AB295,8,524 8.16 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person who receives the greatest
25number of votes for an office on a party ballot at any partisan primary, regardless of

1whether the person's name appears on the ballot, shall be the party's candidate for
2the office, and the person's name shall so appear on the official ballot at the next
3election. All independent candidates shall appear on the general election ballot or
4on any special election ballot
regardless of the number of votes received by such
5candidates at the September or at any special primary.
AB295, s. 8 6Section 8. 8.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,8,137 8.16 (5) Any candidate for a partisan state the office except district attorney
8of governor, state senator, or representative to the assembly may also qualify for
9payments a grant under s. 11.50 11.51 if the candidate meets the requirements
10specified in s. 11.50 11.51; however, a candidate who qualifies under this section for
11placement on the official ballot at the general election or a special election shall
12appear on such ballot regardless of whether he or she qualifies for payments a grant
13under s. 11.50 11.51.
AB295, s. 9 14Section 9. 8.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,8,2115 8.35 (4) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), any unspent and unencumbered moneys
16received by a candidate from the Wisconsin election campaign clean elections fund
17shall be immediately transferred to any candidate who is appointed to replace such
18candidate, upon filing of a proper application therefor under s. 11.50 (2). If there is
19no candidate appointed or if no proper application is filed within 7 days of the date
20on which the vacancy occurs
, such moneys shall revert to the state as provided in s.
2111.50 (8)
.
AB295, s. 10 22Section 10. 8.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,9,1123 8.50 (1) (d) When the election concerns a national or state office, the board shall
24transmit to each county clerk at least 22 days before the special primary a certified
25list of all persons for whom nomination papers have been filed in its office. If no

1primary is required, the list shall be transmitted at least 42 days prior to the day of
2the election. If a special primary for the office of state senator or representative to
3the assembly is held, the board shall send a certified list of candidates who are
4eligible to receive grants under s. 11.51 to the state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2)
5(cm).
Immediately upon receipt of the certified list of candidates from the board, the
6county clerk shall prepare his or her ballots. For a county special election, the county
7clerk shall certify the candidates and prepare the ballots. If there is a primary, the
8county clerk shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch. 10. When a
9primary is held, as soon as possible after the primary, the county clerk shall certify
10the candidates and prepare the ballots for the following special election. The clerk
11shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch. 10 for the election.
AB295, s. 11 12Section 11. 8.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,9,2413 8.50 (3) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions for
14September primaries under s. 8.15 are applicable to all partisan primaries held
15under this section, and the provisions for spring primaries under s. 8.10 are
16applicable to all nonpartisan primaries held under this section. In a special partisan
17primary or election, the order of the parties on the ballot shall be the same as
18provided under s. 5.62 (1) or 5.64 (1) (b). Independent candidates for state office the
19office of governor, state senator, or representative to the assembly
at a special
20partisan election shall not appear on the primary ballot. No primary is required for
21a nonpartisan election in which not more than 2 candidates for an office appear on
22the ballot or for a partisan election in which not more than one candidate for an office
23appears on the ballot of each recognized political party. In every special election
24except a special election for nonpartisan state office where no candidate is certified

