AB825,13,29 11.12 (6) (a) If any disbursement of more than $20 cumulatively is made to
10advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate by an individual or
11committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in which the candidate's
12name appears on the ballot without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or
13agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or opposed, and not
14in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent, or
15committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of
16making the disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information
17required under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The
18information shall also be included in the next regular report of the individual or
19committee under s. 11.20. For purposes of this subsection paragraph, disbursements
20cumulate beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or
21preelection report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon
22receipt of a report under this subsection paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24
23hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support
24of or opposition to one of whom a disbursement identified in the report is made. This

1paragraph does not apply to any disbursement that is required to be reported as an
2independent expenditure under par. (b).
AB825, s. 23 3Section 23 . 11.12 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
4is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,14,35 11.12 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any individual
6or committee incurs one or more obligations or makes one or more disbursements in
7an amount exceeding $250 cumulatively to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly
8identified candidate later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in which the
9candidate's name appears on the ballot without cooperation or consultation with a
10candidate or agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or
11opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate,
12agent or committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24
13hours after incurring the obligation or making the disbursement, inform the
14appropriate filing officer. The report shall include the information required under
15s. 11.06 (1) and shall be made in such manner as the board may prescribe. For
16purposes of this paragraph, obligations and disbursements cumulate beginning with
17the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection report and ending
18with the day before the primary or election and disbursements made for the purpose
19of payment of obligations that were previously reported are not included in
20determining the cumulative amount of obligations and disbursements. Upon receipt
21of a report identifying any obligation or disbursement under this paragraph, the
22filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to all
23candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom an obligation is
24incurred or a disbursement is made. This paragraph does not apply to
25disbursements or obligations required to be reported under par. (am) or to an

1individual or committee that is required to file daily reports under s. 11.21 (16). This
2paragraph does not apply to any disbursement that is required to be reported as an
3independent expenditure under par. (b).
AB825, s. 24 4Section 24. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB825,14,95 11.12 (6) (b) 1. If any person makes an independent expenditure or incurs an
6obligation to make an independent expenditure, the person shall, within 24 hours
7of making the independent expenditure or incurring the obligation to make the
8independent expenditure, report to the board the information required under this
9paragraph in such manner as the board may prescribe.
AB825,14,1010 2. Each report under this paragraph shall contain the following information:
AB825,14,1211 a. The name of each candidate who is identified in each communication
12financed with the independent expenditure or obligation.
AB825,14,1413 b. A statement as to whether the communication is intended to support or
14oppose that candidate.
AB825,14,1715 c. The total amount or value of the independent expenditure or obligation and
16the cumulative independent expenditures made and obligations to make
17independent expenditures incurred by the person with respect to that election.
AB825,14,2318 3. If the person is a registrant, the person shall also include the information
19reported under subd. 2. in the next regular report of the person under s. 11.20. Upon
20receipt of a report under this paragraph, the board shall, within 24 hours of receipt,
21mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition
22to one of whom an independent expenditure or obligation identified in the report is
23made.
AB825, s. 25 24Section 25. 11.12 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
25repealed.
AB825, s. 26
1Section 26. 11.16 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,15,83 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
4exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
5credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
6accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
7promptly return the contribution, or donate the contribution to the common school
8fund or to a charitable organization, in the event that the donor cannot be identified.
AB825, s. 27 9Section 27. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,15,2410 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, political
11party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
12escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
13conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
14candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
15distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
16The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
17program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
18connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
19separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
20For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
21prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
22information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
23for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
24who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB825, s. 28
1Section 28 . 11.16 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,16,163 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee or political
4party committee may, pursuant to a written escrow agreement with more than one
5candidate, solicit contributions for and conduct a joint fund raising effort or program
6on behalf of more than one named candidate. The agreement shall specify the
7percentage of the proceeds to be distributed to each candidate by the committee
8conducting the effort or program. The committee shall include this information in
9all solicitations for the effort or program. All contributions received and
10disbursements made by the committee in connection with the effort or program shall
11be received and disbursed through a separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1)
12that is identified in the agreement. For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee
13conducting the effort or program shall prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by
14the board supplying all required information under s. 11.06 (1) for the effort or
15program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate who receives
16any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB825, s. 29 17Section 29. 11.19 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
18is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,17,1019 11.19 (1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will
20no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements
21made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred
22obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing
23officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the
24reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual funds
25may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors

1in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, or donated to a charitable
2organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
3were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). A
4registrant to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that
5subsection with a termination report filed under this subsection. If a termination
6report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant shall continue
7to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than the dates
8specified in s. 11.20 and, if the registrant files reports under s. 11.21 (16), no later
9than the times specified in s. 11.21 (16). This subsection does not apply to any
10registrant making an indication under s. 11.06 (2m).
