{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.08","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 12.08","heading":"Denial of government benefits.","body":"No person may, directly or indirectly, cause any person to make a contribution or provide any service or other thing of value to or for the benefit of a committee registered under ch. 11, with the purpose of influencing the election or nomination of a candidate to national, state, or local office or the passage or defeat of a referendum by means of the denial or threat of denial of any payment or other benefit of a program established or funded in whole or in part by this state or any local governmental unit of this state, or a program which has applied for funding by this state or any local governmental unit of this state.","path":["Chs. 5-12, Elections","Chapter 12 Prohibited Election Practices"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/12.08","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":"f3d0dd0831a539b93d1fd870e1d0f71a08ab04d5afb5ce5cf78e4da284bb10f8","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.07","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-12.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}