AB801, s. 62 24Section 62. 11.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.22 (3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
2and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
3not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and
4addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
5registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
6indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
7exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
8been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing
9requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the
10filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a
11separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant
12from compliance with this chapter.
AB801, s. 63 13Section 63. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,43,214 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
15any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions
16or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for
17such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s.
1811.05 (1), or (2) or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each
19of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual
20under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14.
21Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly
22responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil
23liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group
24of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The

1treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
2submitted by it under this chapter.
AB801, s. 64 3Section 64. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,43,84 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
5or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
6to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the
7board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
8treasurer.
AB801, s. 65 9Section 65. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,43,1210 11.24 (1w) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who
11applies for a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee
12other than a political party committee.
AB801, s. 66 13Section 66. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
AB801, s. 67 14Section 67. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,43,2015 11.24 (4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
16elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee
17authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
18official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
19beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending
20on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act.
AB801,43,2521 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
22incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
23filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
24under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official
25resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
AB801, s. 68
1Section 68. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,44,142 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions
3and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of
4making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office; for payment
5of civil penalties incurred by the registrant under this chapter but not under any
6other chapter
; or for payment of the expenses of nonpartisan campaigns to increase
7voter registration or participation. Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign
8committee or support committee may accept contributions and make disbursements
9from a campaign depository account for payment of inaugural expenses of an
10individual who is elected to state or local office. If such expenses are paid from
11contributions made to the campaign depository account, they are reportable under
12s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such expenses are not reportable under s.
1311.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign depository account are used for such
14expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.
AB801, s. 69 15Section 69. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,44,2016 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
17make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to
18any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
19acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
20opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB801, s. 70 21Section 70. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,45,322 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, other than a political party committee or
23legislative campaign committee
, and no individual or committee serving as a
24conduit,
may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
25nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under

1s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
2candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per
3candidate:
AB801, s. 71 4Section 71. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,45,75 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
6state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
7the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$45,000.
AB801, s. 72 8Section 72. 11.26 (2) (ad) to (au) of the statutes are created to read:
AB801,45,99 11.26 (2) (ad) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $15,000.
AB801,45,1010 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $25,000.
AB801,45,1211 (au) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
12justice, $10,000.
AB801, s. 73 13Section 73. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,45,1914 11.26 (4) No Except as provided in sub. (10), no individual, except an individual
15serving as a conduit,
may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates
16for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject
17to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign
18committees and
committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of
19$10,000 in any calendar year.
AB801, s. 74 20Section 74. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,46,221 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
22a total of $150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all
23other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees
24and
transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium

1commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
2of each even-numbered year.
AB801,46,53 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 $18,000 in
4value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its
5subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
AB801,46,96 (c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign
7committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
8political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000
9$18,000.
AB801, s. 75 10Section 75. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,46,1311 11.26 (8m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no committee may make a
12contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal campaign, or
13support committee.
AB801,46,1614 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee that
15is affiliated with a labor organization to any other committee that is affiliated with
16the same labor organization.
AB801, s. 76 17Section 76. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
AB801,46,2419 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may
20receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level
21determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate
the
22following amount
during any primary and election campaign combined from all
23committees subject to a filing requirement, including
political party and legislative
24campaign
committees.:
AB801, s. 77 25Section 77. 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:
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111.26 (9) (a) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $400,000.
AB801,47,22 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $100,000.
AB801,47,33 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $100,000.
AB801,47,54 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or
5state superintendent, $50,000.
AB801,47,66 5. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $24,000.
AB801,47,77 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $12,000.
AB801,47,118 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 20% of the value of the total
9disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under
10s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office
11for which he or she is a candidate.
AB801, s. 78 12Section 78. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB801,47,1914 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may
15receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level
16determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate
the
17following amount
during any primary and election campaign combined from all
18committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject
19to a filing requirement.:
AB801, s. 79 20Section 79. 11.26 (9) (b) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:
AB801,47,2121 11.26 (9) (b) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $485,190.
AB801,47,2222 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $145,564.
AB801,47,2323 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $ 242,550.
AB801,47,2524 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or
25state superintendent, $97,031.
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15. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $15,525.
AB801,48,22 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $7,763.
AB801,48,63 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 25% of the value of the total
4disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and as adjusted as provided
5under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the
6office for which he or she is a candidate.
AB801, s. 80 7Section 80. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB801, s. 81 8Section 81. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,48,249 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
10application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make
11contributions of more than 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) to the
12candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the
13personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the
14candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
15receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
16or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies
. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received
17by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which
18is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of
19the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the
20candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to
21amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own
22campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation
23if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to
24the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
AB801, s. 82 25Section 82. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of
2money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11)
3(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.
AB801, s. 83 4Section 83. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
AB801, s. 84 5Section 84. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,49,106 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
7established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
8adjustment under subs. (1m) and (9).
Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do
9not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or
10authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB801, s. 85 11Section 85. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB801,49,1212 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.
AB801,49,1313 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $500,000.
AB801,49,1414 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.
AB801,49,1615 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
16superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.
AB801, s. 86 17Section 86. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,49,1818 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
AB801, s. 87 19Section 87. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB801,49,2220 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 $100,000 total in the primary
21and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 $72,000 for either the
22primary or the election.
AB801,49,2523 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 $50,000 total in the
24primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 $36,000 for either
25the primary or the election.
AB801, s. 88
1Section 88. 11.31 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,50,122 11.31 (1m) Disbursement level for candidates in competitive partisan
3primary elections.
The total disbursement level for any candidate for a partisan
4office at a general or special election whose name appears on the ballot as a candidate
5for an office at a primary election preceding that election and who receives less than
6twice as many votes at that primary election as another candidate for the same office
7within the same political party, and who has an opponent in the general or special
8election who received at least 6% of the votes cast for all candidates for the office that
9the candidate seeks on all ballots at the September primary or any special primary
10preceding the general or special election, is 120% of the amount specified in sub. (1)
11for the candidate for the same office who receives the greatest number of votes in the
12primary election, as adjusted as provided in sub. (9).
AB801, s. 89 13Section 89. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,51,314 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
15election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
16Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from
17the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the
18amount prescribed in sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided
19under sub. (9)
, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
20receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
21or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election
22who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin
23election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or
24her
campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
25prescribed under sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding

1spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the
2candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her
3application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.
AB801, s. 90 4Section 90. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed:
AB801, s. 91 5Section 91. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,51,116 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the
7limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
8of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin election
9campaign fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b),
10adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
and reallocate the total level between them. The
11candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.
AB801, s. 92 12Section 92. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,51,1613 11.31 (3p) Candidates receiving additional grants; exception. If a candidate
14receives a grant under s. 11.50 (9) (b), (ba), or (bb), the disbursement limitation of
15that candidate for the campaign in which the grant is received is increased by the
16amount of that grant.
AB801, s. 93 17Section 93. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,51,2118 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
19"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
2012-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
21statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
AB801,52,922 (b) The dollar amounts of all disbursement limitations specified in sub. (1) shall
23be subject to a cost-of-living adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in
24accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall
25calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the

112-month period ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the
2consumer price index for calendar year 2003. For each biennium, the board shall
3adjust the disbursement limitations specified under sub. (1) by that percentage to the
4extent required to reflect any difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $25 in
5the case of amounts of $1 or more, which amount shall be in effect until a subsequent
6rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b),
7and (3), determinations under this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency
8rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary
9for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.
AB801, s. 94 10Section 94. 11.38 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,53,211 11.38 (1) (a) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., any such corporation or association
12may establish and administer a separate segregated fund and solicit contributions
13from individuals to the fund to be utilized by such corporation or association, for the
14purpose of supporting or opposing any candidate for state or local office but the
15corporation or association may not make any contribution to the fund. The fund shall
16appoint a treasurer and shall register as a political committee under s. 11.05. A
17parent corporation or association engaging solely in this activity is not subject to
18registration under s. 11.05, but shall register and file special reports on forms
19prescribed by the board disclosing its administrative and solicitation expenses on
20behalf of such fund. A corporation not domiciled in this state need report only its
21expenses for administration and solicitation of contributions in this state together
22with a statement indicating where information concerning other administration and
23solicitation expenses of its fund may be obtained. The reports shall be filed with the
24filing officer for the fund specified in s. 11.02 in the manner provided under s. 11.21

1(16), if applicable, or otherwise in the manner
in which continuing reports are filed
2under s. 11.20 (4) and (8).
AB801, s. 95 3Section 95. 11.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,53,84 11.38 (6) Any individual or campaign treasurer who receives funds in violation
5of this section shall promptly return such funds to the contributor or, donate the
6funds to the common school fund or a charitable organization or transfer the funds
7to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
, at the treasurer's
8option.
AB801, s. 96 9Section 96. 11.38 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,53,2110 11.38 (8) (b) Except as authorized in s. 11.05 (12) (b) and (13), prior to making
11any disbursement on behalf of a political group which is promoting or opposing a
12particular vote at a referendum and prior to accepting any contribution or making
13any disbursement to promote or oppose a particular vote at a referendum, a
14corporation or association organized under ch. 185 shall register with the
15appropriate filing officer specified in s. 11.02 and appoint a treasurer. The
16registration form of the corporation or association under s. 11.05 shall designate an
17account separate from all other corporation or association accounts as a campaign
18depository account, through which all moneys received or expended for the adoption
19or rejection of the referendum shall pass. The corporation or association shall file
20periodic reports under s. 11.20 and under s. 11.21 (16), if applicable, providing the
21information required under s. 11.06 (1).
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