{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.05","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 12.05","heading":"False representations affecting elections.","body":"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.","path":["Chs. 5-12, Elections","Chapter 12 Prohibited Election Practices"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/12.05","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:05Z","sha256":"c52005939e0d50dd234d139dca601428c07a2684b2b8acd5be01fe2c1aa36aa6","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.04","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}