SB182,13,225 11.12 (6) (a) If any disbursement of more than $20 cumulatively is made to
6advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate by an individual or
7committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in which the candidate's
8name appears on the ballot without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or
9agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or opposed, and not
10in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or
11committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of
12making the disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information
13required under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The
14information shall also be included in the next regular report of the individual or
15committee under s. 11.20. For purposes of this subsection paragraph, disbursements
16cumulate beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or
17preelection report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon
18receipt of a report under this subsection paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24
19hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support
20of or opposition to one of whom a disbursement identified in the report is made. This
21paragraph does not apply to any disbursement that is required to be reported under
22par. (b).
SB182, s. 22 23Section 22. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB182,14,324 11.12 (6) (b) 1. If any person makes a communication identified in s. 11.01 (16)
25(a) 3., or incurs an obligation to make such a communication, the person shall, within

124 hours of making the communication or incurring the obligation to make the
2communication, report to the board the information required under this paragraph
3in such manner as the board may prescribe.
SB182,14,44 2. Each report under this paragraph shall contain the following information:
SB182,14,65 a. The name of each candidate who is identified in each communication or
6obligation to make a communication.
SB182,14,87 b. A statement as to whether the communication is intended to support or
8oppose that candidate.
SB182,14,119 c. The total amount or value of the disbursement made or obligation incurred
10to make the communication and the cumulative disbursements made and
11obligations incurred by the person with respect to that election.
SB182,14,1612 3. The person shall also include the information reported under subd. 2. in the
13next regular report of the person under s. 11.20. Upon receipt of a report under this
14paragraph, the board shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to
15all candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom a
16communication identified in the report is made.
SB182, s. 23 17Section 23. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,15,718 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, political
19party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
20escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
21conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
22candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
23distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
24The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
25program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in

1connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
2separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
3For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
4prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
5information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
6for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
7who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
SB182, s. 24 8Section 24. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 25 9Section 25. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,15,1310 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
11state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4 percent of the
12value of the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1), as
13adjusted under s. 11.31 (9)
.
SB182, s. 26 14Section 26. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,15,2015 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
16and accept more than 65 percent of the value of the total disbursement level
17determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided in s. 11.31 (9), for the office for
18which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined
19from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and
20legislative campaign committees.
SB182, s. 27 21Section 27. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,16,222 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
23and accept more than 45 percent of the value of the total disbursement level
24determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided in s. 11.31 (9), for the office for
25which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined

1from all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees
2subject to a filing requirement.
SB182, s. 28 3Section 28. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 29 4Section 29. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 30 5Section 30. 11.26 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 31 6Section 31. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,16,97 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
8(1), (2), and (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
9specified in this subsection.
SB182, s. 32 10Section 32. 11.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,16,11 1111.31 (title) Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.
SB182, s. 33 12Section 33. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,16,1713 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
14established with reference to the candidates listed below. Except as provided in sub.
15(2), such
The levels are subject to adjustment under sub. (9). The levels do not
16operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized
17to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
SB182, s. 34 18Section 34. 11.31 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.
SB182, s. 35 19Section 35. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 36 20Section 36. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 37 21Section 37. 11.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,17,522 11.31 (4) Allocation. Except as provided in sub. (3m), whenever Whenever a
23separate disbursement level is specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
24candidate who disburses less than the authorized level in the primary may not
25reallocate the balance to increase the level in the election. Whenever a separate

