Wisconsin Statutes 5.081 – Petition for enforcement of voting rights
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 5.081
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
The attorney general shall accept a verified petition from any person alleging failure to comply with section 2 of the federal voting rights act, 42 U.S. Code § 1973 (a) and (b). The attorney general may commence an action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of any elector of this state whose rights under 42 U.S. Code § 1973 (a) and (b) are violated.