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10.02
(3) (b) 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party
13ballot of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent
14candidates for
state office, the office of governor, state senator, and representative
15to the assembly, and make a cross (8) next to or depress the lever or button next to
16the candidate's name for each office for whom the elector intends to vote or insert or
17write in the name of the elector's choice for a party candidate, if any. In order to
18qualify for
participation in the Wisconsin election campaign a grant from the clean
19elections fund, a candidate for
state office
the office of governor, state senator, or
20representative to the assembly at the September primary
, other than a candidate for
21district attorney, or a special primary, if a special primary is held, must receive at
22least
6% 5% of all votes cast on all ballots for the office for which he or she is a
23candidate, in addition to other requirements.
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110.06
(1) (e) As soon as possible following the state canvass of the spring
2primary vote, but no later than the first Tuesday in March, the board shall send a
3type B notice certifying to each county clerk the list of candidates for the spring
4election. When no primary is held, this notice shall be sent under par. (c). The board
5shall also in any case send a certified list of candidates under s.
11.50 11.51 to the
6state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2) (c). When there is a referendum, the board
7shall send type A and C notices certifying each question to the county clerks as soon
8as possible, but no later than the first Tuesday in March.
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10.06
(1) (i) As soon as possible after the state canvass, but no later than the
114th Tuesday in September, the board shall send a type B notice certifying the list of
12candidates and type A and C notices certifying each question for any referendum to
13each county clerk for the general election and a certified list of candidates under s.
1411.50 11.51 to the state treasurer pursuant to s. 7.08 (2) (c).
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11.01
(4m) "Communication" means a message transmitted by means of a
17printed advertisement, billboard, handbill, sample ballot, radio or television
18advertisement, telephone call, or any medium that may be utilized for the purpose
19of disseminating or broadcasting a message, but not including a poll conducted solely
20for the purpose of identifying or collecting data concerning the attitudes or
21preferences of electors.
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22(11m) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure made for the purpose
23of making a communication that is made during the 60-day period preceding any
24September or special primary election for the office of governor, state senator,
25representative to the assembly and the date of the general or special election
1following that primary election, or if no special primary election for the office of state
2senator or representative to the assembly is held, during the 60-day period
3preceding a special election for one of those offices; that contains a reference to a
4clearly identified candidate for the office of governor, state senator, or representative
5to the assembly at that election; that is made without cooperation or consultation
6with such a candidate, or any authorized committee or agent of such a candidate; and
7that is not made in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate,
8or any authorized committee or agent of such a candidate.".
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11.06
(1) (a)
An Except as required under s. 11.51 (2), an itemized statement
13giving the date, full name and street address of each contributor who has made a
14contribution in excess of $20, or whose contribution if $20 or less aggregates more
15than $20 for the calendar year, together with the amount of the contribution and the
16cumulative total contributions made by that contributor for the calendar year.
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11.06
(1) (g)
An Except as required under s. 11.51 (9), an itemized statement
19of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and
20address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific
21purpose for which the disbursement was made.
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11.06
(1) (jm) A copy of any separate schedule prepared or received pursuant
24to an escrow agreement under s. 11.16 (5).
A candidate or personal campaign
1committee receiving contributions under such an agreement and attaching a
2separate schedule under this paragraph may indicate the percentage of the total
3contributions received, disbursements made and exclusions claimed under s. 11.31
4(6) without itemization, except that amounts received from any contributor pursuant
5to the agreement who makes any separate contribution to the candidate or personal
6campaign committee during the calendar year of receipt as indicated in the schedule
7shall be aggregated and itemized if required under par. (a) or (b).".
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128. Page 22, line 18: delete the material beginning with "
A" and ending with
13"
under this paragraph." on line 20 and substitute "
This paragraph does not apply to
14any disbursement that is required to be reported as an independent expenditure
15under par. (b).".
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11.12 (6) (b) 1. If any person makes an independent expenditure or incurs an
20obligation to make an independent expenditure, the person shall, within 24 hours
21of making the independent expenditure or incurring the obligation to make the
22independent expenditure, report to the board the information required under this
23paragraph in such manner as the board may prescribe.
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2. Each report under this paragraph shall contain the following information:
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1a. The name of each candidate who is identified in each communication
2financed with the independent expenditure or obligation.
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b. A statement as to whether the communication is intended to support or
4oppose that candidate.
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c. The total amount or value of the independent expenditure or obligation and
6the cumulative independent expenditures made and obligations to make
7independent expenditures incurred by the person with respect to that election.
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3. If the person is a registrant, the person shall also include the information
9reported under subd. 2. in the next regular report of the person under s. 11.20. Upon
10receipt of a report under this paragraph, the board shall, within 24 hours of receipt,
11mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition
12to one of whom an independent expenditure or obligation identified in the report is
13made.".
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11.16
(5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee
, or political
18party committee
or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
19escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
20conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
21candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
22distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
23The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
24program. 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).".
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11.26
(13) Except as provided in sub. (9), contributions Contributions received
20from the Wisconsin election campaign fund are not subject to limitation by this
21section.
