Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 11 – Campaign financing

		Sections
Subchapter I	General Provisions	11.0100 – 11.0107
Subchapter II	Candidate Committees	11.0201 – 11.0207
Subchapter III	Political Parties	11.0301 – 11.0304
Subchapter IV	Legislative Campaign Committees	11.0401 – 11.0404
Subchapter V	Political Action Committees	11.0501 – 11.0505
Subchapter VI	Independent Expenditure Committees	11.0601 – 11.0605
Subchapter VII	Conduits	11.0701 – 11.0705
Subchapter VIII	Referendum Committees	11.0801 – 11.0804
Subchapter IX	Recall Committees	11.0901 – 11.0904
Subchapter X	Other Persons	11.1001
Subchapter XI	Contributions	11.1101 – 11.1114
Subchapter XII	Prohibited Practices	11.1201 – 11.1208
Subchapter XIII	Administration	11.1301 – 11.1304
Subchapter XIV	Penalties	11.1400 – 11.1401

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 11 - Campaign financing

Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Articles: means the articles of incorporation of a cooperative unless the context otherwise requires. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Association: includes both cooperatives and foreign cooperatives. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Bequest: includes a devise; "bequeath" includes devise. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Board: means the board of directors of a cooperative. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Bylaws: means the bylaws of a cooperative. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
chief of a fire department: includes the chief of a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Chiropractor: means a person holding a license issued by the chiropractic examining board. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Conference report: The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report" is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval.
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Cooperative: means an association incorporated under this chapter. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Corporation: means all corporations not associations. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
Corporation: means a private corporation organized under the laws of this state. See Wisconsin Statutes 31.01
Decedent: A deceased person.
Department: when used in this chapter without other words of description or qualification means the department of natural resources. See Wisconsin Statutes 28.005
Department: means the department of natural resources. See Wisconsin Statutes 31.01
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Donee: The recipient of a gift.
Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Folio: means 100 words or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Foreign cooperative: means an association incorporated under a cooperative law of another state which has members residing within this state and which is operating on the following cooperative basis:

(a) No member of the foreign cooperative who is an individual is allowed more than one vote because of the amount of stock or membership capital the member owns therein; and

(b) The foreign cooperative shall not deal in the products of or for nonmembers to an amount greater in value than such as are handled by it for members; and

Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.

Grantee: means the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom a permit is granted, and all subsequent owners of the grant. See Wisconsin Statutes 31.01

Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}

Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute containing it takes effect; "hereafter" means the time after the statute containing such word takes effect. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.

Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}

Inhabitant: means a resident. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement

Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.

Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.

Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.

Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.

Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent

Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).

Licensed practical nurse: includes a licensed practical/vocational nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Majority leader: see Floor Leaders

Member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in an association. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01

members: as used in this chapter with respect to the right of a member to vote, voting procedure, the required proportion of member votes, actions that must or may be taken by members, the number of members required for a quorum and the eligibility of directors, means a member or members entitled to vote, unless the bylaws provide otherwise. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01

Membership stock: means any class of stock, continuous ownership of which is required for membership in a cooperative. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01

Minority leader: See Floor Leaders

Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}

Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

Motorcycle: has the meaning given in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Municipality: means any town, village, city or county in the state. See Wisconsin Statutes 31.01

National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}

National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}

Navigable waters: means all waters declared navigable by ch. See Wisconsin Statutes 31.01

Oath: includes affirmation in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

Patronage: means business done by a patron with a cooperative and, if the bylaws provide, labor performed for a cooperative by a patron. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01

Physician assistant: means a person licensed as a physician assistant under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

Police department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}

President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.

Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.

Psychologist: means a psychologist who is licensed under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.

Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.

Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.

Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.

Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}

Registered nurse: includes a registered nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

Supplemental appropriation: Budget authority provided in an appropriations act in addition to regular or continuing appropriations already provided. Supplemental appropriations generally are made to cover emergencies, such as disaster relief, or other needs deemed too urgent to be postponed until the enactment of next year's regular appropriations act.

Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent

Testify: Answer questions in court.

Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}

Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.

Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.