SB104-engrossed,38,2422 11.20 (9) Except as provided in ss. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), the duty
23to file reports under this section continues until a termination report is filed in
24accordance with s. 11.19.
SB104-engrossed, s. 57 25Section 57. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,39,7
111.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing
2of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later
3than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the
4report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a
5report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage,
6addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date
7provided by law for receipt of such report.
SB104-engrossed, s. 58 8Section 58. 11.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,39,139 11.20 (12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation
10to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss.
1111.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no
12contributions, makes no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the
13dates designated in subs. (2) and (4).
SB104-engrossed, s. 59 14Section 59. 11.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,40,215 11.21 (2) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
16and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
17not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20, and
18addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
19registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
20indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
21exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
22been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Forms for reports shall not be sent by
23the board to a registrant if the registrant is required to file reports with the board
24in an electronic format. Whenever any notice of filing requirements under this
25chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the board shall also send a notice

1to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive
2any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.
SB104-engrossed, s. 60 3Section 60. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,40,94 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
5receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
6the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1) or (1m), adjusted as
7provided under s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for which such person is a
8candidate. Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not
9constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
SB104-engrossed, s. 61 10Section 61. 11.21 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,41,1911 11.21 (16) Require each registrant for whom the board serves as filing officer
12and who or which accepts contributions in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more
13during a campaign period to file each campaign finance report that is required to be
14filed under this chapter in an electronic format, and accept from any other registrant
15for whom the board serves as a filing officer any campaign finance report that is
16required to be filed under this chapter in an electronic format. A registrant who or
17which becomes subject to a requirement to file reports in an electronic format under
18this subsection shall initially file the registrant's report in an electronic format for
19the period which includes the date on which the registrant becomes subject to the
20requirement or, if the registrant is required to report transactions within 24 hours
21of their occurrence, within 24 hours after the date on which the registrant becomes
22subject to the requirement
. To facilitate implementation of this subsection, the board
23shall specify, by rule, a type of software that is suitable for compliance with the
24electronic filing requirement under this subsection. The board shall provide copies
25of the software to registrants at a price fixed by the board that may not exceed cost.

1Each registrant who or which files a report under this subsection in an electronic
2format shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on a medium
3specified by the board. The copy shall be signed by an authorized individual and filed
4with the board by each registrant no later than the time prescribed for filing of the
5report under this chapter. If a registrant is a committee, the copy shall be certified
6by an authorized individual and filed with the board by the registrant no later than
724 hours after the occurrence of any transaction that is reportable under s. 11.06 (1).
8If a registrant or other person becomes subject to a requirement to report
9electronically under this subsection, the registrant or other person shall continue to
10report electronically regardless of the amount of contributions accepted or
11expenditures made by the registrant or other person, until a termination report is
12filed.
The board shall provide complete instructions to any registrant who or which
13files a report under this subsection. In this subsection, the "campaign period" of a
14candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee begins and ends with
15the "campaign" of the candidate whose candidacy is supported, as defined in s. 11.26
16(17), and the "campaign period" of any other registrant begins on January 1 of each
17odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year. Section 990.001
18(4) does not apply to the computation of time permitted for compliance with the filing
19requirements under this subsection.
SB104-engrossed, s. 62 20Section 62. 11.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,42,721 11.22 (3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
22and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
23not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and
24addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
25registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an

1indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
2exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
3been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing
4requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the
5filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a
6separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant
7from compliance with this chapter.
SB104-engrossed, s. 63 8Section 63. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,42,219 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
10any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions
11or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for
12such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s.
1311.05 (1), or (2) or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each
14of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual
15under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14.
16Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly
17responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil
18liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group
19of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The
20treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
21submitted by it under this chapter.
SB104-engrossed, s. 64 22Section 64. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,43,223 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
24or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
25to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the

1board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
2treasurer.
SB104-engrossed, s. 65 3Section 65. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-engrossed,43,64 11.24 (1w) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who
5applies for a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee
6other than a political party committee.
SB104-engrossed, s. 66 7Section 66. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
SB104-engrossed, s. 67 8Section 67. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-engrossed,43,149 11.24 (4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
10elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee
11authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
12official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
13beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending
14on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act.
SB104-engrossed,43,1915 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
16incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
17filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
18under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official
19resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
SB104-engrossed, s. 67m 20Section 67m. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,44,821 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions
22and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of
23making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office; for payment
24of civil penalties incurred by the registrant under this chapter but not under any
25other chapter
; or for payment of the expenses of nonpartisan campaigns to increase

