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12.05 12.05  False representations affecting elections. 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.
12.05 History History: 1973 c. 334; 1993 a. 175.
12.05 Annotation A violation of this section does not constitute defamation per se. Tatur v. Solsrud, 174 Wis. 2d 735, 498 N.W.2d 232 (1993).
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2011-12 Wis. Stats. database updated though 2013 Wis. Act 13 and all Supreme Court Orders enacted before May 21, 2013. Statutory changes effective on or prior to May 21, 2013 are published as currently in effect. Changes effective after May 21, 2013 are designated by NOTES. See Are the Statutes on this Website Official? (5-22-13)