AB428,43,54 11.50 (3) Nonpartisan candidates. (a) Annually on August 15, all moneys
5appropriated to the fund shall be apportioned as follows by the state treasurer:
AB428,43,96 1. If an election for state superintendent is scheduled in the following year, 8
7percent of the fund shall be placed in a superintendency account. From this account,
8an equal amount shall be disbursed to the campaign depository account of each
9eligible candidate by the state treasurer.
AB428,43,1310 2. If an election for justice is scheduled in the following year, 8 percent of the
11fund shall be placed in a supreme court account. From this account, an equal amount
12shall be disbursed to the campaign depository account of each eligible candidate by
13the state treasurer.
AB428,43,1414 3. The balance shall be apportioned under sub. (4).
AB428,43,2115 (b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of state superintendent or justice after
16August 15 in any year and an election is scheduled to fill the vacancy at the spring
17election in the following year, the state treasurer shall transfer an amount not
18exceeding 8 percent of the moneys transferred to the fund on the preceding August
1915 to the account for the office in which the vacancy occurs, such moneys to be drawn
20from any account within the accounts created under sub. (4) in the amount or
21amounts specified by the board.
AB428, s. 127 22Section 127. 11.50 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
23is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,44,3
111.50 (4) Partisan and special election candidates. After apportionment
2under sub. (3), the remaining moneys shall constitute the partisan campaign
3account.
AB428,44,64 (a) In the partisan campaign account, 25 percent of the moneys shall be
5apportioned into an executive campaign account and 75 percent of the moneys shall
6be apportioned into a legislative and special election campaign account.
AB428,44,97 (b) The executive campaign account shall be divided into accounts for each
8executive office as provided in this paragraph. The apportionment of moneys in the
9executive campaign account shall be made as follows:
AB428,44,1110 1. Sixty-seven percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
11governor.
AB428,44,1312 2. Eight percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
13lieutenant governor.
AB428,44,1514 3. Seventeen percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
15attorney general.
AB428,44,1716 4. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for state
17treasurer.
AB428,44,1918 5. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for secretary
19of state.
AB428,44,2420 (c) The legislative and special election campaign account shall be divided into
21a senate campaign account to receive 25 percent of the moneys, and an assembly
22campaign account to receive 75 percent of the moneys. Each account shall then be
23apportioned between all eligible candidates for the same office in the entire state.
24No apportionment shall be made by legislative district.
AB428,45,9
1(cm) Each eligible candidate for the same office at a special election shall
2receive an equal amount, which amount shall be equivalent to the maximum grant
3which was payable to any candidate for that office at the most recent spring or
4general election. The amount shall be drawn from the senate campaign account and
5the assembly campaign account in the same proportions as the balance in each
6account bears to the total balance in both accounts at the time that payments are
7made. Whenever there are insufficient moneys in the senate campaign account and
8the assembly campaign account to make the payments required by this paragraph,
9payments shall be appropriately reduced or discontinued by the board.
AB428,45,1210 (d) Within the accounts established under this subsection for each office at each
11general election, the entire amount of all available moneys shall be apportioned
12equally to all eligible candidates.
AB428, s. 128 13Section 128. 11.50 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
14is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,45,1915 11.50 (5) Time of disbursement. The state treasurer shall make the
16disbursements to the campaign depository account of each eligible candidate under
17subs. (3) and (4) by the end of the 3rd business day following notice from the board
18under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm). Eligible candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
19of the same political party may combine accounts if desired.
AB428, s. 129 20Section 129. 11.50 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
21is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,45,2522 11.50 (6) Excess moneys. If the amounts which are to be apportioned to each
23eligible candidate under subs. (3) and (4) are more than the amount which a
24candidate may accept under sub. (9), or more than the amount which a candidate
25elects to accept under sub. (10), the excess moneys shall be retained in the fund.
AB428, s. 130
1Section 130. 11.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
2Act 109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,46,53 11.50 (7) (intro.) Utilization. Grants distributed under this section may be
4utilized only for deposit in a campaign depository account under s. 11.10. Grants may
5be expended only for one or more of the following:
AB428, s. 131 6Section 131. 11.50 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
7is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,46,158 11.50 (8) Lapsing grants. All grants disbursed under sub. (5) remain the
9property of the state until disbursed or encumbered for a lawful purpose. All grant
10moneys that are unspent and unencumbered by a candidate on the day after the
11election in which the candidate participates shall revert to the state. All deposits and
12refunds derived from grant moneys that are received by a candidate at any time after
13the day of the election in which the candidate participates shall revert to the state.
14All reversions shall be returned to the board by the candidate and shall be deposited
15in the fund.
AB428, s. 132 16Section 132. 11.50 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
17is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,47,218 11.50 (9) Limitation on grants. The total grant available to an eligible
19candidate may not exceed that amount which, when added to all other contributions
20accepted from sources other than individuals, political party committees and
21legislative campaign committees, is equal to 45 percent of the disbursement level
22specified for the applicable office under s. 11.31. The board shall scrutinize accounts
23and reports and records kept under this chapter to assure that applicable limitations
24under ss. 11.26 (9) and 11.31 are not exceeded and any violation is reported. No