1voter registration or participation. Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign
2committee or support committee may accept contributions and make disbursements
3from a campaign depository account for payment of inaugural expenses of an
4individual who is elected to state or local office. If such expenses are paid from
5contributions made to the campaign depository account, they are reportable under
6s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such expenses are not reportable under s.
711.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign depository account are used for such
8expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.
SB104-engrossed, s. 68 9Section 68. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,44,1410 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
11make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to
12any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
13acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
14opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB104-engrossed, s. 69 15Section 69. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,44,2216 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, other than a political party committee or
17legislative campaign committee
, and no individual or committee serving as a
18conduit,
may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
19nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under
20s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
21candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per
22candidate:
SB104-engrossed, s. 70 23Section 70. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,45,3
111.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
2state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
3the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$45,000.
SB104-engrossed, s. 71 4Section 71. 11.26 (2) (ad) to (au) of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-engrossed,45,55 11.26 (2) (ad) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $15,000.
SB104-engrossed,45,66 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $25,000.
SB104-engrossed,45,87 (au) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
8justice, $10,000.
SB104-engrossed, s. 72 9Section 72. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,45,1510 11.26 (4) No Except as provided in sub. (10), no individual, except an individual
11serving as a conduit,
may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates
12for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject
13to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign
14committees and
committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of
15$10,000 in any calendar year.
SB104-engrossed, s. 73 16Section 73. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,45,2217 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
18a total of $150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all
19other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees
20and
transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
21commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
22of each even-numbered year.
SB104-engrossed,45,2523 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 $18,000 in
24value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its
25subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
SB104-engrossed,46,4
1(c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign
2committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
3political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000
4$18,000.
SB104-engrossed, s. 74 5Section 74. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-engrossed,46,86 11.26 (8m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no committee may make a
7contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal campaign, or
8support committee.
SB104-engrossed,46,119 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee that
10is affiliated with a labor organization to any other committee that is affiliated with
11the same labor organization.
SB104-engrossed, s. 75b 12Section 75b. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,46,1914 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may
15receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level
16determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate
the
17following amount
during any primary and election campaign combined from all
18committees subject to a filing requirement, including
political party and legislative
19campaign
committees.:
SB104-engrossed, s. 75c 20Section 75c. 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-engrossed,46,2121 11.26 (9) (a) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $400,000.
SB104-engrossed,46,2222 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $100,000.
SB104-engrossed,46,2323 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $100,000.
SB104-engrossed,46,2524 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or
25state superintendent, $50,000.
SB104-engrossed,47,1
15. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $24,000.
SB104-engrossed,47,22 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $12,000.
SB104-engrossed,47,63 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 20% of the value of the total
4disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under
5s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office
6for which he or she is a candidate.
SB104-engrossed, s. 75d 7Section 75d. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.)
8and amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,47,149 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may
10receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level
11determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate
the
12following amount
during any primary and election campaign combined from all
13committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject
14to a filing requirement.:
SB104-engrossed, s. 75e 15Section 75e. 11.26 (9) (b) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-engrossed,47,1616 11.26 (9) (b) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $485,190.
SB104-engrossed,47,1717 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $145,564.
SB104-engrossed,47,1818 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $ 242,550.
SB104-engrossed,47,2019 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or
20state superintendent, $97,031.
SB104-engrossed,47,2121 5. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $15,525.
SB104-engrossed,47,2222 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $7,763.
SB104-engrossed,48,223 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 25% of the value of the total
24disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and as adjusted as provided

1under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the
2office for which he or she is a candidate.
SB104-engrossed, s. 76 3Section 76. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB104-engrossed, s. 77 4Section 77. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,48,205 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
6application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make
7contributions of more than 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) to the
8candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the
9personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the
10candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
11receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
12or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies
. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received
13by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which
14is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of
15the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the
16candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to
17amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own
18campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation
19if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to
20the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
SB104-engrossed, s. 78 21Section 78. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,48,2422 11.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of
23money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11)
24(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.
SB104-engrossed, s. 79 25Section 79. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
SB104-engrossed, s. 81
1Section 81. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,49,62 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
3established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
4adjustment under subs. (1m) and (9).
Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do
5not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or
6authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
SB104-engrossed, s. 82 7Section 82. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,49,88 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.
SB104-engrossed,49,99 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $500,000.
SB104-engrossed,49,1010 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.
SB104-engrossed,49,1211 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
12superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.
SB104-engrossed, s. 83 13Section 83. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-engrossed,49,1414 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
SB104-engrossed, s. 84 15Section 84. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,49,1816 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 $100,000 total in the primary
17and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 $72,000 for either the
18primary or the election.
SB104-engrossed,49,2119 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 $50,000 total in the
20primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 $36,000 for either
21the primary or the election.
SB104-engrossed, s. 85 22Section 85. 11.31 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-engrossed,50,823 11.31 (1m) Disbursement level for candidates in competitive partisan
24primary elections.
The total disbursement level for any candidate for a partisan
25office at a general or special election whose name appears on the ballot as a candidate

1for an office at a primary election preceding that election and who receives less than
2twice as many votes at that primary election as another candidate for the same office
3within the same political party, and who has an opponent in the general or special
4election who received at least 6% of the votes cast for all candidates for the office that
5the candidate seeks on all ballots at the September primary or any special primary
6preceding the general or special election, is 120% of the amount specified in sub. (1)
7for the candidate for the same office who receives the greatest number of votes in the
8primary election, as adjusted as provided in sub. (9).
SB104-engrossed, s. 86 9Section 86. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,50,2410 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
11election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
12Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from
13the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the
14amount prescribed in sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided
15under sub. (9)
, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
16receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
17or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election
18who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin
19election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or
20her
campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
21prescribed under sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding
22spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the
23candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her
24application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.
SB104-engrossed, s. 87 25Section 87. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed:
SB104-engrossed, s. 88
1Section 88. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-engrossed,51,72 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the
3limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
4of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin election
5campaign fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b),
6adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
and reallocate the total level between them. The
7candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.
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