AB843, s. 53 22Section 53. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,40,1023 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions
24and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of
25making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office , except as

1provided in s. 11.24 (1w)
; for payment of civil penalties incurred by the registrant
2under this chapter but not under any other chapter; or for payment of the expenses
3of nonpartisan campaigns to increase voter registration or participation.
4Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign committee or support committee may
5accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account
6for payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to state or local
7office. If such expenses are paid from contributions made to the campaign depository
8account, they are reportable under s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such
9expenses are not reportable under s. 11.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign
10depository account are used for such expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.
AB843, s. 54 11Section 54. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,40,1712 11.26 (1) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1t), (9m),
13and (10), no
individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate
14for election or nomination to any of the following offices who has filed an affidavit
15under s. 11.31 (2m)
and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely
16in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to
17the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB843, s. 55 18Section 55. 11.26 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843,40,1919 11.26 (1) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $1,500.
AB843,40,2020 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $750.
AB843, s. 56 21Section 56. 11.26 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,41,222 11.26 (1m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1t) and
23(9m), no individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for
24election or nomination to any of the following offices who has not filed an affidavit
25under 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:
AB843,41,43 (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
4treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $5,000.
AB843,41,55 (b) Candidates for state senator, $750.
AB843,41,66 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $375.
AB843, s. 57 7Section 57. 11.26 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,41,168 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, s. 58 17Section 58. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,41,2318 11.26 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (10a), no committee other than a political
19party committee or legislative campaign committee may make any contribution or
20contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
21and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such
22a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more
23than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB843, s. 59 24Section 59. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,42,3
111.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
2state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
3the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$43,500.
AB843, s. 60 4Section 60. 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av) of the statutes are created to read:
AB843,42,55 11.26 (2) (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $12,000.
AB843,42,66 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $22,000.
AB843,42,77 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $12,000.
AB843,42,88 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $8,650.
AB843, s. 61 9Section 61. 11.26 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843,42,1010 11.26 (2) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $1,500.
AB843,42,1111 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $750.
AB843, s. 62 12Section 62. 11.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,42,1713 11.26 (3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) , (1m), and (2) apply
14cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate
15participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total
16limitation may be apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and
17election. All moneys cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.
AB843, s. 63 18Section 63. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,42,2319 11.26 (4) No Subject to sub. (10a), no individual may make any contribution or
20contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who
21or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05,
22including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the
23extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
AB843, s. 64 24Section 64. 11.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,43,7
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, s. 65 8Section 65. 11.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,43,159 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), and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs. (1),
13(1m),
(2), and (9) do not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made at the
14time of such adoption, but do apply to the contributions which have been made by any
15other committee to the support committee at the time of adoption.
AB843, s. 66 16Section 66. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,43,2317 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.
AB843,44,324 (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
.
AB843,44,74 (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, s. 67 8Section 67. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,44,149 11.26 (9) (a) No Except as provided in sub. (9m), no individual who is a
10candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value
11of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided
12under s. 11.31 (9),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary
13and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement,
14including political party and legislative campaign committees.
AB843, s. 68 15Section 68. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,44,2116 11.26 (9) (b) No Except as provided under sub. (9m), no individual who is a
17candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value
18of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided
19under s. 11.31 (9),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary
20and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and
21legislative campaign
committees subject to a filing requirement.
AB843, s. 69 22Section 69. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,45,1123 11.26 (9m) If s. 11.31 (3n) applies to a candidate in any campaign or if the board
24issues a determination under s. 11.31 (3r) applicable to a candidate in any campaign,
25the limitations applicable to contributions made to that candidate are 200% of the

