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Wisconsin issue ad bill dies in last day of legislative session
April 23, 2010
By Kyle Maichle
MADISON, Wisconsin: On the last day of session for the Wisconsin Assembly, a bill passed by the Wisconsin State Senate earlier in the year that would require all organizations to disclose their donors during the last 60 days of the general election was not brought up for a vote as the legislation along with other proposals died[1].
Wisconsin Senate Bill 43, the bill that would have required disclosure of donors to special interest organizations, was not scheduled for a vote despite it was made a special order of business on the April 20, 2010 agenda[2].
The bill was approved by the State Senate on January 19, 2010 on a 26-7 vote[2]. Since the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the landmark Citizens United case, groups like Common Cause of Wisconsin advocated for the passage of the bill[3]. However, groups like Wisconsin Right to Life felt before the Citizens United ruling that the bill would impede free speech rights of interest groups if the bill became law[4]
See also
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- Campaign finance requirements for Wisconsin ballot measures
- Wisconsin pro-life group claims new issue ad legislation is unconstitutional
Footnotes
- ↑ WisPolitics, "Quorum Call: Assembly adjourns after sending education, payday lending and raw milk bills to governor," April 23, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Legislature, "Wisconsin Senate Bill 43 (2010) History"
- ↑ Common Cause in Wisconsin, "Wisconsin Legislature Must Pass Campaign Disclosure on the Last Day of Session," April 22, 2010
- ↑ WisPolitics, "Statement of Wisconsin Right to Life on Senate Bill 43," January 18, 2010
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