AB843-engrossed,33,1714 11.12 (4) Each registrant shall report contributions, disbursements and
15incurred obligations in accordance with s. 11.20. Except as permitted under s. 11.06
16(2), (3) and (3m), each report shall contain the information which is required under
17s. 11.06 (1).
AB843-engrossed, s. 36 18Section 36. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended
19to read:
AB843-engrossed,34,1720 11.12 (6) (a) If any disbursement of more than $20 individual or committee
21incurs one or more obligations or makes one or more disbursements in an amount
22exceeding $250
cumulatively is made for the purpose of making one or more
23communications
to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate
24by an individual or committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in
25which the candidate's name appears on the ballot without cooperation or

1consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a candidate who
2is supported or opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of
3such a candidate, agent or committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee
4shall, within 24 hours of after making the disbursement each communication not
5identified in a previous report filed under this subsection
, inform the appropriate
6filing officer of. The report shall include the information required under s. 11.06 (1)
7and shall be made in such manner as the board may prescribe. The information shall
8also be included in the next regular report of the individual or committee under s.
911.20. For purposes of this subsection, obligations and disbursements cumulate
10beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection
11report and ending with the day before the primary or election and disbursements
12made for the purpose of payment of obligations that were previously reported are not
13included in determining the cumulative amount of obligations and disbursements
.
14Upon receipt of a report identifying any obligation or disbursement under this
15subsection, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report
16to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom an obligation
17is incurred or
a disbursement identified in the report is made.
AB843-engrossed, s. 37 18Section 37. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,35,219 11.12 (6) (b) If a person incurs an obligation or makes a disbursement for the
20purpose of financing communications that are to be made on more than one day, the
21person may report the entire obligation or disbursement under par. (a) for the day
22on which the person makes the first communication financed by the obligation or
23disbursement, or the person may report for each day on which the person makes one
24or more communications financed by the obligation or disbursement the

1proportionate amount of the obligation or disbursement attributable to the cost of the
2communication or communications made on that day.
AB843-engrossed, s. 38 3Section 38. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,35,114 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
5exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
6credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
7accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
8promptly return the contribution, or shall donate it the contribution to the common
9school fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board
10for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
in the event that the donor
11cannot be identified.
AB843-engrossed, s. 39 12Section 39. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,36,213 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
14party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
15escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
16conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
17candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
18distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
19The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
20program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
21connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
22separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
23For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
24prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
25information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)

1for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
2who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB843-engrossed, s. 40 3Section 40. 11.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,36,204 11.19 (1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will
5no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements
6made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred
7obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing
8officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the
9reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual funds
10may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors
11in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, transferred to the board for
12deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
or donated to a charitable
13organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
14were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). A
15registrant to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that
16subsection with a termination report filed under this subsection. If a termination
17report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant shall continue
18to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than the dates
19specified in s. 11.20. This subsection does not apply to any registrant making an
20indication under s. 11.05 (2r).
AB843-engrossed, s. 41 21Section 41. 11.20 (2), (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,37,622 11.20 (2) Preprimary and Unless a candidate is required to file additional
23reports under sub. (3) (be), each candidate who seeks office at a primary or other
24election, or his or her personal campaign committee, shall file a preprimary and

25preelection reports report under s. 11.06 (1), which shall be received by the

1appropriate filing officer no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding
2the primary and the election. Each candidate who is required to file reports under
3sub. (3) (be), or his or her personal campaign committee, shall file each preprimary
4and preelection report under sub. (3) (be) so that the report is received by the
5appropriate filing officer no earlier than the day after the end of the week to which
6the report pertains and no later than the 5th day after the end of that week.
AB843-engrossed,37,13 7(3) (a) A Unless additional reports are required under par. (be), a candidate
8or personal campaign committee of a candidate at a primary shall file a preprimary
9and preelection report. If a candidate for a nonpartisan state office at an election is
10not required to participate in a primary, the candidate or personal campaign
11committee of the candidate shall file a preprimary report at the time prescribed in
12sub. (2) or (3) (be) preceding the date specified in s. 5.02 (20) or (22) for the holding
13of the primary, were it to be required.
AB843-engrossed,37,1614 (b) A Unless additional reports are required under par. (be), a candidate or
15personal campaign committee of a candidate at an election other than a primary
16shall file a preelection report.
AB843-engrossed, s. 42 17Section 42. 11.20 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,38,518 11.20 (3) (be) In addition to any reports required under sub. (2), if a candidate
19for a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), (e), or (f) who seeks to have his or
20her name appear on the ballot at a general, spring, or special election, as of the 15th
21day before the primary election at which the candidate seeks nomination or, if no
22primary is held, as of the 15th day before the date on which the primary would be
23held, if a primary were required, or at any time thereafter, has received contributions
24or other income in a total amount exceeding 75% of the disbursement level specified
25in s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office that the candidate seeks,