1to appear on the ballot, a space for write-in votes shall be provided on the ballot,
2regardless of whether a special primary is held.
AB295, s. 12 3Section 12. 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,10,154 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party
5ballot of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent
6candidates for state office, the office of governor, state senator, and representative
7to the assembly,
and make a cross (8) next to or depress the lever or button next to
8the candidate's name for each office for whom the elector intends to vote or insert or
9write in the name of the elector's choice for a party candidate, if any. In order to
10qualify for participation in the Wisconsin election campaign a grant from the clean
11elections
fund, a candidate for state office the office of governor, state senator, or
12representative to the assembly
at the September primary, other than a candidate for
13district attorney,
or a special primary, if a special primary is held, must receive at
14least 6% 5% of all votes cast on all ballots for the office for which he or she is a
15candidate, in addition to other requirements.
AB295, s. 13 16Section 13. 10.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,10,2417 10.06 (1) (e) As soon as possible following the state canvass of the spring
18primary vote, but no later than the first Tuesday in March, the board shall send a
19type B notice certifying to each county clerk the list of candidates for the spring
20election. When no primary is held, this notice shall be sent under par. (c). The board
21shall also in any case send a certified list of candidates under s. 11.50 11.51 to the
22state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2) (c). When there is a referendum, the board
23shall send type A and C notices certifying each question to the county clerks as soon
24as possible, but no later than the first Tuesday in March.
AB295, s. 14 25Section 14. 10.06 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,11,5
110.06 (1) (i) As soon as possible after the state canvass, but no later than the
24th Tuesday in September, the board shall send a type B notice certifying the list of
3candidates and type A and C notices certifying each question for any referendum to
4each county clerk for the general election and a certified list of candidates under s.
511.50 11.51 to the state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2) (c).
AB295, s. 15 6Section 15. 11.01 (4m) and (11m) of the statutes are created to read:
AB295,11,127 11.01 (4m) "Communication" means a message transmitted by means of a
8printed advertisement, billboard, handbill, sample ballot, radio or television
9advertisement, telephone call, or any medium that may be utilized for the purpose
10of disseminating or broadcasting a message, but not including a poll conducted solely
11for the purpose of identifying or collecting data concerning the attitudes or
12preferences of electors.
AB295,11,24 13(11m) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure made for the purpose
14of making a communication that is made during the 60-day period preceding any
15September or special primary election for the office of governor, state senator,
16representative to the assembly and the date of the general or special election
17following that primary election, or if no special primary election for the office of state
18senator or representative to the assembly is held, during the 60-day period
19preceding a special election for one of those offices; that contains a reference to a
20clearly identified candidate for the office of governor, state senator, or representative
21to the assembly at that election; that is made without cooperation or consultation
22with such a candidate, or any authorized committee or agent of such a candidate; and
23that is not made in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate,
24or any authorized committee or agent of such a candidate.
AB295, s. 16 25Section 16. 11.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,12,5
111.06 (1) (a) An Except as required under s. 11.51 (2), an itemized statement
2giving the date, full name and street address of each contributor who has made a
3contribution in excess of $20, or whose contribution if $20 or less aggregates more
4than $20 for the calendar year, together with the amount of the contribution and the
5cumulative total contributions made by that contributor for the calendar year.
AB295, s. 17 6Section 17. 11.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,12,107 11.06 (1) (g) An Except as required under s. 11.51 (9), an itemized statement
8of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and
9address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific
10purpose for which the disbursement was made.
AB295, s. 18 11Section 18. 11.06 (1) (jm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,12,2012 11.06 (1) (jm) A copy of any separate schedule prepared or received pursuant
13to an escrow agreement under s. 11.16 (5). A candidate or personal campaign
14committee receiving contributions under such an agreement and attaching a
15separate schedule under this paragraph may indicate the percentage of the total
16contributions received, disbursements made and exclusions claimed under s. 11.31
17(6) without itemization, except that amounts received from any contributor pursuant
18to the agreement who makes any separate contribution to the candidate or personal
19campaign committee during the calendar year of receipt as indicated in the schedule
20shall be aggregated and itemized if required under par. (a) or (b).
AB295, s. 19 21Section 19. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended
22to read:
AB295,13,1523 11.12 (6) (a) If any disbursement of more than $20 cumulatively is made to
24advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate by an individual or
25committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in which the candidate's