AB825, s. 30 11Section 30. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
12109
, is repealed.
AB825, s. 31 13Section 31. 11.21 (15) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
14is repealed.
AB825, s. 32 15Section 32. 11.23 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
16is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,17,2017 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
18or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
19to the common school fund or to any charitable organization, at the option of the
20treasurer.
AB825, s. 33 21Section 33. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
22is repealed.
AB825, s. 34 23Section 34. 11.26 (1m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
24is repealed.
AB825, s. 35
1Section 35. 11.26 (1t) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed.
AB825, s. 36 3Section 36. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,18,74 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
5state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
6the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1) , as adjusted under
7s. 11.31 (9)
.
AB825, s. 37 8Section 37. 11.26 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
9is repealed.
AB825, s. 38 10Section 38. 11.26 (2t) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
11is repealed.
AB825, s. 39 12Section 39. 11.26 (8n) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,18,2314 11.26 (8n) (b) A political party that receives and accepts a contribution under
15par. (a) shall maintain 2 segregated accounts, one designated as a "Section 11.26 (8n)
16Senate Account" and one designated as a "Section 11.26 (8n) Assembly Account." The
17political party shall deposit one-half of each contribution received and accepted
18under par. (a) in each account. Contributions deposited in the senate account may
19be disbursed only for the purpose of making contributions to candidates for the office
20of state senator that the candidates are authorized to receive and accept under sub.
21(9). Contributions deposited in the assembly account may be disbursed only for the
22purpose of making contributions to candidates for the office of representative to the
23assembly that the candidates are authorized to receive and accept under sub. (9).
AB825, s. 40 24Section 40. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,19,6
111.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
2and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level determined
3under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he
4or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
5committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative
6campaign committees.
AB825, s. 41 7Section 41 . 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
8is renumbered 11.26 (9) and amended to read:
AB825,19,149 11.26 (9) Except as provided in sub. (9m), No individual who is a candidate for
10state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the total
11disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under s.
1211.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and
13election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement,
14including political party committees, except as follows: .
AB825, s. 42 15Section 42. 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
16Act 109
, are repealed.
AB825, s. 43 17Section 43. 11.26 (9) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
18109
, is repealed.
AB825, s. 44 19Section 44. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,19,2520 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
21and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level determined
22under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he
23or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
24committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject
25to a filing requirement.
AB825, s. 45
1Section 45. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB825, s. 46 2Section 46. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
3is repealed.
AB825, s. 47 4Section 47. 11.26 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed.
AB825, s. 48 6Section 48. 11.26 (10a) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
7109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,20,248 11.26 (10a) (b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1), (2), (4),
9(8), and (8n) are subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board
10in accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall,
11in each year that the adjustment is made, calculate the percentage difference
12between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31
13of the preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2003.
14Beginning in 2006 and every 2 years thereafter, the board shall multiply the amount
15of each limitation under subs. (1), (2), (4), (8), and (8n) by the percentage difference
16in the consumer price indexes. The board shall then add that product to the
17applicable limitation under subs. (1), (2), (4), (8), and (8n), round each sum to the
18nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount of each limitation to substitute the
19resulting amount. The amount so determined shall then be in effect until a
20subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24
21(1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this subsection may be promulgated as
22an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency
23rule is necessary for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and without a finding
24of emergency.
AB825, s. 49 25Section 49. 11.26 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB825, s. 50
1Section 50. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,21,42 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
3(1), (2), and (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
4specified in this subsection.
AB825, s. 51 5Section 51 . 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
6109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,21,87 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of subs. (1), (2), and (9), the
8"campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times specified in this subsection.
AB825, s. 52 9Section 52. 11.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,21,10 1011.31 (title) Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.
AB825, s. 53 11Section 53. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
12109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,21,1713 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
14established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
15adjustment under sub. (9). The levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of
16disbursements which are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any
17primary or other election.
AB825, s. 54 18Section 54. 11.31 (2) and (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
19Act 109
, are repealed.
AB825, s. 55 20Section 55. 11.31 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
21is repealed.
AB825, s. 56 22Section 56. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB825, s. 57 23Section 57. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
24is repealed.
