AB428,29,324 11.26 (3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) and (2) apply cumulatively
25to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate participates,

1whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total limitation may be
2apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and election. All moneys
3cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.
AB428, s. 79 4Section 79. 11.26 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,29,106 11.26 (4) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to all
7candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which
8are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative
9campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than
10a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
AB428, s. 80 11Section 80. 11.26 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
12is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,29,1913 11.26 (5) The contribution limits provided in subs. (1) and (4) do not apply to
14a candidate who makes any contribution or contributions to his or her own campaign
15for office from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or
16property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse,
17with respect to any contribution or contributions made to that candidate's campaign
18only. A candidate's personal contributions shall be deposited in his or her campaign
19depository account and reported in the normal manner.
AB428, s. 81 20Section 81. 11.26 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
21is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,30,322 11.26 (6) When a candidate adopts a preexisting support committee as his or
23her personal campaign committee, the support committee is deemed to have been the
24same committee as the candidate's personal campaign committee for purposes of the
25application of subs. (1), (2) and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs. (2) and (9) do

1not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made at the time of such adoption,
2but do apply to the contributions which have been made by any other committee to
3the support committee at the time of adoption.
AB428, s. 82 4Section 82. 11.26 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,30,116 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
7a total of $150,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other
8committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and
9transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
10commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
11of each even-numbered year.
AB428,30,1412 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 in value of
13its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or
14affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
AB428,30,1715 (c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign
16committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
17political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000.
AB428, s. 83 18Section 83. 11.26 (8n) and (8r) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
19Act 109
, are repealed.
AB428, s. 84 20Section 84. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
21is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,31,222 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
23and accept more than 65 percent of the value of the total disbursement level
24determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any

1primary and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing
2requirement, including political party and legislative campaign committees.
AB428, s. 85 3Section 85. 11.26 (9) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
4109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 86 5Section 86. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
6is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,31,117 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
8and accept more than 45 percent of the value of the total disbursement level
9determined under s. 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any
10primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political
11party and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.
AB428, s. 87 12Section 87. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed.
AB428, s. 88 14Section 88. 11.26 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
15is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,32,616 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
17application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make
18contributions of more than 200 percent of the amounts specified in sub. (1) to the
19candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the
20personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the
21candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
22receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
23or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received
24by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which
25is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of

1the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the
2candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to
3amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own
4campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation
5if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to
6the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
AB428, s. 89 7Section 89. 11.26 (10a) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
8is repealed.
AB428, s. 90 9Section 90. 11.26 (15) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
10is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,32,1511 11.26 (15) The fact that 2 or more committees, other than personal campaign
12committees, utilize common policies and practices concerning the endorsement of
13candidates or agree to make contributions only to such endorsed candidates does not
14affect the right of each committee independently to make contributions up to the
15amount specified under sub. (2).
AB428, s. 91 16Section 91. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
17109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,32,2018 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
19(1), (2), (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
20specified in this subsection.
AB428, s. 92 21Section 92. 11.265 of the statutes is created to read:
AB428,32,24 2211.265 Legislative campaign committees. (1) No more than one legislative
23campaign committee may be established by the members of one political party in
24each house of the legislature.
AB428,33,3
1(2) A legislative campaign committee may accept no contributions and make
2no contributions or disbursements exceeding the amounts authorized for a political
3party under this chapter.
AB428,33,5 4(3) Amounts contributed by a legislative campaign committee to a political
5party are not subject to limitation by this chapter.
AB428, s. 93 6Section 93. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
7109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,33,118 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
9established with reference to the candidates listed below. Except as provided in sub.
10(2), such levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which
11are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB428, s. 94 12Section 94. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
13Act 109
, are repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,33,1414 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200.
AB428,33,1515 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475.
AB428,33,1616 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000.
AB428,33,1817 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
18superintendent, $215,625.
AB428, s. 95 19Section 95. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
20is repealed.
AB428, s. 96 21Section 96. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
22Act 109
, are repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,33,2523 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and
24election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
25election.
AB428,34,3
1(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary
2and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
3election.
AB428, s. 97 4Section 97. 11.31 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,34,186 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
7election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
8Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from
9the campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
10prescribed in sub. (1), unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible
11to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2)
12(h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who
13files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election
14campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the campaign
15treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed under
16sub. (1) for the preceding spring or general election for the same office, unless the
17board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate
18withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies.
AB428, s. 98 19Section 98. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
20is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,35,321 11.31 (2m) Voluntary limitation. Any candidate to whom sub. (2) and s. 11.26
22(10) do not apply may file an affidavit with his or her filing officer affirming that he
23or she has adhered and will adhere to the limitations imposed under sub. (2) and s.
2411.26 during the entire campaign. These limitations apply unless the candidate
25withdraws the affidavit by notifying his or her filing officer in writing no later than