1the candidate or his or her personal campaign committee shall file preprimary or
2preelection reports beginning with the week which includes that day for each week
3prior to any primary election, and for each week prior to the succeeding general,
4spring, or special election, if the name of the candidate appears on the ballot at that
5election.
AB843-engrossed, s. 43 6Section 43. 11.20 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,38,87 11.20 (8) (intro.) Reports filed under subs. (2), (3) (be), (4) and (4m) shall include
8all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:
AB843-engrossed, s. 44 9Section 44. 11.20 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,38,1110 11.20 (8) (a) The 15th day preceding the primary or election in the case of the
11preprimary and preelection report under sub. (2);
AB843-engrossed, s. 45 12Section 45. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,38,1413 11.20 (8) (am) The Saturday preceding the due date under sub. (2) in the case
14of a preprimary or preelection report under sub. (3) (be).
AB843-engrossed, s. 46 15Section 46. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,38,2116 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
17receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
18the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under
19s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for which such person is a candidate. Failure
20to receive the notice required by this subsection does not constitute a defense to a
21violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
AB843-engrossed, s. 47 22Section 47. 11.21 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,39,623 11.21 (17) Promulgate rules that require public access channel operators and
24licensees of public television stations in this state to provide a minimum amount of
25free time on public access channels and public television stations to individuals

1whose names are certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear as candidates
2for state office on the ballot at general, spring, or special elections. The rules
3promulgated under this subsection shall require public access channel operators and
4licensees of public television stations to offer the same amount of time to each
5candidate for a particular state office, but may require different amounts of time to
6be offered to candidates for different offices.
AB843-engrossed, s. 48 7Section 48. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,39,208 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
9any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving
10contributions, or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a
11calendar year for such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration
12statement under s. 11.05 (1), (2), or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing
13address of each of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every
14individual under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under
15s. 11.14. Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is
16jointly responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of
17civil liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by
18a group of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5).
19The treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
20submitted by it under this chapter.
AB843-engrossed, s. 49 21Section 49. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,40,222 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
23or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
24to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the

1board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
2treasurer.
AB843-engrossed, s. 50 3Section 50. 11.24 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,40,64 11.24 (1s) (a) In this subsection, "federal candidate committee" means a
5committee of an individual who seeks or sought election to the U.S. senate or house
6of representatives designated by the individual under 2 USC 432 (e).
AB843-engrossed,40,87 (b) No federal candidate committee may make a contribution to a candidate,
8personal campaign committee or support committee.
AB843-engrossed, s. 51 9Section 51. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,40,1310 11.24 (1w) (a) "Federal political registrant" means a committee that is
11registered with the federal election commission under 2 USC 433 (a), other than an
12authorized campaign committee designated under 2 USC 432 (e) (3), a national
13political party committee, or a state political party committee.
AB843-engrossed,40,1514 (b) No personal campaign committee may make a contribution to a federal
15political registrant.
AB843-engrossed, s. 52 16Section 52. 11.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,40,1817 11.25 (2) (am) No federal candidate committee, as defined in s. 11.24 (1s) (a),
18may make a disbursement.
AB843-engrossed, s. 53 19Section 53. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,41,720 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions
21and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of
22making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office , except as
23provided in s. 11.24 (1w)
; for payment of civil penalties incurred by the registrant
24under this chapter but not under any other chapter; or for payment of the expenses
25of nonpartisan campaigns to increase voter registration or participation.

1Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign committee or support committee may
2accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account
3for payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to state or local
4office. If such expenses are paid from contributions made to the campaign depository
5account, they are reportable under s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such
6expenses are not reportable under s. 11.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign
7depository account are used for such expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.
AB843-engrossed, s. 54 8Section 54. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,41,169 11.26 (1) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1t), (9m),
10and (10), no
individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate
11for election or nomination to any of the following offices office specified in pars. (a)
12to (c) who has filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) or for election or nomination to
13any office specified in pars. (cc) to (d)
and to any individual or committee under s.
1411.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
15candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per
16candidate:
AB843-engrossed, s. 55 17Section 55. 11.26 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,41,1818 11.26 (1) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $1,500.
AB843-engrossed,41,1919 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $750.
AB843-engrossed, s. 56 20Section 56. 11.26 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,42,221 11.26 (1m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1t) and
22(9m), no individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for
23election or nomination to any of the following offices who has not filed an affidavit
24under s. 11.31 (2m) and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely

