AB226,69,2316 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 s. 11.31 (3r) applies.
AB226, s. 141 24Section 141. 11.50 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
25109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,70,7
111.50 (2) (h) An eligible candidate who files an application under par. (a) may
2file a written withdrawal of the application. A withdrawal of an application may be
3filed with the board no later than the 7th day after the day of the primary in which
4the person withdrawing the application is a candidate or the 7th day after the date
5on which the primary would be held, if required. If an application is withdrawn in
6accordance with this paragraph, the person withdrawing the application is no longer
7bound by the statement filed under par. (a) after the date of the withdrawal.
AB226, s. 142 8Section 142. 11.50 (2) (i) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
9is repealed.
AB226, s. 143 10Section 143. 11.50 (2) (j) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
11is repealed.
AB226, s. 144 12Section 144. 11.50 (2s) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,70,1614 11.50 (2s) Political party accounts. (a) There is established a political party
15account for each eligible political party. Each political party account consists of all
16moneys designated by individuals for deposit in that account under s. 71.10 (3) (a).
AB226,70,2217 (b) From the account of each eligible political party, the board shall apportion
18moneys to eligible candidates representing that party who qualify to receive grants.
19If there are insufficient moneys in the account of any eligible political party to make
20full payment of all grants for which candidates of that political party qualify, the
21board shall apportion available moneys to candidates of the party at each election
22using the same method of allocation provided in sub. (4) (a) to (c).
AB226,70,2523 (c) If a political party for which an account is established under this subsection
24ceases to be an eligible political party, the board shall transfer the unencumbered
25balance of that account to the general account.
AB226, s. 145
1Section 145. 11.50 (2w) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,71,53 11.50 (2w) General account. There is established a general account within
4the fund consisting of all moneys in the fund not designated by individuals for deposit
5in a political party account under s. 71.10 (3) (a).
AB226, s. 146 6Section 146. 11.50 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
7is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,71,98 11.50 (3) Nonpartisan candidates. (a) Annually on August 15, all moneys in
9the general account shall be apportioned as follows by the state treasurer:
AB226,71,1310 1. If an election for state superintendent is scheduled in the following year, 8
11percent of the general account shall be placed in a superintendency account. From
12this account, an equal amount shall be disbursed to the campaign depository account
13of each eligible candidate by the state treasurer.
AB226,71,1714 2. If an election for justice is scheduled in the following year, 8 percent of the
15general account shall be placed in a supreme court account. From this account, an
16equal amount shall be disbursed to the campaign depository account of each eligible
17candidate by the state treasurer.
AB226,71,1818 3. The balance shall be apportioned under sub. (4).
AB226,72,219 (b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of state superintendent or justice after
20August 15 in any year and an election is scheduled to fill the vacancy at the spring
21election in the following year, the state treasurer shall transfer an amount not
22exceeding 8 percent of the moneys designated by individuals for deposit in the
23general account under s. 71.10 (3) (a) during that year to the account for the office
24in which the vacancy occurs, such moneys to be drawn from any account within the

1accounts in the general account created under sub. (4) in the amount or amounts
2specified by the board.
AB226, s. 147 3Section 147. 11.50 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 109,
4is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,72,75 11.50 (4) Partisan and special election candidates. After apportionment
6under sub. (3), the remaining moneys in the general account shall constitute the
7partisan campaign account.
AB226,72,108 (a) In the partisan campaign account, 25 percent of the moneys shall be
9apportioned into an executive campaign account and 75 percent of the moneys shall
10be apportioned into a legislative and special election campaign account.
AB226,72,1311 (b) The executive campaign account shall be divided into accounts for each
12executive office as provided in this paragraph. The apportionment of moneys in the
13executive campaign account shall be made as follows:
AB226,72,1514 1. Sixty-seven percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
15governor.
AB226,72,1716 2. Eight percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
17lieutenant governor.
AB226,72,1918 3. Seventeen percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
19attorney general.
