Amendment AP8 SSA1-SB1

SB1-SSA1,86,10 11.19 (4) If a registrant files a termination report under sub. (1) or (2) and within 60 days thereafter receives and accepts unanticipated contributions or other donations that are required to be disclosed under s. 11.065 (3), the registrant may file an amended termination report. An amended report supersedes the previous report. The individual who certifies to the accuracy of the report shall also certify to a statement that the amended report is filed on account of the receipt of unanticipated contributions and the failure to file a correct termination report was not intentional.

SB1-SSA1, s. 175 Section 175. 11.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,86,22 11.20 (1) All reports required by s. 11.06 which relate to activities which promote or oppose candidates for state office or statewide referenda and all reports under s. 11.08 shall be filed with the board. All reports required by s. 11.06 which relate to activities which promote or oppose candidates for local office or local referenda shall be filed with the appropriate filing officer under s. 11.02, except reports filed under s. 11.08. Each registrant shall file the reports required by this section. If the registrant is subject to a requirement under s. 11.21 (16) to report electronically the same information that is reportable under this section or s. 11.12 (5) or (6) or 11.38 (1) (a) 2. or (8) (b), the registrant shall, in addition, file the reports required by this section or s. 11.12 (5) or (6) or 11.38 (1) (a) 2. or (8) (b) recorded on a medium specified by the board.

SB1-SSA1, s. 176 Section 176. 11.20 (3) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,87,6 11.20 (3) (jm) A registrant who or which files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) or 11.065 (2) indicating the intent of the registrant to make a disbursement or expenditure or to incur an obligation that is required to be disclosed under s. 11.06 (7) (a) or 11.065 (2) during the period covered by the preprimary report or the period covered by the preelection report shall file the preprimary report or the preelection report, respectively, whenever the registrant would be required to file that report if the registrant made the disbursement or expenditure or incurred the obligation during that period.

SB1-SSA1, s. 177 Section 177. 11.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,87,9 11.20 (7) In the event that any report is required to be filed under this section chapter on a nonbusiness day, it may be filed on the next business day thereafter.

SB1-SSA1, s. 178 Section 178. 11.21 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 230, is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,87,15 11.21 (9) Maintain a duplicate record of any separate schedule under s. 11.06 (1) (j) received with the financial report of an individual or committee filing an oath a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) together with the record of each candidate to whom it relates.

SB1-SSA1, s. 179 Section 179. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,87,22 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund of the dollar amount of the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided in s. 11.31 (9), which applies to the office for which such person is a candidate. Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.

SB1-SSA1, s. 180 Section 180. 11.21 (16) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 230, is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,89,14 11.21 (16) Require each registrant for whom the board serves as filing officer and who or which accepts contributions or other income specified in s. 11.065 (4) (a) in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more during a campaign period and each candidate who applies for a grant from the Wisconsin clean election system fund or that candidate's personal campaign committee to file each campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter in an electronic format, and accept from any other registrant for whom the board serves as a filing officer any campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter in an electronic format. A registrant who or which becomes subject to a requirement to file reports in an electronic format under this subsection shall initially file the registrant's report in an electronic format for the period which includes the date on which the registrant becomes subject to the requirement. A candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who applies for a grant from the Wisconsin clean election system fund but whose application is not approved or who does not accept a grant is not subject to the filing requirement under this subsection solely as a result of filing an application for a grant. To facilitate implementation of this subsection, the board shall specify, by rule, a type of software that is suitable for compliance with the electronic filing requirement under this subsection. The board shall provide copies one copy of the software and each revision thereof to registrants each candidate for state office or that candidate's personal campaign committee at the expense of the board and shall provide copies to other registrants at a price fixed by the board that may not exceed cost. Each registrant who or which files a report under this subsection in an electronic format shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on a medium specified by the board. The copy Each report under this subsection shall be signed certified by an authorized individual and filed with the board by each registrant no later than the time prescribed for filing of the report under this chapter. The board shall provide offer basic training at the expense of the board to each candidate for state office or that candidate's personal campaign committee in the use of the software specified by the board and shall provide complete instructions in the use of that software to any other registrant who or which files a report under this subsection. In this subsection, the "campaign period" of a candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee begins and ends with the "campaign" of the candidate whose candidacy is supported, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), and the "campaign period" of any other registrant begins on January 1 of each odd numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year. The board shall prescribe, by rule, requirements for registrants who or which become subject to an electronic filing requirement under this subsection to file electronically any information that was reported by the registrants by nonelectronic means before the registrants became subject to the filing requirement imposed under this subsection.