1applicable amounts specified in sub. (1) and (1m). In addition, except as otherwise
2provided in this subsection, sub. (9) does not apply to any contributions received by
3the candidate that the candidate intends to use to make disbursements in response
4to an opposing candidate's disbursements exceeding the level or limitation
5applicable to that candidate, as described under s. 11.31 (3n), or an applicable
6independent expenditure described under s. 11.31 (3r), as reported by the candidate
7under s. 11.06 (1) (cm), to the extent that the contributions do not exceed the amount
8of those disbursements described under s. 11.31 (3n) or that independent
9expenditure described under s. 11.31 (3r). A candidate to whom this subsection
10applies may not receive contributions in excess of 200% of the limitations specified
11in sub. (9).
AB843, s. 70 12Section 70. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,46,513 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and an
14application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and an
15affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a)
may make contributions of more than 200% of the
16amounts applicable amount specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign
17from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property
18which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, unless
19the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
20candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.31 (3n) or
2111.50 (2) (i) applies to the candidate. For purposes of this subsection, any
22contribution received by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from
23a committee which is registered with the federal elections commission as the
24authorized committee of the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a
25contribution made by the candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution

1limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the
2candidate's own campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may
3exceed the limitation if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the
4amount specified to the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the
5limitation.
AB843, s. 71 6Section 71. 11.26 (10a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,46,97 11.26 (10a) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average
8of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average,
9as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
AB843,46,2510 (b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (4), and (8)
11are subject to a quadrennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in
12accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall, in
13each year that the adjustment is made, calculate the percentage difference between
14the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the
15preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2001. Beginning in
162006 and every 4 years thereafter, the board shall multiply the amount of each
17limitation under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (4), and (8) by the percentage difference in the
18consumer price indices. The board shall adjust the amount of each limitation to
19substitute that result for the existing amount to the extent required to reflect any
20difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $5. The amount so determined shall
21then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection.
22Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this
23subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
24providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
25safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
AB843, s. 72
1Section 72. 11.26 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,47,62 11.26 (15) The fact that 2 or more committees, other than personal campaign
3committees, utilize common policies and practices concerning the endorsement of
4candidates or agree to make contributions only to such endorsed candidates does not
5affect the right of each committee independently to make contributions up to the
6applicable amount specified under sub. (1), (1m), or (2).
AB843, s. 73 7Section 73. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,47,108 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
9(1), (1m), (2), (9), (9m), and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at
10the times specified in this subsection.
AB843, s. 74 11Section 74. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
AB843, s. 75 12Section 75. 11.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,47,1513 11.27 (1) No person may prepare or submit a false report or statement to a filing
14officer under this chapter. This subsection does not apply to any information
15reported by a person making an independent expenditure under s. 11.065 (2).
AB843, s. 76 16Section 76. 11.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,47,1917 11.30 (4) No owner or other person with a financial interest in a
18communications medium may utilize such medium in support of or in opposition to
19a candidate or referendum except as provided in this chapter.
AB843,47,23 20(4m) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict fair coverage of bona fide
21news stories, interviews with candidates and other politically active individuals,
22editorial comment or endorsement. Such activities need not be reported as a
23contribution or disbursement.
AB843, s. 77 24Section 77. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,48,5
111.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
2established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
3adjustment under sub. (9).
Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do not operate
4to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized to be
5made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB843, s. 78 6Section 78. 11.31 (1) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843,48,77 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,750,000.
AB843,48,88 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $400,000.
AB843,48,99 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $750,000.
AB843, s. 79 10Section 79. 11.31 (1) (cg) and (cr) of the statutes are created to read:
AB843,48,1111 11.31 (1) (cg) Candidates for justice, $400,000.
AB843,48,1212 (cr) Candidates for state superintendent, $400,000.
AB843, s. 80 13Section 80. 11.31 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,48,1514 11.31 (1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, or state treasurer, justice or state
15superintendent, $215,625
$300,000.
AB843, s. 81 16Section 81. 11.31 (1) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843, s. 82 17Section 82. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843,48,2018 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and
19election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
20election
$112,500.
AB843,48,2321 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary
22and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
23election
$45,000.
AB843, s. 83 24Section 83. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,49,18
111.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
2election who files a sworn statement and an application to receive a grant from the
3Wisconsin election campaign fund and an affidavit under sub. (2m) (a) may make or
4authorize total disbursements from the his or her campaign treasury in any
5campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1), adjusted as
6provided under sub. (9),
unless the board determines that the candidate is not
7eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s.
811.50 (2) (h), sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies to that candidate, or the board issues
9a determination under sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
. No candidate for state
10office at a special election who files a sworn statement and an application to receive
11a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and an affidavit under sub. (2m)
12(a)
may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or her campaign
13treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed under
14sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding spring or general
15election for the same office, unless the board determines that the candidate is not
16eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s.
1711.50 (2) (h), s. 11.31 (3n) or 11.50 (2) (i) applies to that candidate, or the board issues
18a determination under sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
.
AB843, s. 84 19Section 84. 11.31 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,49,2020 11.31 (2m) (title) Voluntary limitation Affidavit of adherence to limitations.
AB843, s. 85 21Section 85. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 11.31 (2m) (b) and
22amended to read:
AB843,50,623 11.31 (2m) (b) Any candidate to whom sub. (2) and s. 11.26 (10) do not apply
24may file an affidavit with his or her filing officer affirming that he or she has adhered
25and will adhere to the limitations imposed under sub. (2) and s. 11.26 (10) during the