1name appears on the ballot without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or
2agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or opposed, and not
3in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent, or
4committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of
5making the disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information
6required under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The
7information shall also be included in the next regular report of the individual or
8committee under s. 11.20. For purposes of this paragraph, disbursements cumulate
9beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection
10report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon receipt of a
11report under this paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail
12a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one
13of whom a disbursement identified in the report is made. This paragraph does not
14apply to any disbursement that is required to be reported as an independent
15expenditure under par. (b).
AB295, s. 20 16Section 20. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB295,13,2117 11.12 (6) (b) 1. If any person makes an independent expenditure or incurs an
18obligation to make an independent expenditure, the person shall, within 24 hours
19of making the independent expenditure or incurring the obligation to make the
20independent expenditure, report to the board the information required under this
21paragraph in such manner as the board may prescribe.
AB295,13,2222 2. Each report under this paragraph shall contain the following information:
AB295,13,2423 a. The name of each candidate who is identified in each communication
24financed with the independent expenditure or obligation.
AB295,14,2
1b. A statement as to whether the communication is intended to support or
2oppose that candidate.
AB295,14,53 c. The total amount or value of the independent expenditure or obligation and
4the cumulative independent expenditures made and obligations to make
5independent expenditures incurred by the person with respect to that election.
AB295,14,116 3. If the person is a registrant, the person shall also include the information
7reported under subd. 2. in the next regular report of the person under s. 11.20. Upon
8receipt of a report under this paragraph, the board shall, within 24 hours of receipt,
9mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition
10to one of whom an independent expenditure or obligation identified in the report is
11made.
AB295, s. 21 12Section 21. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,15,213 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, political
14party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
15escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
16conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
17candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
18distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
19The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
20program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
21connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
22separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
23For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
24prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
25information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)

1for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
2who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB295, s. 22 3Section 22. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 23 4Section 23. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,15,85 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
6state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
7the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1) , as adjusted under
8s. 11.31 (9)
.
AB295, s. 24 9Section 24. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,15,1510 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
11and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level determined
12under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is
13a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
14committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative
15campaign committees.
AB295, s. 25 16Section 25. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,15,2217 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
18and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level determined
19under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is
20a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
21committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject
22to a filing requirement.
AB295, s. 26 23Section 26. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 27 24Section 27. 11.26 (10) and (13) of the statutes are repealed.
AB295, s. 28 25Section 28. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,16,3
111.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
2(1), (2), and (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
3specified in this subsection.
AB295, s. 29 4Section 29. 11.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,16,5 511.31 (title) Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.
AB295, s. 30 6Section 30. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,16,117 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
8established with reference to the candidates listed below. Except as provided in sub.
9(2), such
The levels are subject to adjustment under sub. (9). The levels do not
10operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized
11to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB295, s. 31 12Section 31. 11.31 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.
AB295, s. 32 13Section 32. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 33 14Section 33. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 34 15Section 34. 11.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,16,2416 11.31 (4) Allocation. Except as provided in sub. (3m), whenever Whenever a
17separate disbursement level is specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
18candidate who disburses less than the authorized level in the primary may not
19reallocate the balance to increase the level in the election. Whenever a separate
20disbursement level is not specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
21candidate may allocate disbursements between the primary and election campaign
22within the total level of disbursements specified in sub. (1) in any proportion desired,
23and may carry over unexpended contributions from a primary campaign to an
24election campaign.
AB295, s. 35 25Section 35. 11.31 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 36
1Section 36. 11.31 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,17,42 11.31 (7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods
3to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are
4charged against the disbursement limitation level for that campaign.
AB295, s. 37 5Section 37. 11.31 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,17,86 11.31 (7) (c) Disbursements which are made after a campaign to retire a debt
7incurred in relation to a campaign are charged against the disbursement limitation
8level for that campaign.
AB295, s. 38 9Section 38. 11.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,17,1410 11.31 (8) Certain contributions excluded. The limitations imposed levels
11specified
under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting
12a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the limitations levels
13shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or, if received
14in the form of money, when disbursed.
AB295, s. 39 15Section 39. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB295,17,1916 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
17"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
1812-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
19statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
AB295,18,720 (b) The dollar amounts of all disbursement levels specified in sub. (1) shall be
21subject to a cost-of-living adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in
22accordance with this paragraph. To determine the adjustment, the board shall
23calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the
2412-month period ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the
25consumer price index for calendar year 2003. For each biennium, the board shall