SB1-SSA1, s. 181 Section 181. 11.21 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,90,2 11.21 (18) Conduct a biennial review of campaign finance practices in this state. The review shall include an assessment of the continued appropriateness of the contribution limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and any other important problems that require the attention of the legislature, as well as an assessment of whether a bipartisan committee should be created to provide for additional study of issues and recommendations for possible additional legislative changes. If the board concludes that any of the contribution limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 should be increased or that any other action should be taken as a result of its review, the board shall transmit its conclusions and recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), together with information supporting the board's conclusions, no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

SB1-SSA1, s. 182 Section 182. 11.22 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,90,6 11.22 (10) Place a copy of any separate schedule under s. 11.06 (1) (j) received with the financial report of an individual or committee filing an oath a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) in the file of each candidate to whom it relates.

SB1-SSA1, s. 183 Section 183. 11.23 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,90,14 11.23 (4) Each group or individual shall file periodic reports as provided in ss. 11.06, 11.19 and, 11.20 and 11.21 (16). Every individual acting for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a referendum shall be deemed his or her own treasurer. No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a group without the authorization of the treasurer or the treasurer's designated agents. No contribution may be accepted and no disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by any group at a time when there is a vacancy in the office of treasurer.

SB1-SSA1, s. 184 Section 184. 11.24 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,90,20 11.24 (1r) (a) No registrant may accept any contribution which is derived in whole or in part from moneys that were contributed to an individual who or committee which was registered with the federal election commission but was not registered under s. 11.05 at the time that the moneys were received by that individual or committee.

SB1-SSA1,90,23 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a contribution received from a federal account committee of a state political party organization, as defined in s. 11.06 (3r) (a), or a national political party committee, as defined in s. 11.06 (3w) (a).

SB1-SSA1, s. 185 Section 185. 11.24 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,91,6 11.24 (1s) (a) Except as authorized in s. 11.16 (5), no candidate for state office, personal campaign committee of such a candidate, former candidate for state office or former personal campaign committee of such a candidate may make a contribution to a candidate for local office or personal campaign committee of such a candidate from the campaign depository of the candidate, former candidate, personal campaign committee or former personal campaign committee.

SB1-SSA1,91,12 (b) Except as authorized in s. 11.16 (5), no candidate for local office, personal campaign committee of such a candidate, former candidate for local office or former personal campaign committee of such a candidate may make a contribution to a candidate for state office or personal campaign committee of such a candidate from the campaign depository of the candidate, former candidate, personal campaign committee or former personal campaign committee.

SB1-SSA1, s. 186 Section 186. 11.24 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,91,24 11.24 (1t) (a) If a candidate for state office dies or ceases to be a candidate, and the candidate's personal campaign committee thereafter files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicating its intent to operate as an independent committee, or the committee makes any expenditure for the purpose of publishing, broadcasting or disseminating a communication which includes the name or likeness of a candidate by means of one or more communications media or a mass mailing or through a telephone bank operator, the committee may not make any contribution for the purpose of influencing the election of a candidate for local office in an election that is derived in whole or in part from contributions received by the committee prior to the date on which the committee files the statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) or the statement under s. 11.065, if required.

SB1-SSA1,92,8 (b) If a candidate for local office dies or ceases to be a candidate, and the candidate's personal campaign committee thereafter files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicating its intent to operate as an independent committee, or the committee makes an expenditure specified in par. (a), the committee may not make any contribution for the purpose of influencing the election of a candidate for state office in an election that is derived in whole or in part from contributions received by the committee prior to the date on which the committee files the statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) or the statement under s. 11.065, if required.

SB1-SSA1, s. 187 Section 187. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,92,11 11.24 (1w) (a) In this subsection, "nonresident committee" means a committee which does not maintain an office or street address in this state.

SB1-SSA1,92,14 (b) No committee which is identified under s. 11.05 (3) (c) as a special interest committee may accept any contribution made by a nonresident committee or by an individual who is not a resident of this state.

SB1-SSA1,92,16 (c) No conduit may accept any contribution made by an individual who is not a resident of this state.

SB1-SSA1, s. 188 Section 188. 11.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,92,24 11.25 (2) (am) No individual who is a candidate for any state office, personal campaign committee of such a candidate, former candidate for state office or former personal campaign committee of such a candidate may make a disbursement for the purpose of influencing the election or nomination to election of that candidate or any other individual who is a candidate for any local office from money or property that was received by or on behalf of the candidate or former candidate when he or she was a candidate for state office.