1candidate or campaign treasurer may accept grants exceeding the amount
2authorized by this subsection.
AB428, s. 133 3Section 133. 11.50 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB428,47,64 11.50 (10) Voluntary limitation. Any eligible candidate may by written
5request limit his or her participation in the fund to a lesser amount than that
6authorized under sub. (9).
AB428, s. 134 7Section 134. 11.50 (10m) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
8109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,47,159 11.50 (10m) Return of grants. An individual who receives a grant prior to an
10election in which he or she is a candidate and who desires to return any portion of
11the grant shall return that portion no later than the 2nd Tuesday in October
12preceding a general election, the 4th Tuesday preceding a spring election or the 3rd
13Tuesday preceding a special election. A candidate who returns all or any portion of
14a grant under this subsection remains bound by the candidate's statement filed
15under sub. (2) (a).
AB428, s. 135 16Section 135. 11.50 (11) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
17109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,47,2118 11.50 (11) (e) No candidate may expend, authorize the expenditure of or incur
19any obligation to expend any grant if he or she violates the pledge required under
20sub. (2) (a) as a precondition to receipt of a grant, except as authorized in sub. (2) (h)
21or (i).
AB428, s. 136 22Section 136. 11.50 (14) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
23is repealed.
AB428, s. 137 24Section 137. 11.60 (3r) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
25is repealed.
AB428, s. 138
1Section 138. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,48,153 11.60 (4) Actions under this section arising out of an election for state office or
4a statewide referendum may be brought by the board or by the district attorney of
5the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except as specified in s.
611.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for local office or a local
7referendum may be brought by the district attorney of the county where the violation
8is alleged to have occurred. Actions under this section arising out of an election for
9county office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
10commissioners of the county wherein the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a
11violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or candidate for such offices, the
12action shall be brought by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the attorney
13general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint special counsel
14under s. 14.11 (2) to bring suit in behalf of the state. The counsel shall be independent
15of the attorney general and need not be a state employee at the time of appointment.
AB428, s. 139 16Section 139. 11.61 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
17109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,48,1918 11.61 (1) (a) Whoever intentionally violates s. 11.05 (1), (2), (2g) or (2r), 11.07
19(1) or (5), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (5), 11.23 (6) or 11.24 (1) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB428, s. 140 20Section 140. 25.42 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
21repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,49,2 2225.42 Wisconsin election campaign fund. All moneys appropriated under
23s. 20.855 (4) (b) together with all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8) and
24all gifts, bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13) constitute the Wisconsin
25election campaign fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in

1the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate
2indefinitely.
AB428, s. 141 3Section 141. 71.07 (6s) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
4is repealed.
AB428, s. 142 5Section 142. 71.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
6Act 109
and 2003 Wisconsin Acts 99 and 135, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,49,157 71.08 (1) Imposition. (intro.) If the tax imposed on a natural person, married
8couple filing jointly, trust or estate under s. 71.02, not considering the credits under
9ss. 71.07 (1), (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (2fd), (3m), (3n), (3s),
10(3t), z95b), (5d), (6), and (9e), 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd),
11(2m), (3), (3n), and (3t) and 71.47 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd),
12(2m), (3), (3n), and (3t) and subchs. VIII and IX and payments to other states under
13s. 71.07 (7), is less than the tax under this section, there is imposed on that natural
14person, married couple filing jointly, trust or estate, instead of the tax under s. 71.02,
15an alternative minimum tax computed as follows:
AB428, s. 143 16Section 143. 71.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
17is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,49,2218 71.10 (3) Campaign fund. (a) Every individual filing an income tax return who
19has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate $1 for the Wisconsin
20election campaign fund for the use of eligible candidates under s. 11.50. If the
21individuals filing a joint return have a tax liability or are entitled to a tax refund,
22each individual may make a designation of $1 under this subsection.
AB428,50,523 (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those designations on the
24face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place a
25statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually on August 15,

1the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections board, the department of
2administration and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of
3designations made during the preceding fiscal year. If any individual attempts to
4place any condition or restriction upon a designation, that individual is deemed not
5to have made a designation on his or her tax return.
AB428,50,76 (c) The names of persons making designations under this subsection shall be
7strictly confidential.
AB428, s. 144 8Section 144. 71.10 (4) (gw) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
9109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 145 10Section 145. 806.04 (11m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
11109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 146 12Section 146. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2v) and (2x) are repealed.
AB428, s. 147 13Section 147. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2y), as last affected by 2003
14Wisconsin Act 39
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 148 15Section 148. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9132 (4v) is repealed.
AB428, s. 149 16Section 149. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9215 (3v) is repealed.
AB428, s. 150 17Section 150. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9244 (6v) is repealed.
AB428, s. 151 18Section 151. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9315 (2v) and (2w) are repealed.
AB428, s. 152 19Section 152. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9344 (2v) is repealed.
AB428, s. 153 20Section 153. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9415 (1zx), as last affected by
212003 Wisconsin Act 39, is repealed.
AB428,50,2222 (End)
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