1adjust the disbursement levels specified under sub. (1) by that percentage to the
2extent required to reflect any difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $25 in
3the case of amounts of $1 or more, which amounts shall be in effect until a subsequent
4rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b),
5and (3), determinations under this paragraph may be promulgated as an emergency
6rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary
7for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.
AB295, s. 40 8Section 40. 11.31 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB295,18,129 11.31 (10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus
10materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not
11subject to limitation by included in the levels specified in this section, if the materials
12were previously reported as a disbursement by that candidate.
AB295, s. 41 13Section 41. 11.50 of the statutes is repealed.
AB295, s. 42 14Section 42. 11.51 of the statutes is created to read:
AB295,18,17 1511.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for the office of
16governor, state senator, or representative to the assembly may qualify to receive a
17grant from the clean elections fund by fulfilling the requirements of this section.
AB295,18,25 18(2) (a) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
19candidate shall obtain and deposit with the state treasurer the number of qualifying
20contributions specified in this subsection, in the amount of $5 each, each of which
21shall be received from an elector of this state and, in the case of a candidate for
22legislative office, an elector of the district in which the candidate seeks office. The
23name and address of each elector making a qualifying contribution shall be identified
24in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a). The number of required
25qualifying contributions for a candidate for each office is:
AB295,19,1
11. Governor, 2,500.
AB295,19,22 2. State senator, 150.
AB295,19,33 3. Representative to the assembly, 50.
AB295,19,74 (b) In addition to the requirements imposed under par. (a), a candidate does not
5qualify to receive a grant for a general or special election unless the candidate
6receives at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for the same
7office at the September primary, or at a special primary if a special primary is held.
AB295,19,15 8(3) Prior to notification that a candidate has qualified to receive a grant from
9the clean elections fund under sub. (7), a candidate may accept seed money
10contributions from individuals. The total seed money contributions accepted by a
11candidate from one contributor, including any seed money contributions made by a
12candidate to his or her own campaign, may not exceed $100. The total seed money
13contributions accepted by a candidate during the candidate's campaign, as defined
14in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the aggregate, the following amount for the office
15sought by candidate:
AB295,19,1616 (a) Governor, $50,000.
AB295,19,1717 (b) State senator, $1,500.
AB295,19,1818 (c) Representative to the assembly, $500.
AB295,19,20 19(4) A contributor who makes a qualifying contribution may also make a seed
20money contribution in the full amount authorized under sub. (3).
AB295,19,25 21(5) A candidate shall remit to the state treasurer all seed money contributions
22received by the candidate that are unencumbered on the day the candidate receives
23notification of qualification for a grant under sub. (7). The state treasurer shall
24deposit all seed money contributions received under this subsection in the clean
25elections fund.
AB295,20,3
1(6) No candidate who accepts a grant from the clean elections fund may accept
2any seed money contribution under sub. (3) after receiving notification of
3qualification for a grant under sub. (7).
AB295,20,14 4(7) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
5candidate shall file an application with the board, no later than a time specified by
6the board by rule, in which the candidate shall affirm that he or she has not accepted
7and agrees not to accept a contribution from any source other than a contribution
8required under sub. (2), a contribution authorized under sub. (3), and the candidate's
9grant from the clean elections fund during the campaign of the candidate, as defined
10in s. 11.31 (7). If the candidate desires to receive grant payments by electronic
11transfer, the candidate shall include in his or her application sufficient information
12and authorization for the state treasurer to transfer payments to his or her campaign
13depository account. The board shall notify each candidate who qualifies to receive
14a grant from the clean elections fund as promptly as possible following qualification.
AB295,20,19 15(8) (a) The board shall distribute primary election grants from the clean
16elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section
17as soon as possible preceding the date that the primary election is held for the office
18which the candidate seeks or the date on which the primary election would be held
19if a primary election were required to be held.
AB295,21,220 (b) The board shall distribute grants for the general or for a special election
21from the clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under
22this section as soon as possible after the date of the primary election for the office
23sought by the candidate, or the date on which the primary election would be held if
24a primary election were required to be held, except that, in the case of a candidate
25of a recognized political party for a partisan office, the board shall distribute a grant

1to a candidate for an office for which a primary election was held only if the candidate
2was nominated at that election.
AB295,21,5 3(9) A candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund shall file
4with the board reports of all disbursements made in the manner provided under s.
511.06 (1) (g), without regard to the amounts thereof.
AB295,21,10 6(10) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. (11) to (13), a candidate who
7qualifies to receive a grant from the clean elections fund under this section shall
8receive a grant in the following amount for the office sought by the candidate and for
9the election specified, less the aggregate amount of contributions accepted by the
10candidate under sub. (3):
AB295,21,11 11Primary General or
AB295,21,12 12Office Election Special Election
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