1the 7th day after the date of the primary in which the person filing the affidavit is
2a candidate, or the 7th day after the date that the primary would be held, if no
3primary is required.
AB428, s. 99 4Section 99. 11.31 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,35,116 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)
10and reallocate the total level between them. The candidates shall each inform the
11board of any such agreement.
AB428, s. 100 12Section 100. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed.
AB428, s. 101 14Section 101. 11.31 (9) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
15is repealed.
AB428, s. 102 16Section 102. 11.38 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
17109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,36,718 11.38 (1) (a) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., any such corporation or association
19may establish and administer a separate segregated fund and solicit contributions
20from individuals to the fund to be utilized by such corporation or association, for the
21purpose of supporting or opposing any candidate for state or local office but the
22corporation or association may not make any contribution to the fund. The fund shall
23appoint a treasurer and shall register as a political committee under s. 11.05. A
24parent corporation or association engaging solely in this activity is not subject to
25registration under s. 11.05, but shall register and file special reports on forms

1prescribed by the board disclosing its administrative and solicitation expenses on
2behalf of such fund. A corporation not domiciled in this state need report only its
3expenses for administration and solicitation of contributions in this state together
4with a statement indicating where information concerning other administration and
5solicitation expenses of its fund may be obtained. The reports shall be filed with the
6filing officer for the fund specified in s. 11.02 in the manner in which continuing
7reports are filed under s. 11.20 (4) and (8).
AB428, s. 103 8Section 103. 11.38 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
9is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,36,1210 11.38 (6) Any individual or campaign treasurer who receives funds in violation
11of this section shall promptly return such funds to the contributor or donate the funds
12to the common school fund or a charitable organization, at the treasurer's option.
AB428, s. 104 13Section 104. 11.38 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
14109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,36,2515 11.38 (8) (b) Except as authorized in s. 11.05 (12) (b) and (13), prior to making
16any disbursement on behalf of a political group which is promoting or opposing a
17particular vote at a referendum and prior to accepting any contribution or making
18any disbursement to promote or oppose a particular vote at a referendum, a
19corporation or association organized under ch. 185 shall register with the
20appropriate filing officer specified in s. 11.02 and appoint a treasurer. The
21registration form of the corporation or association under s. 11.05 shall designate an
22account separate from all other corporation or association accounts as a campaign
23depository account, through which all moneys received or expended for the adoption
24or rejection of the referendum shall pass. The corporation or association shall file
25periodic reports under s. 11.20 providing the information required under s. 11.06 (1).
AB428, s. 105
1Section 105. 11.385 of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
2repealed.
AB428, s. 106 3Section 106. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2001
4Wisconsin Act 109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 107 5Section 107. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
6Act 109
, is renumbered 11.50 (1) (a) 1.
AB428, s. 108 7Section 108. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
8Act 109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 109 9Section 109. 11.50 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
10109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,38,511 11.50 (1) (a) 2. With respect to a special election, an individual who is certified
12under s. 8.50 (1) (d) as a candidate in a special election for state superintendent, or
13an individual who is certified under s. 8.50 (1) (d) as a candidate in a special election
14for any state office, except district attorney, on the ballot or column of a party whose
15candidate for the same office at the preceding general election received at least 6
16percent of the vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for the office, or an individual
17who has been lawfully appointed and certified to replace either such individual on
18the ballot at a special election, or an individual who receives at least 6 percent of the
19vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for any state office, except district attorney,
20at a partisan special election; and who qualifies for a grant under sub. (2). Where
21the boundaries of a district in which an individual seeks office have been changed
22since the preceding general election such that it is not possible to calculate the exact
23number of votes that are needed by that individual to qualify as an eligible candidate
24prior to an election under this subdivision, the number of votes cast for all candidates
25for the office at the preceding general election in each ward, combination of wards

