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:
AB801,47,1
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.
AB801,48,1
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:
AB801,49,3
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).
AB801, s. 97 22Section 97. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,53,2423 11.50 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) For purposes of qualification for a grant from the general
24account:
AB801, s. 98 25Section 98. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 11.50 (1) (a) 1. a.
AB801, s. 99
1Section 99. 11.50 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 11.50 (1) (a) 1. b.
AB801, s. 100 2Section 100. 11.50 (1) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,54,83 11.50 (1) (a) 2m. For purposes of qualification for a grant from a political party
4account, an individual who is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) in the general election or
5a special election as the candidate of an eligible political party for a state office, other
6than district attorney, or an individual who has been lawfully appointed and certified
7to replace such an individual on the ballot at the general or a special election and who
8has qualified for a grant under sub. (2).
AB801, s. 101 9Section 101. 11.50 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,54,1010 11.50 (1) (am) "Eligible political party" means any of the following:
AB801,54,1411 1. A party qualifying under s. 5.62 (1) (b) for a separate ballot or one or more
12separate columns or rows on a ballot for the period beginning on the date of the
13preceding general election and ending on the day before the general election that
14follows that election.
AB801,54,1915 2. A party qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) for a separate ballot or one or more
16separate columns or rows on a ballot for the period beginning on the preceding June
171, or if that June 1 is in an odd-numbered year, the period beginning on June 1 of the
18preceding even-numbered year, and ending on May 31 of the 2nd year following that
19June 1.
AB801, s. 102 20Section 102. 11.50 (1) (bm) and (cm) of the statutes are created to read:
AB801,54,2221 11.50 (1) (bm) "General account" means the account in the fund created under
22sub. (2w).
AB801,54,2423 (cm) "Political party account" means an account in the fund created under sub.
24(2s).
AB801, s. 103 25Section 103. 11.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,55,22
111.50 (2) (a) Any individual who desires to qualify as an eligible candidate may
2file an application with the board requesting approval to participate in the fund. The
3application shall be filed no later than the applicable deadline for filing nomination
4papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m.
5on the 7th day after the primary or date on which the primary would be held if
6required in the case of write-in candidates, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 7th day
7after appointment in the case of candidates appointed to fill vacancies. The
8application shall contain a sworn statement that the candidate and his or her
9authorized agents have complied with the contribution limitations prescribed in s.
1011.26 and the disbursement limitations prescribed imposed under s. 11.31 (2), as
11adjusted under s. 11.31 (9),
at all times to which such limitations have applied to his
12or her candidacy and will continue to comply with the limitations at all times to
13which the limitations apply to his or her candidacy for the office in contest, unless
14the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
15candidate withdraws his or her application under par. (h),
or par. (i) s. 11.31 (3p)
16applies. The application shall also contain a sworn statement that the candidate and
17his or her agents have not accepted any contribution made by a committee other than
18a political party committee during the campaign, or, if any such contribution has
19been accepted, that the contribution has been returned or donated as provided in par.
20(j), and the candidate and his or her agents will not accept any such contribution
21during the campaign, unless the candidate is determined by the board to be ineligible
22to receive a grant after the date of that determination.
AB801, s. 104 23Section 104. 11.50 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,56,2424 11.50 (2) (b) 5. The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the candidate as
25of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the special primary

1is or would be held, if required, indicate that the candidate has received an amount
2equal to
at least the amount provided in this subdivision 3% of the applicable
3authorized disbursement limitation, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted
4under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m)
, from
5contributions of money, other than loans, made by individuals who reside in this
6state and, in the case of a candidate for legislative office, by individuals at least 50%
7of whom reside in a county having territory within the legislative district in which
8the candidate seeks office
, which contributions have been received during the period
9ending on the date of the spring primary and July 1 preceding such date in the case
10of candidates at the spring election, or the date of the September primary and
11January 1 preceding such date in the case of candidates at the general election, or
12the date that a special primary will or would be held, if required, and 90 days
13preceding such date or the date a special election is ordered, whichever is earlier, in
14the case of special election candidates at a special election, which contributions are
15in the aggregate amount of $100 or less, and which contributions are fully identified
16and itemized as to the exact source thereof. A contribution received from a conduit
17which is identified by the conduit as originating from an individual shall be
18considered a contribution made by the individual. Only the first $100 of an aggregate
19contribution of more than $100 may be counted toward the required percentage. For
20a candidate at the spring or general election for an office identified in s. 11.26 (1) (a)
21or a candidate at a special election, the required amount to qualify for a grant is 5%
22of the candidate's authorized disbursement limitation under s. 11.31. For any other
23candidate at the general election, the required amount to qualify for a grant is 10%
24of the candidate's authorized disbursement limitation under s. 11.31.
AB801, s. 105 25Section 105. 11.50 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,57,14
111.50 (2) (c) If a candidate has not filed financial reports as of the date of the
2spring primary, September primary, special primary, or date that the special primary
3would be held, if required, which indicate that he or she has met the qualification
4under par. (b) 5., the candidate may file a special report with the board. Such report
5shall be filed not later than the 7th day after the primary, or 7th day after the date
6the primary would be held, if required, and shall include such supplementary
7information as to sources of contributions which may be necessary to complete the
8candidate's qualification. The special report shall cover the period from the day after
9the last date covered on the candidate's most recent report, or from the date on which
10the first contribution was received or the first disbursement was made, whichever
11is earlier, if the candidate has not previously filed a report, to the date of such report.
12All information included on the special report shall also be included in the
13candidate's next report under s. 11.20. This paragraph does not apply to a candidate
14who files reports under s. 11.21 (16).
AB801, s. 106 15Section 106. 11.50 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB801,57,2316 11.50 (2) (g) A candidate who voluntarily files an application to receive a grant
17in accordance with this subsection accepts and agrees to comply with the
18contribution limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitations
19imposed under s. 11.31 (2), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), as binding upon himself
20or herself and his or her agents during the campaign of that candidate as defined in
21s. 11.31 (7), as a precondition to receipt of a grant under this section, unless the board
22determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate
23withdraws the application under par. (h),
or par. (i) s. 11.31 (3p) applies.
AB801, s. 107 24Section 107. 11.50 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB801, s. 108 25Section 108. 11.50 (2) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB801, s. 109
1Section 109. 11.50 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,58,112 11.50 (2) (j) If a candidate who desires to apply for a grant has accepted, or the
3candidate's personal campaign committee has accepted, a contribution from a
4committee other than a political party committee during the campaign for the office
5that the candidate seeks, the candidate shall, before filing an application to receive
6a grant, return the contribution or its monetary equivalent to the contributor, or, at
7the contributor's option, donate an amount equal to the contribution to the fund or
8to the common school fund. If the board later determines that the candidate is
9ineligible to receive a grant, the candidate may then accept contributions from
10committees other than political party committees after the date of that
11determination.
AB801, s. 110 12Section 110. 11.50 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB801,58,1713 11.50 (2m) Public Information. (a) Annually, no later than September 1, the
14board may notify the state treasurer that an amount not exceeding 5% of the amount
15transferred to the fund in that year shall be placed in a public information account.
16Moneys in this account shall be expended by the board for the purpose of providing
17public information concerning the purpose and effect of this section and s. 71.10 (3).
AB801,58,2018 (b) As part of the public information program under par. (a), the board shall
19prepare an easily understood description of the purpose and effect of this section and
20s. 71.10 (3).
AB801,58,2221 (c) Any amount placed in the public information account that is not expended
22by the board in any year shall be retained in that account.
AB801, s. 111 23Section 111. 11.50 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
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