AB226,72,2120 4. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for state
21treasurer.
AB226,72,2322 5. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for secretary
23of state.
AB226,73,324 (c) The legislative and special election campaign account shall be divided into
25a senate campaign account to receive 25 percent of the moneys, and an assembly

1campaign account to receive 75 percent of the moneys. Each account shall then be
2apportioned between all eligible candidates for the same office in the entire state.
3No apportionment shall be made by legislative district.
AB226,73,134 (cm) Unless otherwise required under subs. (4e), (9), and (10), each eligible
5candidate for the same office at a special election shall receive a grant in an equal
6amount from the general account, which amount shall be equivalent to the maximum
7grant which was payable to any candidate for that office at the most recent spring
8or general election. The amount shall be drawn from the senate campaign account
9and the assembly campaign account in the same proportions as the balance in each
10account bears to the total balance in both accounts at the time that payments are
11made. Whenever there are insufficient moneys in the senate campaign account and
12the assembly campaign account to make the payments required by this paragraph,
13payments shall be appropriately reduced or discontinued by the board.
AB226,73,1614 (d) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4e), within the accounts established
15under this subsection for each office at each general election, the entire amount of
16all available moneys shall be apportioned equally to all eligible candidates.
AB226, s. 148 17Section 148. 11.50 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB226,74,618 11.50 (4e) Payment of grant amounts. The state treasurer shall make payment
19of each grant to an eligible candidate from the political party account of that
20candidate's political party, if any, if there are sufficient moneys in that account to
21make full payment of the grant, and then from the general account. If there are
22sufficient moneys in the political party account of a candidate's political party to
23make full payment of a grant under sub. (9) (a) but there are insufficient moneys in
24that account to make full payment of any grant for which the candidate qualifies
25under sub. (9) (ba) or (bb), the board shall first make payment of grants under sub.

1(9) (ba) and (bb) to all candidates of the candidate's political party at the election from
2available moneys in the political party account in the manner provided in sub. (2s)
3(b) and shall then make payments to those candidates from available moneys in the
4general account in the manner provided in sub. (9) (c). If there are insufficient
5moneys in the general account to make full payment of a grant, the board shall
6proportionately reduce the grant as provided in sub. (9) (c).
AB226, s. 149 7Section 149. 11.50 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
8is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,74,139 11.50 (5) Time of grant payments. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the state
10treasurer shall make each grant payment that becomes payable to an eligible
11candidate under sub. (9) to the campaign depository account of that candidate by the
12end of the 3rd business day following notice from the board under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm)
13of the amount to be paid.
AB226,74,1914 (b) If an eligible candidate notifies the state treasurer of the information
15required to make electronic transfers to the candidate's campaign depository
16account, the state treasurer shall transfer to the campaign depository account of that
17candidate any grant payment that becomes payable to the candidate under sub. (9)
18as soon as possible following notice from the board under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm), but
19no later than the time specified in par. (a).
AB226,74,2120 (c) Eligible candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of the same
21political party may combine campaign depository accounts if desired.
AB226, s. 150 22Section 150. 11.50 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
23is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,75,224 11.50 (6) Excess moneys. If the amounts which are to be apportioned to each
25eligible candidate under subs. (3) and (4) are more than the amount which a

1candidate may accept under sub. (9), or more than the amount which a candidate
2elects to accept under sub. (10), the excess moneys shall be retained in the fund.
AB226, s. 151 3Section 151. 11.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
4Act 109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,75,75 11.50 (7) Utilization. (intro.) Grants distributed under this section may be
6utilized only for deposit in a campaign depository account under s. 11.10. Grants may
7be expended only for one or more of the following:
AB226, s. 152 8Section 152. 11.50 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
9is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,75,1710 11.50 (8) Lapsing grants. All grants disbursed under sub. (5) remain the
11property of the state until disbursed or encumbered for a lawful purpose. All grant
12moneys that are unspent and unencumbered by a candidate on the day after the
13election in which the candidate participates shall revert to the state. All deposits and
14refunds derived from grant moneys that are received by a candidate at any time after
15the day of the election in which the candidate participates shall revert to the state.
