AB801: Bill Text

AB801, s. 62 Section 62. 11.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,42,12 11.22 (3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.

AB801, s. 63 Section 63. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,43,2 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s. 11.05 (1), or (2) or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14. Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report submitted by it under this chapter.

AB801, s. 64 Section 64. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,43,8 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, at the option of the treasurer.

AB801, s. 65 Section 65. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,43,12 11.24 (1w) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who applies for a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee other than a political party committee.

AB801, s. 66 Section 66. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).

AB801, s. 67 Section 67. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,43,20 11.24 (4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act.

AB801,43,25 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).

AB801, s. 68 Section 68. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,44,14 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 but not under any other 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.

AB801, s. 69 Section 69. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,44,20 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, 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 under s. 11.06 (7) 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:

AB801, s. 70 Section 70. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,45,3 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee, and no individual or committee serving as a conduit, 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 under s. 11.06 (7) 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:

AB801, s. 71 Section 71. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,45,7 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1) $45,000.

AB801, s. 72 Section 72. 11.26 (2) (ad) to (au) of the statutes are created to read:

AB801,45,9 11.26 (2) (ad) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $15,000.

AB801,45,10 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $25,000.

AB801,45,12 (au) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $10,000.

AB801, s. 73 Section 73. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,45,19 11.26 (4) No Except as provided in sub. (10), no individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.

AB801, s. 74 Section 74. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,46,2 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than a total of $150,000 $450,000 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.

AB801,46,5 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 $18,000 in value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.

AB801,46,9 (c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000 $18,000.

AB801, s. 75 Section 75. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,46,13 11.26 (8m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no committee may make a contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal campaign, or support committee.

AB801,46,16 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee that is affiliated with a labor organization to any other committee that is affiliated with the same labor organization.

AB801, s. 76 Section 76. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB801,46,24 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) 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 determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate the following amount during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative campaign committees.:

AB801, s. 77 Section 77. 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:

AB801,47,1 11.26 (9) (a) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $400,000.

AB801,47,2 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $100,000.

AB801,47,3 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $100,000.

AB801,47,5 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $50,000.

AB801,47,6 5. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $24,000.

AB801,47,7 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $12,000.

AB801,47,11 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 20% of the value of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office for which he or she is a candidate.

AB801, s. 78 Section 78. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB801,47,19 11.26 (9) (b) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate the following amount during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.:

AB801, s. 79 Section 79. 11.26 (9) (b) 1. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:

AB801,47,21 11.26 (9) (b) 1. For a candidate for the office of governor, $485,190.

AB801,47,22 2. For a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, $145,564.

AB801,47,23 3. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $ 242,550.

AB801,47,25 4. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $97,031.

AB801,48,1 5. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $15,525.

AB801,48,2 6. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $7,763.

AB801,48,6 7. For a candidate for any other state or local office, 25% of the value of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and as adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office for which he or she is a candidate.

AB801, s. 80 Section 80. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB801, s. 81 Section 81. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,48,24 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign 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 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.

AB801, s. 82 Section 82. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,49,3 11.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11) (a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.

AB801, s. 83 Section 83. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.

AB801, s. 84 Section 84. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,49,10 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to adjustment under subs. (1m) and (9). Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.

AB801, s. 85 Section 85. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB801,49,12 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.

AB801,49,13 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $500,000.

AB801,49,14 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.

AB801,49,16 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.

AB801, s. 86 Section 86. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,49,18 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.

AB801, s. 87 Section 87. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB801,49,22 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 $100,000 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 $72,000 for either the primary or the election.

AB801,49,25 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 $50,000 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 $36,000 for either the primary or the election.

AB801, s. 88 Section 88. 11.31 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,50,12 11.31 (1m) Disbursement level for candidates in competitive partisan primary elections. The total disbursement level for any candidate for a partisan office at a general or special election whose name appears on the ballot as a candidate for an office at a primary election preceding that election and who receives less than twice as many votes at that primary election as another candidate for the same office within the same political party, and who has an opponent in the general or special election who received at least 6% of the votes cast for all candidates for the office that the candidate seeks on all ballots at the September primary or any special primary preceding the general or special election, is 120% of the amount specified in sub. (1) for the candidate for the same office who receives the greatest number of votes in the primary election, as adjusted as provided in sub. (9).

AB801, s. 89 Section 89. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,51,3 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. 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 election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, 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) sub. (3p) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or her 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 s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.

AB801, s. 90 Section 90. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed:

AB801, s. 91 Section 91. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,51,11 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 election campaign 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.

AB801, s. 92 Section 92. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,51,16 11.31 (3p) Candidates receiving additional grants; exception. If a candidate receives a grant under s. 11.50 (9) (b), (ba), or (bb), the disbursement limitation of that candidate for the campaign in which the grant is received is increased by the amount of that grant.

AB801, s. 93 Section 93. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB801,51,21 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.

AB801,52,9 (b) The dollar amounts of all disbursement limitations specified in sub. (1) shall be subject to a cost-of-living adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2003. For each biennium, the board shall adjust the disbursement limitations specified under sub. (1) by that percentage to the extent required to reflect any difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $25 in the case of amounts of $1 or more, which amount shall be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.

AB801, s. 94 Section 94. 11.38 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,53,2 11.38 (1) (a) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., any such corporation or association may establish and administer a separate segregated fund and solicit contributions from individuals to the fund to be utilized by such corporation or association, for the purpose of supporting or opposing any candidate for state or local office but the corporation or association may not make any contribution to the fund. The fund shall appoint a treasurer and shall register as a political committee under s. 11.05. A parent corporation or association engaging solely in this activity is not subject to registration under s. 11.05, but shall register and file special reports on forms prescribed by the board disclosing its administrative and solicitation expenses on behalf of such fund. A corporation not domiciled in this state need report only its expenses for administration and solicitation of contributions in this state together with a statement indicating where information concerning other administration and solicitation expenses of its fund may be obtained. The reports shall be filed with the filing officer for the fund specified in s. 11.02 in the manner provided under s. 11.21 (16), if applicable, or otherwise in the manner in which continuing reports are filed under s. 11.20 (4) and (8).

AB801, s. 95 Section 95. 11.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,53,8 11.38 (6) Any individual or campaign treasurer who receives funds in violation of this section shall promptly return such funds to the contributor or, donate the funds to the common school fund or a charitable organization or transfer the funds to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, at the treasurer's option.

AB801, s. 96 Section 96. 11.38 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB801,53,21 11.38 (8) (b) Except as authorized in s. 11.05 (12) (b) and (13), prior to making any disbursement on behalf of a political group which is promoting or opposing a particular vote at a referendum and prior to accepting any contribution or making any disbursement to promote or oppose a particular vote at a referendum, a corporation or association organized under ch. 185 shall register with the appropriate filing officer specified in s. 11.02 and appoint a treasurer. The registration form of the corporation or association under s. 11.05 shall designate an account separate from all other corporation or association accounts as a campaign depository account, through which all moneys received or expended for the adoption or rejection of the referendum shall pass. The corporation or association shall file periodic reports under s. 11.20 and under s. 11.21 (16), if applicable, providing the information required under s. 11.06 (1).