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Madison, WI
2/2: To review the guidelines and provide public comment, please see the following links: tinyurl.com/yf7wht6c, tinyurl.com/yvn8hjff, tinyurl.com/2cujyhhr.
1/2: At its meeting on December 13, 2022, the Commission will be considering revision to three of its guidelines. The guidelines to be reviewed cover attribution statements and the campaign finance filing exemption.
FILING DEADLINE TODAY: The Fall Pre-Election 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due today, October 31, 2022, before midnight! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW
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FILING DEADLINE TODAY: The September Continuing 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due today, September 27, 2022, before midnight! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW
LOBBYING FILING DEADLINE TODAY: All lobbying principals are required to file the Statement of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures covering January to June 2022. The deadline to file is TODAY, August 1, at 11:59 p.m..
FILING DEADLINE TODAY: The Fall Pre-Primary 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due today, August 1, 2022, before midnight! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW
LOBBYING FILING DEADLINE: All lobbying principals are required to file the Statement of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures covering January to June 2022. The deadline to file is Monday, August 1, at 11:59 p.m..
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FILING DEADLINE REMINDER: The Fall Pre-Primary 2022 Report is due Monday, August 1, by 11:59 p.m.. For help filing please visit our website: bit.ly/2Pyq6dT.
FILING DEADLINE REMINDER: The July Continuing 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due tomorrow, July 15, 2022, before midnight! All committees and conduits must file! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW
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The WI Legislature will convene a Special Session, tomorrow, June 22, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.. The window for personal lobbyist contributions will close at this time and remain closed until the Special Session is adjourned. Full memo can be found here: bit.ly/3tNh6pK.
The Wisconsin Legislature has concluded its final floor period. Lobbyists may now make personal campaign contributions to candidates for legislative and all other partisan office candidates through the general election. Full memo can be found here: bit.ly/3MxbhUF
We are excited to announce the launching of the new Wisconsin Lobbying website this weekend! For more information please see the following memorandum: bit.ly/3vJJL0b.
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TODAY, January 31, is the deadline for registered lobbying principals to file the Statement of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures covering July 2021 to December 2021. 95% of principals have filed! We are close to meeting our goal of 100% by the deadline, tonight at 11:59 pm!
FILING DEADLINE REMINDER: The January Continuing 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due TODAY, January 18, 2022, before midnight! All committees and conduits must file! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW.
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The Ethics Commission will be closed on January 17, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
FILING DEADLINE REMINDER: The January Continuing 2022 Campaign Finance Report is due January 18, 2022, before midnight! All committees and conduits must file! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW.
2/2 To view the most recently filed SLAEs and all other SLAEs from the 2019-2020 Legislative Session, please visit lobbying.wi.gov.
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1/2 All lobbying principals have filed the required SLAE for July-December 2020. Thank you to all the principals for filing timely! This is the first period since its inception that the Commission will not have to take enforcement action for late-filed SLAEs.
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TODAY, February 1, is the deadline for registered lobbying principals to file the Statement of Lobbying Activities and Expenditures covering July 2020 to December 2020. 96% of principals have filed! We are close to meeting our goal of 100% by the deadline, tonight at 11:59 pm!
FILING DEADLINE: The January Continuing 2021 Campaign Finance Report is due tomorrow, January 15, 2021, before midnight! All committees and conduits must file! Do you file with us and have questions? See our CFIS User Guide here: bit.ly/2towMBW.