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111.26
(17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
2(1), (2),
and (9)
and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
3specified in this subsection.".
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711.31 (title)
Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.
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11.31
(1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
10established with reference to the candidates listed below.
Except as provided in sub.
11(2), such The levels are subject to adjustment under sub. (9). The levels do not
12operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized
13to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.".
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11.31
(4) Allocation. Except as provided in sub. (3m), whenever Whenever a
21separate disbursement level is specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
22candidate who disburses less than the authorized level in the primary may not
23reallocate the balance to increase the level in the election. Whenever a separate
24disbursement level is not specified for a primary and election under sub. (1), a
1candidate may allocate disbursements between the primary and election campaign
2within the total level of disbursements specified in sub. (1) in any proportion desired,
3and may carry over unexpended contributions from a primary campaign to an
4election campaign.
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11.31
(7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods
8to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are
9charged against the disbursement
limitation level for that campaign.
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11.31
(7) (c) Disbursements which are made after a campaign to retire a debt
12incurred in relation to a campaign are charged against the disbursement
limitation 13level for that campaign.
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11.31
(8) Certain contributions excluded. The
limitations imposed levels
16specified under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting
17a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the
limitations levels 18shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or
, if received
19in the form of money, when disbursed.".
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11.31
(10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus
23materials 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.".
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811.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for the office of
9governor, state senator, or representative to the assembly may qualify to receive a
10grant from the clean elections fund by fulfilling the requirements of this section.
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11(2) (a) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
12candidate shall obtain and deposit with the state treasurer the number of qualifying
13contributions specified in this subsection, in the amount of $5 each, each of which
14shall be received from an elector of this state and, in the case of a candidate for
15legislative office, an elector of the district in which the candidate seeks office. The
16name and address of each elector making a qualifying contribution shall be identified
17in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a). The number of required
18qualifying contributions for a candidate for each office is:
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1. Governor, 2,500.
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2. State senator, 150.
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3. Representative to the assembly, 50.
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(b) In addition to the requirements imposed under par. (a), a candidate does not
23qualify to receive a grant for a general or special election unless the candidate
1receives at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for the same
2office at the September primary, or at a special primary if a special primary is held.
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3(3) Prior to notification that a candidate has qualified to receive a grant from
4the clean elections fund under sub. (7), a candidate may accept seed money
5contributions from individuals. The total seed money contributions accepted by a
6candidate from one contributor, including any seed money contributions made by a
7candidate to his or her own campaign, may not exceed $100. The total seed money
8contributions accepted by a candidate during the candidate's campaign, as defined
9in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the aggregate, the following amount for the office
10sought by candidate:
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(a) Governor, $50,000.
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(b) State senator, $1,500.
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(c) Representative to the assembly, $500.
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14(4) A contributor who makes a qualifying contribution may also make a seed
15money contribution in the full amount authorized under sub. (3).
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16(5) A candidate shall remit to the state treasurer all seed money contributions
17received by the candidate that are unencumbered on the day the candidate receives
18notification of qualification for a grant under sub. (7). The state treasurer shall
19deposit all seed money contributions received under this subsection in the clean
20elections fund.
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21(6) No candidate who accepts a grant from the clean elections fund may accept
22any seed money contribution under sub. (3) after receiving notification of
23qualification for a grant under sub. (7).
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24(7) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
25candidate shall file an application with the board, no later than a time specified by
1the board by rule, in which the candidate shall affirm that he or she has not accepted
2and agrees not to accept a contribution from any source other than a contribution
3required under sub. (2), a contribution authorized under sub. (3), and the candidate's
4grant from the clean elections fund during the campaign of the candidate, as defined
5in s. 11.31 (7). If the candidate desires to receive grant payments by electronic
6transfer, the candidate shall include in his or her application sufficient information
7and authorization for the state treasurer to transfer payments to his or her campaign
8depository account. The board shall notify each candidate who qualifies to receive
9a grant from the clean elections fund as promptly as possible following qualification.
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10(8) (a) The board shall distribute primary election grants from the clean
11elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section
12as soon as possible preceding the date that the primary election is held for the office
13which the candidate seeks or the date on which the primary election would be held
14if a primary election were required to be held.
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(b) The board shall distribute grants for the general or for a special election
16from the clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under
17this section as soon as possible after the date of the primary election for the office
18sought by the candidate, or the date on which the primary election would be held if
19a primary election were required to be held, except that, in the case of a candidate
20of a recognized political party for a partisan office, the board shall distribute a grant
21to a candidate for an office for which a primary election was held only if the candidate
22was nominated at that election.
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23(9) A candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund shall file
24with the board reports of all disbursements made in the manner provided under s.
2511.06 (1) (g), without regard to the amounts thereof.
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1(10) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. (11) to (13), a candidate who
2qualifies to receive a grant from the clean elections fund under this section shall
3receive a grant in the following amount for the office sought by the candidate and for
4the election specified, less the aggregate amount of contributions accepted by the
5candidate under sub. (3):
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6Primary General or
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7Office Election Special Election
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1. Governor $500,000 $1,000,000
