures to influence an election for state or local office: reporting and registration revised  - AB167

Expenditures to influence an election for state or local office: reporting and registration revised  - SB93

Legislative and special election campaign finance supplement; DOA to submit proposed legislation re campaign financing and composition of Elections board [Sec. 589, 706, 9158 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.1: proposed legislation and board composition removed, deletes 9158 (6); deleted by Conf.Amdt.1]  - AB133

Legislative and special election campaign finance supplement; DOA to submit proposed legislation re campaign financing and composition of Elections board [Sec. 589, 706, 9158 (6)] - SB45

Lobbyist or principal campaign contribution to a partisan elective state official: application of law broadened; prohibition applied to State superintendent of public instruction  - AB461

Nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law: report requirements revised -  AB416

Political contributions by foreign nationals prohibited -  AB215

Political contributions by lobbyists, principals and certain committees: time period restricted; floorperiod provision  - AB462

Political contributions by owners, operators or managers of casinos or racetracks: acceptance prohibited; forfeiture provided - AB410

Political contributions made by individuals or organizations acting as conduits: treatment revised  - AB460

Publication, dissemination or broadcast of communication by any person re election candidate: purpose of influencing election presumed -  SB263

Senate rules of the 1997 Senate continued; one exception [Senate rule 21m] -  SR2

Supreme court justice candidate grants from Wisconsin election campaign fund revised; court filing fee increased  - AB234

U.W. Board of regents: method of selection changed; compensation, campaign funding and vacancy provisions  - AB955

Wisconsin election campaign fund grant: qualifications revised  - AB216

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Election law revisions re absentee voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, children of overseas electors, role of political parties and candidates, reporting returns, canvassing, joint municipal judge elections, referendum questions, recounts and campaign finance law enforcement re certain county [A.Amdt.1: ``affidavit" changed to ``certificate" re certain nomination papers; A.Amdt.2: further revisions re absentee ballots; S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: restores A.Amdt.2 revisions; S.Amdt.3: revision re combined polling place for municipal wards] -  AB700

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Recounts of elections: fee provisions revised -  AB337

Recounts of elections: fee provisions revised -  SB175

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

County board of canvassers composition revised re vacant county clerk's office -  AB434

County board of canvassers composition revised re vacant county clerk's office -  AB682

County board of canvassers composition revised re vacant county clerk's office -  SB340

Election law revisions re absentee voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, children of overseas electors, role of political parties and candidates, reporting returns, canvassing, joint municipal judge elections, referendum questions, recounts and campaign finance law enforcement re certain county [A.Amdt.1: ``affidavit" changed to ``certificate" re certain nomination papers; A.Amdt.2: further revisions re absentee ballots; S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: restores A.Amdt.2 revisions; S.Amdt.3: revision re combined polling place for municipal wards] -  AB700

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Municipal boards of canvassers composition modified re the municipal clerk -  AB363

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

Election day registration: authority to use corroboration to prove eligibility repealed -  AB649

Election law revisions re absentee voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, children of overseas electors, role of political parties and candidates, reporting returns, canvassing, joint municipal judge elections, referendum questions, recounts and campaign finance law enforcement re certain county [A.Amdt.1: ``affidavit" changed to ``certificate" re certain nomination papers; A.Amdt.2: further revisions re absentee ballots; S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: restores A.Amdt.2 revisions; S.Amdt.3: revision re combined polling place for municipal wards] -  AB700

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Elector qualifications: challenge of [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1c-j, 9414 (2g)] -  AB133

Voter registration: confidentiality of information re victims of domestic abuse -  AB343

Voting residence after annexation: provisions modified -  AB434

elections board Elections board

Campaign finance for county, city, town or village office: local ordinance authorized, Elections board must certify; local elections boards permitted -  AB413

Campaign finance law revisions re reporting, mass media, telephone activities, disbursements, contributions, surpluses, legislative campaign committees and public grants; Elections board and Governor provisions; studies required  - AB256

Election law revisions re confidential listings on poll and registration lists, recount fee, municipal board of canvassers composition, and campaign finance disbursements, reports, registration, contributions and public grants; Elections board to conduct biennial review of campaign finance practices  - AB701

Election process revisions re date of special elections, registration and voter participation, role of candidates and political parties and election administration; report required  - AB434

Elections board: FTE positions increased -  AB435

Elector qualifications: challenge of [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1c-j, 9414 (2g)] -  AB133

Legislative and special election campaign finance supplement; DOA to submit proposed legislation re campaign financing and composition of Elections board [Sec. 589, 706, 9158 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.1: proposed legislation and board composition removed, deletes 9158 (6); deleted by Conf.Amdt.1]  - AB133

Legislative and special election campaign finance supplement; DOA to submit proposed legislation re campaign financing and composition of Elections board [Sec. 589, 706, 9158 (6)] - SB45

Presidential preference primary: date changed and procedure for holding primary concurrently with other Midwestern states created -  AB893