No person may knowingly make or publish, or cause to be made or published, a false representation pertaining to a candidate or referendum which is intended or tends to affect voting at an election.
Wis. Stat. § 12.05
False representations affecting elections
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rickert v. Public Disclosure Commission (2007)
Most recently applied in Rickert v. Public Disclosure Commission (October 2007)
1973 c. 334; 1993 a. 175
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.