16All reversions shall be returned to the board by the candidate and shall be deposited
17in the fund.
AB226, s. 153 18Section 153. 11.50 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
19is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,76,420 11.50 (9) (a) Amount of grants. Except as provided in this paragraph and pars.
21(ba), (bb), and (c) and sub. (10), the total grant available to an eligible candidate may
22not exceed that amount which, when added to all other contributions accepted by the
23candidate from sources other than individuals and political party committees, is
24equal to 35 percent of the disbursement level specified for the office that the
25candidate seeks, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s.

111.31 (9). The board shall scrutinize accounts and reports and records kept under
2this chapter to assure that applicable limitations under ss. 11.26 (9) and 11.31 are
3not exceeded and any violation is reported. No candidate or campaign treasurer may
4accept grants exceeding the amount authorized by this subsection.
AB226,76,165 (ba) Except as provided in par. (c) and sub. (10), if an eligible candidate at a
6primary or election, or both, who accepts a grant is opposed by one or more candidates
7who are required, or whose personal campaign committees are required, to file a
8report under s. 11.12 (8), then the board shall make an additional grant to the eligible
9candidate who accepts a grant from the account for the applicable office in an amount
10equal to the total amount or value of disbursements, as reported under s. 11.12 (8),
11made by the opposing candidate or candidates exceeding the amount specified under
12s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f) for the office which the candidate seeks, as adjusted
13under s. 11.31 (9), but not more than, together with any additional grant provided
14under par. (bb), an amount equal to 3 times the amount specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a)
15to (de), (e), or (f) for the office that the eligible candidate seeks, as adjusted under s.
1611.31 (9).
AB226,77,517 (bb) Except as provided in par. (c) and sub. (10), if the sum of the aggregate
18disbursements and noncandidate election expenditures made against an eligible
19candidate and the aggregated disbursements and noncandidate election
20expenditures made for an opponent of that candidate, as reported under ss. 11.065
21and 11.12 (6) (c), exceeds 10 percent of the amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (a) to
22(de), (e), or (f) for the office that the candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9),
23then the board shall make an additional grant to the eligible candidate who accepts
24a grant from the account for the applicable office in an amount equivalent to the
25amount of those disbursements and expenditures, as reported under ss. 11.065 and

111.12 (6) (c), but not more than, together with any additional grant provided under
2par. (ba), an amount equal to 3 times the amount specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de),
3(e), or (f) for the office that the eligible candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31
4(9). The board shall immediately file a written copy of its determination with each
5of the candidates for the office that the candidate seeks.
AB226,77,236 (c) If on any business day the balance within an account in the fund is
7insufficient to make full payment of grants to all eligible candidates who qualify to
8receive a grant from that account, the board shall first make full payment of grants
9to all eligible candidates under par. (a) before making any payments of grants under
10par. (ba) or (bb), and, if full payments of grants cannot be made to all eligible
11candidates who qualify to receive a grant on that business day, the board shall
12proportionately reduce the grants payable to all eligible candidates whose grants are
13payable from that account for that business day and shall credit any eligible
14candidate who does not receive full payment with any balance that remains payable
15to that candidate for that business day. If on any subsequent business day prior to
16the date of an election at which one or more eligible candidates qualify to receive
17grants the balance available in the account from which a grant is payable becomes
18sufficient to make additional grant payments, the board shall make those payments
19to candidates in the same chronological sequence that the candidates were credited,
20and, if the balance within an account is insufficient to make full payment of grants
21to all candidates who have credits of equal priority that would entitle them to receive
22payments for that business day, the board shall proportionately reduce the grants
23payments to candidates for that business day.
