Public Notices
Government Accountability Board
2008 Review Schedule of Formal Opinions, Administrative Rules,
Guidance and Internal Operating Procedures
Explanation of GAB Review
The Government Accountability Board (GAB) is required to hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each administrative rule, formal opinion, guideline, and each order promulgated, issued or developed by the State Elections Board and the State Ethics Board that is presently in effect.
2007 Wisconsin Act 1, Section
209 (2), (3). The GAB is also required to review certain internal operating procedures of the former boards.
The administrative rules, formal opinions, guidelines and orders of the former agencies expire one year from the initiation date of
2007 Wisconsin Act 1, subject to a limited extension by the GAB. The initiation date has been established as January 10, 2008.
The Board has developed a schedule to complete the review process. The rules, opinions, guidelines, procedures and orders are organized by subject matter. The schedule may be modified by the Director with the approval of the Board Chair.
Schedule of Hearings to Review Formal Opinions, Administrative Rules, Guidelines and Internal Operating Procedures, pursuant to
2007 Wisconsin Act 1
Monday, January 28, 2008
Complaints: ElBd Chapter
10,
ETH 3.01,
ETH 3.04
Training Election Officials: ElBd Chapter
12, ElBd Chapter
13
Monday, February 25, 2008 [written testimony deadline: February 18]
Petitions: (2 opinions - ElBd. Op. 76-8, ElBd. Op. 86-2); ElBd Chapter
2
Recount: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 76-11)
State Officials - Conflicts of Interest: (17 ETH opinions)
Settlement Offer Schedules
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 [written testimony deadline: March 17]
Coordination of Campaign Activity: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 00-2)
Government Resources: (4 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-6, ElBd. Op. 76-12, ElBd. Op. 76-16, ElBd. Op. 78-12)
Independent Expenditures: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 78-8); ElBd 1.42, ElBd 1.50
Scope of Regulation: (11 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-4, ElBd. Op. 76-12, ElBd. Op. 76-16, ElBd. Op. 77-3, ElBd. Op. 79-2, ElBd. Op. 79-3, ElBd. Op. 79-4, ElBd. Op. 86-3, ElBd. Op. 00-2, ElBd. Op. 03-1, ElBd. Op. 06-1); ElBd 1.28, ElBd 1.29
State Officials – Representing Clients before State Agencies
State Employee Activity: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 75-2, ElBd. Op. 76-2, ElBd. Op. 76-16)
Voter Registration: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 76-10, ElBd. Op. 80-1, ElBd. Op. 81-1), ElBd Chapter
3
Monday, May 5, 2008 [written testimony deadline: April 28]
Non-Resident Committees: (2 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-7, ElBd. Op. 75-3); ElBd 1.10
Recordkeeping and Reporting: (13 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-9, ElBd. Op. 74-10, ElBd. Op. 74-16, ElBd. Op. 74-17, ElBd. Op. 75-5, ElBd. Op. 76-1, ElBd. Op. 76-4, ElBd. Op. 76-13, ElBd. Op. 77-9, ElBd. Op. 78-2, ElBd. Op. 88-3, ElBd. Op. 00-1, ElBd. Op. 01-1); ElBd 1.05, ElBd 1.11, ElBd 1.15; ElBd 1.20, ElBd 1.26; ElBd 1.30, ElBd 1.43, ElBd 1.46, ElBd 1.55, ElBd 1.56; ElBd 1.60, ElBd 1.65
Registration: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 74-13); ElBd 1.02; ElBd 1.41, ElBd 6.02