1entire campaign. These limitations apply unless the candidate withdraws the
2affidavit by notifying his or her filing officer in writing no later than the 7th day after
3the date of the primary in which the person filing the affidavit is a candidate, or the
47th day after the date that the primary would be held, if no primary is required, or
5unless sub. (3n) applies to that candidate or the board issues a determination under
6sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
.
AB843, s. 86 7Section 86. 11.31 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,50,178 11.31 (2m) (a) Each candidate who files an application to receive a grant from
9the Wisconsin election campaign fund shall file an affidavit with the board affirming
10that the candidate, and his or her authorized agents, have complied with the
11limitations imposed under sub. (2) and s. 11.26 at all times during which the
12limitations have applied to his or her candidacy and will continue to comply with the
13limitations at all times during which the limitations apply to his or her candidacy,
14unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant from
15the fund, the candidate withdraws his or her application for a grant under s. 11.50
16(2) (h), sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, or the board issues a determination under
17sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate.
AB843, s. 87 18Section 87. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,50,2419 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the
20limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
21of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin election
22campaign fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b),
23adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
and reallocate the total level between them. The
24candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.
AB843, s. 88 25Section 88. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843, s. 89
1Section 89. 11.31 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,51,172 11.31 (3n) Disbursements by opposing candidates for certain state offices.
3If a candidate for a state office specified in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (e), or (f) in any campaign
4who has filed an affidavit under sub. (2m) determines that an opposing candidate
5who has not filed an affidavit under sub. (2m) has made disbursements exceeding the
6amount of the disbursement level applicable to that candidate under sub. (1), as
7adjusted under sub. (9), then that candidate and each of his or her opponents may
8make additional contributions to his or her own campaign exceeding the amount
9authorized under s. 11.26 (10) and may make additional disbursements in that
10campaign exceeding the amount authorized under sub. (1), as adjusted under sub.
11(9), in an amount equivalent to the lesser of the total contributions made by the
12opposing candidate to his or her own campaign or the amount by which the total
13disbursements made by the opposing candidate exceed the disbursement limitation
14or level applicable to that candidate under sub. (1), as adjusted under sub. (9), as
15reported to the board by the opposing candidate or his or her personal campaign
16committee. In addition, contributions to that candidate and to each of his or her
17opponents may be made as authorized under s. 11.26 (9m).
AB843, s. 90 18Section 90. 11.31 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,52,619 11.31 (3r) Independent expenditures; candidates for certain state offices.
20(a) If a candidate for a state office specified in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (e), or (f) has filed
21an affidavit under sub. (2m) the board receives a report under s. 11.065 that an
22independent expenditure has been made for the purpose of making a communication
23in opposition to the candidate, or in support of a candidate whose name is certified
24under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on the ballot in opposition to the
25candidate, other than for the purpose of making a communication described in s.

111.29 or 11.30 (4m), the board shall, no later than the end of the 3rd calendar day
2after receiving the report under s. 11.065, issue a determination that the candidate
3may make additional disbursements in that campaign exceeding any limitation
4imposed under sub. (2) or agreed to under sub. (2m) in an amount equivalent to the
5amount of the independent expenditure, as reported under s. 11.065, and that
6contributions to the candidate may be made as authorized under s. 11.26 (9m).
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