AB226, s. 154 24Section 154. 11.50 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB226,78,3
111.50 (10) Voluntary limitation. Any eligible candidate may, by written
2request, limit his or her participation in the fund to a lesser amount than that
3authorized under sub. (9).
AB226, s. 155 4Section 155. 11.50 (10m) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
5109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,78,126 11.50 (10m) Return of grants. An individual who receives a grant prior to an
7election in which he or she is a candidate and who desires to return any portion of
8the grant shall return that portion no later than the 2nd Tuesday in October
9preceding a general election, the 4th Tuesday preceding a spring election, or the 3rd
10Tuesday preceding a special election. A candidate who returns all or any portion of
11a grant under this subsection remains bound by the candidate's statement filed
12under sub. (2) (a).
AB226, s. 156 13Section 156. 11.50 (11) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
14109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,78,1715 11.50 (11) (e) No candidate may expend, authorize the expenditure of or incur
16any obligation to expend any grant if he or she violates the pledge required under
17sub. (2) (a) as a precondition to receipt of a grant, except as authorized in sub. (2) (h).
AB226, s. 157 18Section 157. 11.50 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB226,78,2019 11.50 (13) Donations to fund. Any committee or other person may make an
20unrestricted contribution to the general account of the fund by gift, bequest or devise.
AB226, s. 158 21Section 158. 11.50 (14) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
22is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,78,2423 11.50 (14) Certifications to secretary of revenue. (a) In each
24even-numbered year, the board shall certify to the secretary of revenue:
AB226,79,4
11. No later than July 1, the name of each political party that qualifies under
2sub. (1) (am) 1. as an eligible political party as of the preceding June 1 and whose
3state chairperson has filed a request to establish an account for the party under sub.
4(2s) (a).
AB226,79,75 2. No later than December 15, the name of each political party that qualifies
6under sub. (1) (am) 2. as an eligible political party as of the date of the preceding
7general election.
AB226,79,98 (b) In each certification under this subsection, the board shall specify the
9expiration date of the certification.
AB226, s. 159 10Section 159. 11.60 (3r) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
11is repealed.
AB226, s. 160 12Section 160. 11.60 (3s), (3t) and (3u) of the statutes are created to read:
AB226,79,1913 11.60 (3s) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any candidate or committee, other than
14a conduit, makes a disbursement for the purpose of supporting or opposing a
15candidate for an office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f) without reporting
16the information required under s. 11.12 (6) (c) or (8) or 11.20 (3) or (4) with respect
17to that disbursement, to the extent required under ss. 11.12 (6) (c) and (8) and 11.20
18(3) and (4), the candidate or committee may be required to forfeit not more than $500
19per day for each day of continued violation.
AB226,79,24 20(3t) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any person makes a noncandidate election
21expenditure for the purpose of making a communication without reporting the
22information required under s. 11.065, to the extent required under s. 11.065, the
23person may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each day of continued
24violation.
AB226,80,6
1(3u) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any person, including any candidate or
2committee to whom s. 11.065 or 11.12 (6) (c) or (8) applies, makes one or more
3disbursements or noncandidate election expenditures for the purpose of supporting
4or opposing a candidate for an office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f) in
5an amount or value that differs from the amount reported by that person under s.
611.065, 11.12 (6) (c) or (8), or 11.20 (3) or (4):
AB226,80,87 (a) By more than 5 percent but not more than 10 percent cumulatively, the
8person shall forfeit 4 times the amount or value of the difference.
AB226,80,109 (b) By more than 10 percent but not more than 15 percent cumulatively, the
10person shall forfeit 6 times the amount or value of the difference.
AB226,80,1211 (c) By more than 15 percent cumulatively, the person shall forfeit 8 times the
12amount of the difference.
AB226, s. 161 13Section 161. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
14is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,81,615 11.60 (4) Actions under this section arising out of an election for state office or
16a statewide referendum may be brought by the board or by the district attorney of
17the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except as specified in s.
