Wisconsin Legislature: Elections

Budget process: convening and conduct of committees of conference regulated, sergeants at arms provision; legislator pay and expense reimbursements withheld until budget passes; acceptance of political contributions by legislators prohibited in period between introduction and final concurrence in both houses of the budget, exceptions and forfeiture provisions - AB627

Budget process: withholding of pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of the odd-numbered years; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes - AB633

Campaign finance law, income tax law, and lobbying regulation law revisions; Government Accountability Board staff changes; nonseverability provision - DE7 SB1

Campaign finance law revisions: filing reports, disbursement limitations, individual disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committee treatment, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, Public Integrity Endowment, violation penalties, public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, and individual income tax credit; nonseverability clause - SB12

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions - AB355

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions - SB182

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who, within 60 days of an election, make a communication about a candidate or political party via the media; exception to disbursements by corporations and cooperatives; penalty provision - SB463

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who, within 60 days of an election, make a communication about a candidate or political party via the media; exceptions provided - SB77

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who, within 60 days of an election, make a mass communication about a candidate or political party; exceptions provided - AB272

Campaign finance reform: registration and reporting requirements imposed on individuals or organizations making a communication within 60 days of an election referencing candidates for certain state offices; clean elections fund grants for state legislative offices created, report and forfeiture provisions; lobbying expenditure tax created - AB704

Campaign finance regulation: requesting the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution - AJR60

Campaign finance reports: exception for registrants without an office or street address in this state deleted; report requirements and exceptions provided - SB160

Campaign finance reports: filing requirements revised for candidates for partisan state office - AB155

Campaign finance reports re information concerning individual contributions: Elections Board prohibited from promulgating certain rules - AB27

Campaign finance reports re information concerning individual contributions: Elections Board prohibited from promulgating certain rules - SB10

Contribution to candidate for elective state office: individual income tax credit created - AB64

Contribution to candidate for elective state office: individual income tax credit created - SB112

Employment compensation utilization for political purposes regulated [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members before enactment of the executive budget bill prohibited [Joint rule 94] - AJR4

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members prohibited during specific dates [Joint rule 94] - AJR3

Justice of the Supreme Court: laws revised for public financing of campaigns for office of - AB250

Justice of the Supreme Court: laws revised for public financing of campaigns for office of; amount of the individual income tax checkoff for WECF increased - SB171

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions - AB61

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions - SB25

Political contributions: incumbent members of JCF and members of a committee of conference prohibited from accepting between the first Monday in January of the odd-numbered year through the date JCF reports the biennial budget bill; penalty provisions - AB519

Public financing of campaigns for state office: GPR appropriation for future funding [Sec. 543] - SB40

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted - AB707

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted - SB359

Election administration law changes - AB904

Verification of voters not appearing on registration lists or appear to have voted more than once: procedures revised - AB903

Campaign finance database conversion funding [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9101 (7k)] - SB40

Election Administration Fund oversight: reporting requirements; sunset provided [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9227 (1L)] - SB40

Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions - AB549

Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions - SB200

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted - SB567

Property owners permitted to qualify to vote in any election district in which they own property: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR101

Right to vote in a primary election extended to 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the date of the election; statewide referendum required - SB6

Verification of voters not appearing on registration lists or appear to have voted more than once: procedures revised - AB903

Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR17

Voter registration deadline changed; polling place registration eliminated, transferring registration provision; residency requirement revised; provisional ballot conditions; simultaneous voter registration re motor vehicle driver's license applications or renewals, offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities, and armed forces recruiting offices - AB158

Voter registration ID number made publicly accessible [A.Amdt.1: county clerks and executive directors of county boards of election commissioners added to list of officials responsible for registration list] - AB295