Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Rep. Jeff Stone's Jobs Bills (R-Greendale)

After all, isn't that what it's all about?

Photo credit:  Wisconsin State Legislature

Bad Package of Campaign Finance and Election "Deforms" About to be Unleashed on Wisconsin Voters.  (Common Cause in Wisconsin, 5/29/2013)

Common Cause notes that there is a better alternative.

In the meantime, please do contact both your State Senator and your State Representative in support of the bipartisan electioneering disclosure, Senate Bill 166, introduced by Senators Ellis and Erpenbach, and Representative Kaufert.

Outline of Analysis of Jeff' Stone's bill by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Campaign finance
  • Disclosure of political activity
  • Corporations, cooperatives, and other entities; limited political activity
  • Communications with members of certain entities
  • Communications by legislators
Lobbying
  • Campaign contributions by lobbyists
Election Administration
  • Proof of identification requirement
  • Proof of residency for voter registration
  • Poll book signature requirement
  • Challenging an elector's registration during a recount
  • Witnesses addresses on absentee ballot certificates
  • Nominees to Government Accountability Board
  • Securing ballot containers
  • Party representation at the polls
  • Registration
  • Voting by absentee ballot in person
  • Reporting of election returns by municipalities
  • Fees for election recounts
  • Special elections
  • Scheduling of referendums
  • Recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment
  • Residency of election officials
  • Recall petition requirements
Other changes
  • Prohibitions on certain expenditures by school districts

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