1811.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for local office or local
19referendum may be brought by the district attorney of the county where the violation
20is alleged to have occurred. Actions under this section arising out of an election for
21county office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
22commissioners of the county wherein the violation is alleged to have occurred. In
23addition, whenever a candidate or personal campaign committee or agent of a
24candidate is alleged to have violated this chapter, action may be brought by the
25district attorney of any county any part of which is contained within the jurisdiction

1or district in which the candidate seeks election. If a violation concerns a district
2attorney or circuit judge or candidate for such offices, the action shall be brought by
3the attorney general. If a violation concerns the attorney general or a candidate for
4such office, the governor may appoint special counsel under s. 14.11 (2) to bring suit
5in behalf of the state. The counsel shall be independent of the attorney general and
6need not be a state employe at the time of appointment.
AB226, s. 162 7Section 162. 11.61 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
8109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,81,109 11.61 (1) (a) Whoever intentionally violates s. 11.05 (1), (2), or (2g), 11.07 (1)
10or (5), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (5), 11.23 (6), or 11.24 is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB226, s. 163 11Section 163. 25.42 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
12repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,81,19 1325.42 Wisconsin election campaign fund. All moneys appropriated under
14s. 20.855 (4) (b) together with all moneys deposited under ss. 8.35 (4) (a), 11.07 (5),
1511.12 (2), 11.16 (2), 11.19 (1), 11.23 (2), and 11.38 (6), all moneys reverting to the state
16under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, and bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13)
17constitute the Wisconsin election campaign fund, to be expended for the purposes of
18s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue
19to accumulate indefinitely.
AB226, s. 164 20Section 164. 71.07 (6n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB226,81,2221 71.07 (6n) Public Integrity Endowment tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this
22subsection:
AB226,81,2323 1. "Claimant" means an individual who makes a contribution.
AB226,82,3
12. "Contribution" means a contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), made to the
2Public Integrity Endowment, the creation of which is described in 2005 Wisconsin
3Act .... (this act), section 178 (1).
AB226,82,74 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this
5subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02,
6up to the amount of those taxes, for the taxable year to which the income tax return
7relates, an amount equal to the claimant's contribution.
AB226,82,98 (c) Limitations. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is
9claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).
AB226,82,1110 (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit
11under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
AB226, s. 165 12Section 165. 71.07 (6s) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed.
AB226, s. 166 14Section 166. 71.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
15is repealed and recreated to read:
AB226,83,216 71.10 (3) Campaign. (a) Every individual filing an income tax return who has
17a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate $5 for transfer to the
18Wisconsin election campaign fund. If the individuals filing a joint return have a tax
19liability or are entitled to a tax refund, each individual may make a designation of
20$5 under this subsection. Each individual making a designation shall indicate
21whether the amount designated by that individual shall be placed in the general
22account for the use of all eligible candidates for state office, or in the account of an
23eligible political party whose name is certified to the secretary of revenue under s.
2411.50 (14). If an individual does not indicate that the amount of his or her designation

1shall be placed in the account of a particular eligible political party, that amount shall
2be placed in the general account.
AB226,83,123 (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for designations under par.
4(a) on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place
5a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. No later than the 15th
6day of each month, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections board, the
7department of administration, and the state treasurer the total amount of
8designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue during the
9preceding month and the amount of designations made during that month for the
10general account and for the account of each eligible political party. If any individual
11attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not authorized
12under par. (a), the designation is void.
AB226,83,1413 (c) The names of individuals making designations under this subchapter shall
14be strictly confidential.
AB226, s. 167 15Section 167. 71.10 (4) (ds) of the statutes is created to read:
AB226,83,1616 71.10 (4) (ds) The Public Integrity Endowment tax credit under s. 71.07 (6n).
AB226, s. 168 17Section 168. 71.10 (4) (gw) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
18109
, is repealed.
AB226, s. 169 19Section 169. 806.04 (11m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
20109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
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