SB1-SSA1, s. 189 Section 189. 11.25 (2) (an) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,93,7 11.25 (2) (an) No individual who is a candidate for any local office, personal campaign committee of such a candidate, former candidate for local office or former personal campaign committee of such a candidate may make a disbursement for the purpose of influencing the election or nomination to election of that candidate or any other individual who is a candidate for any state office from money or property that was received by or on behalf of the candidate or former candidate when he or she was a candidate for local office.

SB1-SSA1, s. 190 Section 190. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,93,20 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office; for payment of civil penalties incurred by the registrant under this chapter; or for payment of the expenses of nonpartisan campaigns to increase voter registration or participation. Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign committee or support committee may accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to state or local office. If such expenses are paid from contributions made to the campaign depository account, they are reportable under s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such expenses are not reportable under s. 11.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign depository account are used for such expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.

SB1-SSA1, s. 191 Section 191. 11.25 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,94,6 11.25 (4) (a) If a candidate for state office dies or ceases to be a candidate, and the candidate's personal campaign committee thereafter files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicating its intent to operate as an independent committee, or its intent to make an expenditure specified in s. 11.24 (1t) (a), the committee may not make any disbursement to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for local office in an election by means of the use of a word or phrase specified in s. 11.06 (7) (a) or make any expenditure for the purpose of making a communication specified in s. 11.24 (1t) (a) that is derived in whole or in part from contributions received by the committee prior to the date on which the committee files the statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a).

SB1-SSA1,94,16 (b) If a candidate for local office dies or ceases to be a candidate, and the candidate's personal campaign committee thereafter files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicating its intent to operate as an independent committee, or its intent to make an expenditure specified in s. 11.24 (1t) (a), the committee may not make any disbursement to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state office in an election by means of the use of a word or phrase specified in s. 11.06 (7) (a) or make any expenditure for the purpose of making a communication specified in s. 11.24 (1t) (a) that is derived in whole or in part from contributions received by the committee prior to the date on which the committee files the statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a).

SB1-SSA1, s. 192 Section 192. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,94,23 11.26 (1) (intro.) No Except as provided in sub. (9m), no individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee filing a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) and acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

SB1-SSA1, s. 193 Section 193. 11.26 (1) (b), (c), (cc), (cg), (cn), (cw) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,95,1 11.26 (1) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $2,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,2 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $1,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,4 (cc) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 500,000, $3,000 $6,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,5 (cg) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $2,500 $5,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,8 (cn) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $3,000 $6,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,10 (cw) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $1,000 $2,000.

SB1-SSA1,95,14 (d) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of 1) $250; or 2) one cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $3,000 $6,000.

SB1-SSA1, s. 194 Section 194. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,95,22 11.26 (2) (intro.) No Except as provided in sub. (9m), no committee other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee filing a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) and acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

SB1-SSA1, s. 195 Section 195. 11.26 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,96,4 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than a total of $150,000 $300,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31 of each even-numbered year.

SB1-SSA1, s. 196 Section 196. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,96,8 11.26 (8m) No committee identified under s. 11.05 (3) (c) as a special interest committee may make any contribution or contributions to any other special interest committee.

SB1-SSA1, s. 197 Section 197. 11.26 (8w) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,96,16 11.26 (8w) (a) No committee identified as a special interest committee under s. 11.05 (3) (c) which has received more than 25% of its total income from contributions made to the committee by other special interest committees or by organizations which would be required to register under s. 11.05 as special interest committees if they were subject to this chapter during the portion of the year in which the committee registers under s. 11.05 and the 2-year period preceding the beginning of that year may make any contribution or disbursement.

SB1-SSA1,96,22 (b) No special interest committee under par. (a) may accept any contribution or contributions from all committees subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05 or from organizations which would be required to register as a committee under s. 11.05 if they were subject to this chapter exceeding 65% of the total amount or value of all income received and accepted by the special interest committee in a biennium under sub. (8) (a).

SB1-SSA1,96,24 (c) No special interest committee under par. (a) which violates the limitation under par. (b) may make any contribution or disbursement.

SB1-SSA1, s. 198 Section 198. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,97,6 11.26 (9) (a) No Except as authorized under sub. (9m), no individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided in s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative campaign committees.