1disbursement level is not specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
2candidate may allocate disbursements between the primary and election campaign
3within the total level of disbursements specified in sub. (1) in any proportion desired,
4and may carry over unexpended contributions from a primary campaign to an
5election campaign.
SB182, s. 38 6Section 38. 11.31 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 39 7Section 39. 11.31 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,17,108 11.31 (7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods
9to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are
10charged against the disbursement limitation level for that campaign.
SB182, s. 40 11Section 40. 11.31 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,17,1412 11.31 (7) (c) Disbursements which are made after a campaign to retire a debt
13incurred in relation to a campaign are charged against the disbursement limitation
14level for that campaign.
SB182, s. 41 15Section 41. 11.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,17,2016 11.31 (8) Certain contributions excluded. The limitations imposed levels
17specified
under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting
18a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the limitations levels
19shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or, if received
20in the form of money, when disbursed.
SB182, s. 42 21Section 42. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB182,17,2522 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
23"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
2412-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
25statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
SB182,18,15
1(b) The dollar amounts of the levels specified in sub. (1) are subject to a biennial
2adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with this paragraph.
3To determine the adjustment, the board shall, in each year that the adjustment is
4made, calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the
512-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer
6price index for calendar year 2009. For each biennium, the board shall multiply the
7amount of each level specified under sub. (1) by the percentage difference in the
8consumer price indexes. The board shall then add that product to the applicable level
9under sub. (1), round each sum to the nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount
10of each level to substitute the resulting amount. The amount so determined shall
11then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this paragraph.
12Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this
13paragraph may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
14providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
15safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
SB182, s. 43 16Section 43. 11.31 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,18,2017 11.31 (10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus
18materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not
19subject to limitation by included in the levels specified in this section, if the materials
20were previously reported as a disbursement by that candidate.
SB182, s. 44 21Section 44. 11.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,18,2522 11.38 (6) Any individual or campaign treasurer who receives funds in violation
23of this section shall promptly return such funds to the contributor , or donate the
24funds to the common school fund or a charitable organization, at the individual's or
25treasurer's option.
SB182, s. 45
1Section 45. 11.50 of the statutes is repealed.
SB182, s. 46 2Section 46. 11.51 of the statutes is created to read:
SB182,19,7 311.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for a state office, other
4than the office of court of appeals judge, circuit judge, or district attorney, whose
5name is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on the ballot at an
6election may qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund by fulfilling the
7requirements of this section.
SB182,19,15 8(2) (a) To qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a candidate
9shall obtain and deposit with the state treasurer the number of qualifying
10contributions specified in this subsection, in the amount of $5 each, each of which
11shall be received from an elector of this state and, in the case of a candidate for
12legislative office, an elector of the district in which the candidate seeks office. The
13name and address of each elector making a qualifying contribution shall be identified
14in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a). The number of required
15qualifying contributions for a candidate for each office is:
SB182,19,1616 1. Governor, 3,000.
SB182,19,1717 2. Lieutenant governor, 750.
SB182,19,1818 3. Attorney general, 1,050.
SB182,19,1919 4. State treasurer, 375.
SB182,19,2020 5. Secretary of state, 375.
SB182,19,2121 6. State superintendent, 375.
SB182,19,2222 7. Justice, 450.
SB182,19,2323 8. State senator, 150.
SB182,19,2424 9. Representative to the assembly, 100.
SB182,20,6
1(b) In addition to the requirements imposed under par. (a), a candidate for a
2state office does not qualify to receive a grant for a general or partisan special election
3unless the candidate is the nominee of a recognized political party for that office or
4the candidate receives at least 1 percent of the total vote cast for all candidates on
5all ballots for the same office at the September primary, or at a special primary if a
6special primary is held.
SB182,20,14 7(3) Prior to notification that a candidate has qualified to receive a grant from
8the clean elections fund under sub. (7), a candidate may accept seed money
9contributions from individuals. The total seed money contributions accepted by a
10candidate from one contributor, including any seed money contributions made by a
11candidate to his or her own campaign, may not exceed $100. The total seed money
12contributions accepted by a candidate during the candidate's campaign, as defined
13in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the aggregate, the following amount for the office
14sought by candidate:
SB182,20,1515 (a) Governor, $50,000.
SB182,20,1616 (b) Lieutenant governor, $12,500.
SB182,20,1717 (c) Attorney general, $17,500.
SB182,20,1818 (d) State treasurer, $6,250.
SB182,20,1919 (e) Secretary of state, $6,250.
SB182,20,2020 (f) State superintendent, $6,250.
SB182,20,2121 (g) Justice, $7,500.
SB182,20,2222 (h) State senator, $2,500.
SB182,20,2323 (i) Representative to the assembly, $1,500.
SB182,20,25 24(4) A contributor who makes a qualifying contribution may also make a seed
25money contribution in the full amount authorized under sub. (3).
SB182,21,5
1(5) A candidate shall remit to the state treasurer all seed money contributions
2received by the candidate that are unencumbered on the day the candidate receives
3notification of qualification for a grant under sub. (7). The state treasurer shall
4deposit all seed money contributions received under this subsection into the clean
5elections fund.
SB182,21,8 6(6) No candidate who accepts a grant from the clean elections fund may accept
7any seed money contribution under sub. (3) after receiving notification of
8qualification for a grant under sub. (7).
SB182,21,19 9(7) To qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a candidate shall
10file an application with the board, no later than a time specified by the board by rule,
11in which the candidate shall affirm that he or she has not accepted and agrees not
12to accept a contribution from any source other than a contribution required under
13sub. (2), a contribution authorized under sub. (3), and the candidate's grant from the
14clean elections fund during the campaign of the candidate, as defined in s. 11.31 (7).
15If the candidate desires to receive grant payments by electronic transfer, the
16candidate shall include in his or her application sufficient information and
17authorization for the state treasurer to transfer payments to his or her campaign
18depository account. The board shall notify each candidate who qualifies to receive
19a grant from the clean elections fund as promptly as possible following qualification.
SB182,21,24 20(8) (a) The board shall distribute primary election grants from the clean
21elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section
22as soon as possible preceding the date on which the primary election is held for the
23office that the candidate seeks or the date on which the primary election would be
24held if a primary election were required to be held.
SB182,22,5
1(b) The board shall distribute grants for the spring, general, and any special
2election from the clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a
3grant under this section as soon as possible after the date of the primary election for
4the office sought by the candidate, or the date on which the primary election would
5be held if a primary election were required to be held.
SB182,22,8 6(9) A candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund shall file
7with the board reports of all disbursements made in the manner provided under s.
811.06 (1) (g), without regard to the amounts thereof.
SB182,22,13 9(10) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. (11) to (13), a candidate who
10qualifies to receive a grant from the clean elections fund under this section shall
11receive a grant in the following amount for the office sought by the candidate and for
12the election specified, less the aggregate amount of contributions accepted by the
13candidate under sub. (3): - See PDF for table PDF
SB182,23,1114 (b) If a candidate does not have an opponent who has qualified to have his or
15her name appear on the ballot at the election for which a grant is to be applied, the
16candidate shall receive a grant for a primary election equal to the average total

