Legal Opinion
Elections Board v. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-0596PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtN. Patrick Crooks, J.
¶ 1. This case is before the court as a result of the parties' joint petition to bypass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.60 (1995-96).1 The issue presented is whether the circuit court properly dismissed the complaint of the Elections Board of the State of Wisconsin (the "Board") charging the respondents with various violations of the campaign finance laws contained in Wis. Stat. ch. 11 following the respondents' broadcast of several advertisements. The Board contends that respondents are subject to ch. 11 regulation because their ads had the "political purpose of expressly advocating" the…
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