SB1-SSA1,97,12 (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% 25% of the value of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided in s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.

SB1-SSA1, s. 199 Section 199. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,97,15 11.26 (9) (c) For purposes of pars. (a) and (b), a "committee" includes the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund.

SB1-SSA1, s. 200 Section 200. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,98,11 11.26 (9m) If any registrant or other individual or organization indicates in a statement filed under s. 11.065 an intent to make an expenditure, other than a disbursement, of $500 or more or to incur an obligation of $500 or more that is required to be disclosed under s. 11.065 for the purpose of making a communication which includes the name or likeness of a candidate, or if any registrant who or which is required to file a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicates an intent to make a disbursement of $500 or more or to incur an obligation of $500 or more for the purpose of making a communication which includes the name or likeness of a candidate, and the communication has the purpose or effect of opposing a candidate's candidacy or supporting his or her opponent, and the total of the expenditures and disbursements made or to be made and obligations incurred or to be incurred to oppose that candidate's candidacy or to support his or her opponent, excluding expenditures or disbursements attributable to obligations previously incurred, by all such individuals, organizations and registrants in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 10% of the limitation prescribed under s. 11.31 (2), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), applicable to that candidate during any campaign, as defined in s. 11.31 (7), the limitations prescribed in sub. (1) applicable to contributions made to that candidate in that campaign are 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) and the limitation prescribed under sub. (9) (a) does not apply to that candidate after the date on which those total expenditures, disbursements and obligations exceed that amount.

SB1-SSA1, s. 201 Section 201. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,99,4 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund may make contributions of more than 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or sub. (10m) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.

SB1-SSA1, s. 202 Section 202. 11.26 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,99,24 11.26 (10m) If any registrant or other individual or organization indicates in a statement filed under s. 11.065 an intent to make an expenditure, other than a disbursement, of $500 or more or to incur an obligation of $500 or more that is required to be disclosed under s. 11.065 for the purpose of making a communication which includes the name or likeness of a candidate, or if any registrant who or which is required to file a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) indicates an intent to make a disbursement of $500 or more or to incur an obligation of $500 or more for the purpose of making a communication which includes the name or likeness of a candidate, and the communication has the purpose or effect of opposing a candidate's candidacy or supporting his or her opponent, and the total of the expenditures and disbursements made or to be made and the obligations incurred or to be incurred to oppose that candidate's candidacy or to support his or her opponent, excluding expenditures or disbursements attributable to obligations previously incurred, by all such individuals, organizations and registrants in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 10% of the limitation prescribed under s. 11.31 (2), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), applicable to that candidate during any campaign, as defined in s. 11.31 (7), the limitation prescribed under sub. (10) does not apply to that candidate after the date on which those total expenditures, disbursements and obligations exceed that amount.

SB1-SSA1, s. 203 Section 203. 11.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,100,6 11.30 (2) (d) In addition to the requirements of pars. (a) to (c), a committee or individual required to file an oath a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) shall also in every communication in support of or in opposition to any clearly identified candidate or candidates by means of the use of a word or phrase specified in s. 11.01 (16) (a) 1. include the words "Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's agent or committee".

SB1-SSA1, s. 204 Section 204. 11.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,100,17 11.30 (5) Whenever any person receives payment from another person, in cash or in-kind, for the direct or indirect cost of conducting a poll contacting, by telephone, more than one potential voter for the purpose of asking questions concerning support or opposition to a candidate, political party or referendum, or to present any information or viewpoint concerning a candidate, political party or referendum, the person conducting the poll making the communication shall, at any time upon request of any person who is polled contacted and in any event no later than the conclusion of the communication, disclose the name and address of the person making payment for the poll and, in the case of a registrant under s. 11.05, the name of the treasurer of the person making payment communication.

SB1-SSA1, s. 205 Section 205. 11.31 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,100,19 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.

SB1-SSA1,100,20 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $250,000.

SB1-SSA1,100,21 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.

SB1-SSA1,100,23 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.

SB1-SSA1, s. 206 Section 206. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,101,3 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the election $100,000.

SB1-SSA1,101,6 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election $50,000.

SB1-SSA1, s. 207 Section 207. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,101,23 11.31 (2) (title) Limitation imposed on total disbursements. No candidate for state office at a spring or general election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed under sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies.

SB1-SSA1, s. 208 Section 208. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,102,6 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), and reallocate the total level between them. The candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.

SB1-SSA1, s. 209 Section 209. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.