AB825, s. 58 25Section 58. 11.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,22,9
111.31 (4) Allocation. Except as provided in sub. (3m), whenever Whenever a
2separate disbursement level is specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
3candidate who disburses less than the authorized level in the primary may not
4reallocate the balance to increase the level in the election. Whenever a separate
5disbursement level is not specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
6candidate may allocate disbursements between the primary and election campaign
7within the total level of disbursements specified in sub. (1) in any proportion desired,
8and may carry over unexpended contributions from a primary campaign to an
9election campaign.
AB825, s. 59 10Section 59. 11.31 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB825, s. 60 11Section 60. 11.31 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,22,1412 11.31 (7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods
13to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are
14charged against the disbursement limitation level for that campaign.
AB825, s. 61 15Section 61. 11.31 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,22,1816 11.31 (7) (c) Disbursements which are made after a campaign to retire a debt
17incurred in relation to a campaign are charged against the disbursement limitation
18level for that campaign.
AB825, s. 62 19Section 62. 11.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,22,2420 11.31 (8) Certain contributions excluded. The limitations imposed levels
21specified
under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting
22a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the limitations levels
23shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or, if received
24in the form of money, when disbursed.
AB825, s. 63
1Section 63. 11.31 (9) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
2repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,23,63 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
4"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
512-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
6statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
AB825,23,217 (b) The dollar amounts of the levels specified in sub. (1) are subject to a biennial
8adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with this paragraph.
9To determine the adjustment, the board shall, in each year that the adjustment is
10made, calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the
1112-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer
12price index for calendar year 2005. For each biennium, the board shall multiply the
13amount of each level specified under sub. (1) by the percentage difference in the
14consumer price indexes. The board shall then add that product to the applicable level
15under sub. (1), round each sum to the nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount
16of each level to substitute the resulting amount. The amount so determined shall
17then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this paragraph.
18Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this
19paragraph may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
20providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
21safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
AB825, s. 64 22Section 64. 11.31 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB825,24,223 11.31 (10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus
24materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not

1subject to limitation by included in the levels specified in this section, if the materials
2were previously reported as a disbursement by that candidate.
AB825, s. 65 3Section 65. 11.38 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
4is repealed and recreated to read:
AB825,24,85 11.38 (6) Any individual or campaign treasurer who receives funds in violation
6of this section shall promptly return such funds to the contributor, or donate the
7funds to the common school fund or a charitable organization, at the individual's or
8treasurer's option.
AB825, s. 66 9Section 66. 11.50 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
10repealed.
AB825, s. 67 11Section 67. 11.51 of the statutes is created to read:
AB825,24,16 1211.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for a state office other
13than the office of court of appeals judge, circuit judge, or district attorney whose
14name is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on the ballot at an
15election may qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund by fulfilling the
16requirements of this section.
AB825,24,24 17(2) (a) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
18candidate shall obtain and deposit with the state treasurer the number of qualifying
19contributions specified in this subsection, in the amount of $5 each, each of which
20shall be received from an elector of this state and, in the case of a candidate for
21legislative office, an elector of the district in which the candidate seeks office. The
22name and address of each elector making a qualifying contribution shall be identified
23in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a). The number of required
24qualifying contributions for a candidate for each office is:
AB825,24,2525 1. Governor, 3,000.
AB825,25,1
12. Lieutenant governor, 750.
AB825,25,22 3. Attorney general, 1,050.
AB825,25,33 4. State treasurer, 375.
AB825,25,44 5. Secretary of state, 375.
AB825,25,55 6. State superintendent, 375.
AB825,25,66 7. Justice, 450.
AB825,25,77 8. State senator, 150.
AB825,25,88 9. Representative to the assembly, 100.
AB825,25,139 (b) In addition to the requirements imposed under par. (a), a candidate does not
10qualify to receive a grant for a general or partisan special election unless the
11candidate receives at least one percent of the total vote cast for all candidates on all
12ballots for the same office at the September primary, or at a special primary if a
13special primary is held.
AB825,25,21 14(3) Prior to notification that a candidate has qualified to receive a grant from
15the clean elections fund under sub. (7), a candidate may accept seed money
16contributions from individuals. The total seed money contributions accepted by a
17candidate from one contributor, including any seed money contributions made by a
18candidate to his or her own campaign, may not exceed $100. The total seed money
19contributions accepted by a candidate during the candidate's campaign, as defined
20in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the aggregate, the following amount for the office
21sought by candidate:
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