1in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to
2the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB843-engrossed,42,43 (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
4treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $5,000.
AB843-engrossed,42,55 (b) Candidates for state senator, $750.
AB843-engrossed,42,66 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $375.
AB843-engrossed, s. 57 7Section 57. 11.26 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,42,168 11.26 (1t) The limitations under sub. (1m) apply to any candidate who files an
9affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) but who the board determines is ineligible to receive
10a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, who withdraws his or her
11application for a grant under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or to whom s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, unless
12the candidate subsequently files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b). If a candidate
13files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b), the limitations under sub. (1) apply to that
14candidate beginning on the date that the affidavit is filed. Contributions made before
15the date on which a limitation changes under this subsection are lawful if the
16contributions were lawful at the time they were made.
AB843-engrossed, s. 58 17Section 58. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,42,2518 11.26 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under sub. (2t),
19no
committee other than a political party committee or legislative campaign
20committee
may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
21nomination to any of the following offices office specified in pars. (a) to (c) who has
22filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) or for election or nomination to any office
23specified in pars. (cc) to (e)
and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
24acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
25opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB843-engrossed, s. 59
1Section 59. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,42 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
3state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
4the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$43,500.
AB843-engrossed, s. 60 5Section 60. 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av) of the statutes are created to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,66 11.26 (2) (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $12,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,77 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $22,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,88 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $12,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,99 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $8,650.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61 10Section 61. 11.26 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,1111 11.26 (2) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $1,500.
AB843-engrossed,43,1212 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $750.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61g 13Section 61g. 11.26 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,2014 11.26 (2m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under sub. (2t), no
15committee other than a political party committee may make any contribution or
16contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
17who has not filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) and to any individual or committee
18under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition
19to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified
20per candidate:
AB843-engrossed,43,2121 (a) Candidates for governor, $21,750.
AB843-engrossed,43,2222 (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $6,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2323 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $11,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2424 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $6,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2525 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $4,325.
AB843-engrossed,44,1
1(b) Candidates for state senator, $750.
AB843-engrossed,44,22 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $375.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61r 3Section 61r. 11.26 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,124 11.26 (2t) The limitations under sub. (2m) apply to any candidate who files an
5affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) but who the board determines is ineligible to receive
6a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, who withdraws his or her
7application for a grant under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or to whom s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, unless
8the candidate subsequently files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b). If a candidate
9files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b), the limitations under sub. (2) apply to that
10candidate beginning on the date that the affidavit is filed. Contributions made before
11the date on which a limitation changes under this subsection are lawful if the
12contributions were lawful at the time they were made.
AB843-engrossed, s. 62 13Section 62. 11.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,1814 11.26 (3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) and, (1m), (2), and (2m) apply
15cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate
16participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total
17limitation may be apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and
18election. All moneys cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.
AB843-engrossed, s. 63 19Section 63. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,2420 11.26 (4) No Subject to sub. (10a), no individual may make any contribution or
21contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who
22or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05,
23including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the
24extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
AB843-engrossed, s. 64 25Section 64. 11.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,7
111.26 (5) The contribution limits provided in subs. (1), (1m), and (4) do not apply
2to a candidate who makes any contribution or contributions to his or her own
3campaign for office from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal
4funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's
5spouse, with respect to any contribution or contributions made to that candidate's
6campaign only. A candidate's personal contributions shall be deposited in his or her
7campaign depository account and reported in the normal manner.
AB843-engrossed, s. 65 8Section 65. 11.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,159 11.26 (6) When a candidate adopts a preexisting support committee as his or
10her personal campaign committee, the support committee is deemed to have been the
11same committee as the candidate's personal campaign committee for purposes of the
12application of subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs.
13(1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9) do not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made
14at the time of such adoption, but do apply to the contributions which have been made
15by any other committee to the support committee at the time of adoption.
AB843-engrossed, s. 66 16Section 66. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,2317 11.26 (8) (a) No Subject to sub. (10a), no political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13)
18may receive more than a total of $150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in
19any biennium from all other committees, excluding contributions from legislative
20campaign committees and
transfers between party committees of the same party.
21In this paragraph, a "biennium commences" means the time period commencing
22with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends ending with December 31 of
23each even-numbered year.
AB843-engrossed,46,324 (b) No Subject to sub. (10a), no such political party may receive more than a
25total of $6,000 $18,000 in value of its contributions in any calendar year from any

1specific committee or its that specific committee's subunits or affiliates, excluding
2legislative campaign and political transfers between party committees of the same
3party
.
AB843-engrossed,46,74 (c) No Subject to sub. (10a), no committee, other than a political party or
5legislative campaign
committee, may make any contribution or contributions,
6directly or indirectly, to a political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year
7exceeding a total value of $6,000 $18,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 67 8Section 67. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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