Ballots: (8 opinions - ElBd. Op. 76-9, ElBd. Op. 78-14, ElBd. Op. 78-16, ElBd. Op. 78-17, ElBd. Op. 79-1, ElBd. Op. 80-2, ElBd. Op. 87-1, ElBd. Op. 88-1)
Ballot and Voting Equipment Security: ElBd Chapter
5 Challenging Electors: ElBd Chapter
9 Observers: ElBd Chapter
4
Recount: Manual
Voting Equipment: ElBd Chapter
7
Monday, June 9, 2008 [written testimony deadline: June 2]
Contribution Limits: (8 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-2, ElBd. Op. 74-5, ElBd. Op. 75-7, ElBd. Op. 77-1, ElBd. Op. 78-4, ElBd. Op. 78-15, ElBd. Op. 81-2, ElBd. Op. 97-1); ElBd 1.04, ElBd 1.25, ElBd 1.32, ElBd 1.385, ElBd 1.95
Disclaimers: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-6, ElBd. Op. 76-14, ElBd. Op. 77-10); ElBd 1.655
Spending: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-19, ElBd. Op. 75-4, ElBd. Op. 76-7); ElBd 1.44, ElBd 1.70, ElBd 1.75
Absentee Voting: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 77-4, ElBd. Op. 88-2)
Electioneering: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 78-7, ElBd. Op. 81-3, ElBd. Op. 07-1)
Campaign activity and contributions: (16 ETH opinions)
Lobbying Guidelines: (4)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 [written testimony deadline: July 7]
Soliciting and accepting items and services of substantial value: (46 ETH opinions)
Improper use of state resources: (3 ETH opinions)
Statements of Economic Interests: (2 ETH opinions); ETH 2
Substantive Ethics Guidelines: (39)
Financial Disclosure Guidelines: (5)
Counting Votes: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 77-5)
Election Costs: (1 opinion, ElBd. Op. 94-1); Clerk Manual
Thursday, August 28, 2008 [written testimony deadline: March 17]
Solicitation: (2 opinions - ElBd. Op. 77-7, ElBd. Op. 78-6)
Wisconsin Election Campaign Fund: (4 opinions - ElBd. Op. 78-3, ElBd. Op. 78-5, ElBd. Op. 78-9, ElBd. Op. 84-1); ElBd 1.34, ElBd 1.36, ElBd 1.38, ElBd 1.45, ElBd 1.455
Accepting meals and travel: (22 ETH opinions)
Acceptance of fees and honoraria: (5 ETH opinions)
Registration and reporting: (15 ETH opinions); ETH 1
Accepting meals, gifts, employment, etc.: (51 ETH opinions)
Monday, October 6, 2008 [written testimony deadline: September 29]
Conduits: (5 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-1, ElBd. Op. 76-15, ElBd. Op. 78-1, ElBd. Op. 89-1, ElBd. Op. 98-1); ElBd 1.85, ElBd 1.855
Corporations and PACs: (14 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-18, ElBd. Op. 75-6, ElBd. Op. 75-8, ElBd. Op. 76-5, ElBd. Op. 76-6, ElBd. Op. 77-8, ElBd. Op. 78-10, ElBd. Op. 78-11, ElBd. Op. 78-13, ElBd. Op. 79-5, ElBd. Op. 80-3, ElBd. Op. 82-1, ElBd. Op. 88-4, ElBd. Op. 91-1); ElBd 1.06, ElBd 1.33
Earmarking: (2 opinions - ElBd. Op. 76-3, ElBd. Op. 77-6)
Joint Fundraising: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 86-1)
Monday, November 10, 2008 [written testimony deadline: November 3]
Treasurer: (2 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-11, ElBd. Op. 74-15)
Training Election Officials: (1 opinion - ElBd. Op. 75-1); ElBd Chapter
11
Local Officials Conflicts of interest: (33 opinions)
Local Officials Acceptance of items: (3 opinions)
Local Officials Other: (2 opinions)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 [written testimony deadline: December 8]
Federal Campaigns: (4 opinions - ElBd. Op. 74-3, ElBd. Op. 77-2, ElBd. Op. 77-3, ElBd. Op. 00-3); ElBd 1.39
Vacancy: (3 opinions - ElBd. Op. 89-2, ElBd. Op. 95-1, ElBd. Op. 05-1)
