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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1997 SENATE BILL 7
June 12, 1997 - Offered by Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform
and Consumer Affairs.
SB7-SSA1-SA2,2,2
4"7.08
(2) (c) As soon as possible after the canvass of the spring and September
5primary votes, but no later than the first Tuesday in March and the 4th Tuesday in
6September, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all eligible candidates
7for state office who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2) and
whom who the board
8determines to be eligible to receive payments from the Wisconsin election campaign
9fund. The
board shall also transmit a similar list of candidates who the board
10determines to be eligible to receive a supplementary grant under s. 11.50 (3) (c), (4)
11(e) or (9) (b) within 5 days after the candidates qualify to receive the grants. Each 12list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing address indicated upon the
1candidate's registration form, the office for which the individual is a candidate
and, 2the party or principle which he or she represents, if any.".
SB7-SSA1-SA2,2,13
8"(c) This subsection does not apply to a contribution made to an individual who
9is a candidate for state office at a special election or a personal campaign committee
10of such a candidate if the contribution is received by the candidate or committee
11during the period commencing on the date that the special election is ordered and
12ending on the date of the special election or the date of the special primary if the
13candidate is not nominated at the primary.".
SB7-SSA1-SA2,3,18
16"11.50
(2) (b) 5. The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the candidate as
17of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the special primary
18is or would be held, if required, indicate that the candidate has received
an amount
19equal to at least
the amount provided in this subdivision 5% of the applicable
20authorized disbursement limitation for candidates other than candidates
21challenging incumbent officeholders, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted
22under s. 11.31 (9), from contributions of money, other than loans, made by individuals
23who reside in this state and in the case of a candidate for legislative office, made by
24individuals at least 50% of whom reside in the legislative district in which the
1candidate seeks office, which have been received during the period ending on the date
2of the spring primary and July 1 preceding such date in the case of candidates at the
3spring election, or the date of the September primary and January 1 preceding such
4date in the case of candidates at the general election, or the date that a special
5primary will or would be held, if required, and 90 days preceding such date or the
6date a special election is ordered, whichever is earlier, in the case of special election
7candidates, which contributions are in the aggregate amount of $100 or less, and
8which are fully identified and itemized as to the exact source thereof. A contribution
9received from a conduit
which is identified by the conduit as originating from an
10individual shall may not be considered
as a contribution made by
the an individual
11for the purpose of qualifying for a grant under this subdivision. Only the first $100
12of an aggregate contribution of more than $100 may be counted toward the required
13percentage.
For a candidate at the spring or general election for an office identified
14in s. 11.26 (1) (a) or a candidate at a special election, the required amount to qualify
15for a grant is 5% of the candidate's
authorized disbursement limitation under s.
1611.31. For any other candidate at the general election, the required amount to
17qualify for a grant is 10% of the candidate's authorized disbursement limitation
18under s. 11.31.".
SB7-SSA1-SA2,4,3
23"11.50
(4) (c) The legislative and special election campaign account shall be
24divided into a senate campaign account to receive 25% of the moneys, and an
1assembly campaign account to receive 75% of the moneys. Each account shall then
2be apportioned between all eligible candidates for the same office in the entire state.
3No apportionment shall be made by legislative district
, except as provided in par. (e).
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(cm)
Each Except as provided in par. (e) and sub. (9) (b), each eligible candidate
5for the same office at a special election shall receive an equal amount, which amount
6shall be equivalent to the maximum grant which was payable to any candidate for
7that office at the most recent spring or general election. The amount shall be drawn
8from the senate campaign account and the assembly campaign account in the same
9proportions as the balance in each account bears to the total balance in both accounts
10at the time that payments are made. Whenever there are insufficient moneys in the
11senate campaign account and the assembly campaign account to make the payments
12required by this paragraph, payments shall be appropriately reduced or
13discontinued by the board.
SB7-SSA1-SA2,4,1714
(d)
Within Except as provided in par. (e) and sub. (9) (b), within the accounts
15established under this subsection for each office at each general election, the entire
16amount of all available moneys shall be apportioned equally to all eligible
17candidates.".
