El. Bd. Op. 1979-04

The registration, recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the campaign finance law, Chapter 11, Stats., do not apply to a corporation which communicates its views on a general issue which may later become the subject of a referendum question. (Issued to Robert M. Whitney, October 18, 1979)

This opinion was reviewed by the Government Accountability Board pursuant to 2007 Wisconsin Act 1 and was reaffirmed on March 26, 2008.