11.1304 – Duties of the ethics commission.
11.1304 Duties of the ethics commission. The commission shall: (1) Prescribe forms for making the reports, statements, and notices required by this chapter. The commission shall make the forms available free of charge on the commission’s Internet site and shall distribute or arrange for the distribution of all forms for use by other filing officers. […]
11.1400 – Civil penalties.
11.1400 Civil penalties. (1) Any person who violates this chapter may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation. (2) In addition to the penalty under sub. (1), any person who is delinquent in filing a report required by this chapter may be required to forfeit not more than $50 or one […]
11.1401 – Criminal penalties; prosecution.
11.1401 Criminal penalties; prosecution. (1) (a) Whoever intentionally violates s. 11.1204 or any registration or reporting requirement under this chapter is guilty of a Class I felony. (b) Whoever intentionally violates subch. XI or s. 11.1201, 11.1208, or 11.1303 is guilty of a Class I felony if the intentional violation does not involve a specific […]
12.01 – Definitions.
12.01 Definitions. The definitions given under s. 11.0101 apply to this chapter, except as follows: (1) “Candidate” includes a candidate for national office. (2) “Commission” means the elections commission. History: 1973 c. 334; 1975 c. 93; 1977 c. 427; 1979 c. 89; 1983 a. 484; 2015 a. 118; 2017 a. 366.
12.02 – Construction.
12.02 Construction. In this chapter, criminal intent shall be construed in accordance with s. 939.23. History: 1977 c. 427.
12.03 – Campaigning restricted.
12.03 Campaigning restricted. (1) No election official may engage in electioneering on election day. No municipal clerk or employee of the clerk may engage in electioneering in the clerk’s office or at the alternate site under s. 6.855 during the hours that ballots may be cast at those locations. (2) (a) 1. No person may […]
12.035 – Posting and distribution of election-related material.
12.035 Posting and distribution of election-related material. (1) In this section, “election-related material” means any written matter which describes, or purports to describe, the rights or responsibilities of individuals voting or registering to vote at a polling place or voting an absentee ballot at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site under […]
11.1208 – Unlawful political disbursements and obligations.
11.1208 Unlawful political disbursements and obligations. (1) No person may intentionally receive or accept anything of value, or any promise or pledge thereof, constituting a disbursement made or obligation incurred contrary to law. (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a committee may not make a disbursement or incur an obligation for […]
11.1113 – Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
11.1113 Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies. (1) Sole proprietorships. A contribution made to a committee by a sole proprietorship is considered a contribution made by the individual who is the sole proprietor and subject to the limits under this subchapter. (2) Partnerships. A contribution made to a committee by a partnership is considered […]
11.1114 – Two candidate committees.
11.1114 Two candidate committees. (1) If a candidate establishes a 2nd candidate committee under s. 11.0202 (2) to pursue a state or local office for which the contribution limit under this subchapter is higher than the contribution limit for the office that the candidate originally sought, the 2nd candidate committee may accept contributions up to […]