1disbursements made per candidate in primary election campaign periods, as
2determined by the board from reports filed by or on behalf of those candidates in
3accordance with s. 11.31 (5), for the office that the candidate seeks during the 4-year
4period preceding the date of the primary election, or a grant for a spring, general, or
5special election equal to the average total disbursements made per candidate in
6general and special election campaign periods, as determined by the board from
7reports filed by or on behalf of those candidates in accordance with s. 11.31 (5), for
8the office that the candidate seeks during the 4-year period preceding the date of the
9spring, general, or special election, except that a candidate for the office of governor
10shall receive a grant of $100,000 for a primary election and a grant of $200,000 for
11a general election.
SB182,23,14 12(11) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average of the
13consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as
14determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
SB182,24,615 (b) The dollar amounts of the grants specified in sub. (10) (a) and the grants
16specified for the office of governor in sub. (10) (b) are subject to a biennial
17cost-of-living adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with
18this paragraph. To determine the adjustment, the board shall, as soon as possible
19after the end of each odd-numbered year, calculate the percentage difference
20between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31
21of the preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2009. For each
22biennium, the board shall multiply the amount of each grant specified in sub. (10)
23by the percentage difference in the consumer price indexes. The board shall then add
24that product to the applicable grant amount under sub. (10), round each sum to the
25nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount of each grant to substitute the

1resulting amount. The amount so determined shall then be in effect until a
2subsequent rule is promulgated under this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.24
3(1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this paragraph may be promulgated as
4an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency
5rule is necessary for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and without a finding
6of emergency.
SB182,24,16 7(12) If any disbursement is made or any obligation to make a disbursement is
8incurred to make a communication identified in s. 11.01 (16) (a) 3. by any person in
9opposition to a candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund or in
10support of an opponent of such a candidate whose name is certified to appear on the
11same ballot, then the candidate who receives a grant shall receive an additional
12grant in the total amount of the obligations incurred and the disbursements made
13that were not previously reported as obligations, as reported to the appropriate filing
14officer under s. 11.12 (6) (b), but not to exceed, in combination with any additional
15grant payable to that candidate under sub. (13), 2.5 times the amount payable to the
16candidate under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11).
SB182,25,5 17(13) If a candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund is opposed
18on a primary or election ballot by another candidate who does not receive a grant or
19by another candidate who the board determines has violated his or her agreement
20under sub. (7), the candidate who receives a grant shall receive an additional grant
21in the amount by which the disbursements made by the other candidate exceed the
22amount of the grant payable for the office sought by the candidate in that election
23under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11), but not to exceed, in combination with
24any additional grant payable to that candidate under sub. (12), 2.5 times the amount
25payable to the candidate under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11). If a candidate

1who receives a grant from the clean elections fund is opposed on a primary or election
2ballot by more than one candidate who does not receive a grant or who the board
3determines has violated his or her agreement under sub. (7), the amount of the grant
4payable under this subsection is the largest amount that would be payable by reason
5of any candidate's opposition.
SB182,25,11 6(14) If a candidate who makes an agreement under sub. (7) does not adhere to
7the agreement, the candidate shall forfeit an amount equivalent to any grant from
8the clean elections fund that is provided to the candidate and the candidate may be
9fined not more than 3 times the amount of any contributions received by the
10candidate in his or her campaign, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), exclusive of the amount
11of any grant or any contributions deposited under sub. (2) or received under sub. (3).
SB182,25,18 12(15) No later than the first day of the first month beginning at least 15 days
13after an election at which a candidate receives a grant from the clean elections fund,
14the candidate shall return to the state treasurer any amount of the grant remaining
15in the candidate's campaign depository account, except that a candidate who receives
16a grant at a primary election need not return any amount under this subsection if
17the candidate qualifies to receive a grant at the succeeding spring, general, or special
18election.
SB182,25,19 19(16) The board may promulgate rules required to implement this section.
SB182, s. 47 20Section 47. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB182,25,2321 14.58 (20) Election campaign Clean elections fund. Make disbursements to
22each candidate certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections board as eligible
23to receive moneys a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign clean elections fund.
SB182, s. 48 24Section 48 . 14.58 (20) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Acts 1 and
25.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB182,26,3
114.58 (20) Clean elections fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
2certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
3as eligible to receive a grant from the clean elections fund.
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