Amendment SA12-SSA1-SB7

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,10 10.06 (1) (i) As soon as possible after the state canvass, but no later than the 4th Tuesday in September, the board shall send a type B notice certifying the list of candidates and type A and C notices certifying each question for any referendum to each county clerk for the general election and a certified list of candidates under s. 11.50 to the state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2) (c).".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,12 9. Page 9, line 4: delete "An" and substitute "An Except as required under s. 11.51 (2), an".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,13 10. Page 9, line 10: delete lines 10 to 14 and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,14 " Section 17b. 11.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,18 11.06 (1) (g) An Except as required under s. 11.51 (8), an itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,19 11. Page 11, line 4: delete lines 4 to 10.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,20 12. Page 14, line 13: delete lines 13 to 18.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,21 13. Page 16, line 3: delete lines 3 to 11.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,6,23 14. Page 17, line 13: delete the underscored material beginning with "transferred" and ending with "fund," on line 14.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,2 15. Page 20, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 21, line 7, and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,3 " Section 41ag. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,5 16. Page 21, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 22, line 2.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,7 17. Page 24, line 4: delete the underscored material beginning with "A" and ending with "contributions." on line 10.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,9 18. Page 24, line 18: delete the material beginning with "Section" on that line and ending with "2." on line 23 and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,10 " Section 53ag. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,11 11.26 (9) (c)".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,12 19. Page 24, line 24: after that line insert:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,13 " Section 53b. 11.26 (10) and (13) of the statutes are repealed.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,14 20. Page 25, line 3: after that line insert:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,15 " Section 54b. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,18 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs. (1), (2), and (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times specified in this subsection.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,19 21. Page 25, line 20: after that line insert:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,20 " Section 56t. 11.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,7,21 11.31 (title) Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.

SB7-SSA1-SA12, s. 56v Section 56v. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,5 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are established with reference to the candidates listed below. Except as provided in sub. (2), such Such levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,7 22. Page 26, line 13: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 27, line 11, and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,8 " Section 61d. 11.31 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,10 23. Page 27, line 20: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 28, line 2, and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,11 " Section 64b. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,12 24. Page 28, line 5: delete "(1), (1m) and (2)" and substitute "(1) and (1m)".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,13 25. Page 28, line 12: after "then" insert "the disbursement level of".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,15 26. Page 28, line 14: delete the material beginning with "may" and ending with "plus" on line 16 and substitute "is increased by".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,16 27. Page 28, line 22: delete "limitations" and substitute "limitations levels".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,17 28. Page 29, line 12: delete lines 12 to 16 and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,18 " Section 67b. 11.31 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,21 11.31 (7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are charged against the disbursement limitation level for that campaign.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,22 29. Page 29, line 20: delete "limitation" and substitute "limitation level".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,8,23 30. Page 29, line 21: before that line insert:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,1 " Section 69b. 11.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,6 11.31 (8) Certain contributions excluded. The limitations imposed levels specified under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the limitations levels shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or, if received in the form of money, when disbursed.".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,8 31. Page 30, line 1: on lines 1 and 7, delete "limitations" and substitute "levels".

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,10 32. Page 30, line 13: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 43, line 2, and substitute:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,11 " Section 70b. 11.31 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,15 11.31 (10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not subject to limitation by included in the levels specified in this section, if the materials were previously reported as a disbursement by that candidate.

SB7-SSA1-SA12, s. 71b Section 71b. 11.50 of the statutes is repealed.

SB7-SSA1-SA12, s. 97b Section 97b. 11.51 of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,20 11.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for a state office other than district attorney may qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund by fulfilling the requirements of this section.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,9,23 (2) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a candidate for one of the following offices shall obtain and deposit with the state treasurer the following specified number of contributions, in the amount of $5 each, to the clean elections fund, each of which shall be received from an individual who is identified in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a):

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,3 (a) Representative to the assembly, 300.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,4 (b) Senator, 600.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,5 (c) Governor, 13,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,6 (d) Lieutenant governor, 4,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,7 (e) Secretary of state, 4,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,8 (f) State treasurer, 4,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,9 (g) Attorney general, 11,250.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,10 (h) Superintendent of public instruction, 6,750.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,11 (i) Circuit court judge, 250.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,12 (j) Court of appeals judge, 500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,13 (k) Justice, 4,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,18 (3) Except as provided in sub. (5), in order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a candidate for one of the following offices shall file with the board, no later than the time specified in s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1) or 8.20 (8) (a), at least the following number of valid signatures upon nomination papers for the office which the candidate seeks:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,19 (a) Representative to the assembly, 600.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,20 (b) Senator, 1,200.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,21 (c) Governor, 27,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,22 (d) Lieutenant Governor, 9,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,23 (e) Secretary of state, 9,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,24 (f) State treasurer, 9,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,10,25 (g) Attorney general, 22,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,1 (h) Superintendent of public instruction, 13,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,2 (i) Circuit court judge, 500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,3 (j) Court of appeals judge, 1,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,4 (k) Justice, 9,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,9 (4) Except as provided in sub. (5), in addition to the requirement of sub. (3), a candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction or justice shall file the signatures under sub. (3) of electors of each congressional district in this state equal to at least 5% of the total signatures required under sub. (3).

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,11 (5) The requirements of subs. (3) and (4) do not apply to independent candidates for the office of lieutenant governor.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,16 (6) A candidate who qualifies for a grant from the clean elections fund may accept a contribution from an individual in the amount of $25 or less, but the total of such contributions accepted by a candidate for one of the following offices during the candidate's campaign, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the aggregate, the following amount:

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,17 (a) Representative to the assembly, $2,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,18 (b) Senator, $5,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,20 (c) Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction or justice, $25,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,21 (d) Circuit court judge, $2,500.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,11,22 (e) Court of appeals judge, $5,000.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,12,4 (6m) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a candidate shall file an application with the board, no later than a time specified by the board by rule, in which the candidate shall affirm that he or she has not accepted and shall agree not to accept a contribution from any source other than a contribution required under sub. (2), a contribution authorized under sub. (3) and the candidate's grant from the clean elections fund during the campaign of the candidate, as defined in s. 11.31 (7).

SB7-SSA1-SA12,12,9 (7) (a) The board shall distribute primary election grants from the clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section as soon as possible preceding the date that the primary election is held for the office which the candidate seeks, or the date on which the primary election would be held if a primary election were required to be held.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,12,17 (b) The board shall distribute grants for the general or spring election from the clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section as soon as possible after the date of the primary election for the office which the candidate seeks, or the date on which the primary election would be held if a primary election were required to be held, except that, in the case of a candidate for a nonpartisan office or a candidate of a recognized political party for a partisan office, the board shall distribute a grant to a candidate for an office for which a primary election was held only if the candidate was nominated at that election.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,12,20 (8) A candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund shall file with the board reports of all disbursements made in the manner provided under s. 11.06 (1) (g), without regard to the amounts thereof.

SB7-SSA1-SA12,12,24 (9) Except as provided in sub. (11), a candidate who qualifies to receive a grant from the clean elections fund under this sections shall receive a grant in the following amount for the election specified, less the aggregate amount of contributions accepted by the candidate under sub. (6):

SB7-SSA1-SA12,13,1 Primary General or

SB7-SSA1-SA12,13,2 Office Election Spring Election

SB7-SSA1-SA12,13,3 (a) Representative to the assembly $ 18,000 $ 36,000

SB7-SSA1-SA12,13,4 (b) Senator 36,000 72,000