1or municipality which is wholly contained within the boundaries of the newly formed
2district shall be calculated. If the candidate of the political party on whose ballot or
3column the individual appears in the newly formed district obtained at least 6
4percent of the number of votes calculated, the individual is deemed to qualify as an
5eligible candidate prior to the election under this subdivision.
AB428, s. 110 6Section 110. 11.50 (1) (a) 2m. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
7109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 111 8Section 111. 11.50 (1) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
9109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 112 10Section 112. 11.50 (1) (bm) and (cm) of the statutes, as created by 2001
11Wisconsin Act 109
, are repealed.
AB428, s. 113 12Section 113. 11.50 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
13is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,39,314 11.50 (2) (a) Any individual who desires to qualify as an eligible candidate may
15file an application with the board requesting approval to participate in the fund. The
16application shall be filed no later than the applicable deadline for filing nomination
17papers 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.
18on the 7th day after the primary or date on which the primary would be held if
19required in the case of write-in candidates, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 7th day
20after appointment in the case of candidates appointed to fill vacancies. The
21application shall contain a sworn statement that the candidate and his or her
22authorized agents have complied with the contribution limitations prescribed in s.
2311.26 and the disbursement limitations prescribed under s. 11.31 at all times to
24which such limitations have applied to his or her candidacy and will continue to
25comply with the limitations at all times to which the limitations apply to his or her

1candidacy for the office in contest, unless the board determines that the candidate
2is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application
3under par. (h), or par. (i) applies.
AB428, s. 114 4Section 114. 11.50 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
5109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,39,76 11.50 (2) (b) 3. The candidate has an opponent who is certified for placement
7on the election ballot as a candidate for the same office;
AB428, s. 115 8Section 115. 11.50 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
9109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,39,1310 11.50 (2) (b) 4. The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the candidate as
11of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the special primary
12is or would be held, if required, indicate that his or her statement filed with the
13application under par. (a) is true; and
AB428, s. 116 14Section 116. 11.50 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
15109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,40,1116 11.50 (2) (b) 5. The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the candidate as
17of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the special primary
18is or would be held, if required, indicate that the candidate has received at least the
19amount provided in this subdivision, from contributions of money, other than loans,
20made by individuals, which have been received during the period ending on the date
21of the spring primary and July 1 preceding such date in the case of candidates at the
22spring election, or the date of the September primary and January 1 preceding such
23date in the case of candidates at the general election, or the date that a special
24primary will or would be held, if required, and 90 days preceding such date or the
25date a special election is ordered, whichever is earlier, in the case of special election

1candidates, which contributions are in the aggregate amount of $100 or less, and
2which are fully identified and itemized as to the exact source thereof. A contribution
3received from a conduit which is identified by the conduit as originating from an
4individual shall be considered a contribution made by the individual. Only the first
5$100 of an aggregate contribution of more than $100 may be counted toward the
6required percentage. For a candidate at the spring or general election for an office
7identified in s. 11.26 (1) (a) or a candidate at a special election, the required amount
8to qualify for a grant is 5 percent of the candidate's authorized disbursement
9limitation under s. 11.31. For any other candidate at the general election, the
10required amount to qualify for a grant is 10 percent of the candidate's authorized
11disbursement limitation under s. 11.31.
AB428, s. 117 12Section 117. 11.50 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
13109
, is repealed.
AB428, s. 118 14Section 118. 11.50 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
15is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,41,316 11.50 (2) (c) If a candidate has not filed financial reports as of the date of the
17spring primary, September primary, special primary, or date that the special primary
18would be held, if required, which indicate that he or she has met the qualification
19under par. (b) 5., the candidate may file a special report with the board. Such report
20shall be filed not later than the 7th day after the primary, or 7th day after the date
21the primary would be held, if required, and shall include such supplementary
22information as to sources of contributions which may be necessary to complete the
23candidate's qualification. The special report shall cover the period from the day after
24the last date covered on the candidate's most recent report, or from the date on which
25the first contribution was received or the first disbursement was made, whichever

1is earlier, if the candidate has not previously filed a report, to the date of such report.
2All information included on the special report shall also be included in the
3candidate's next report under s. 11.20.
AB428, s. 119 4Section 119. 11.50 (2) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
5is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,41,126 11.50 (2) (f) The board shall inform each candidate in writing of the approval
7or disapproval of the candidate's application, as promptly as possible after the date
8of the spring primary, September primary, special primary, or date that the primary
9would be held, if required. With respect to a candidate at a special election who
10applies for a postelection grant under sub. (1) (a) 2., the board shall inform the
11candidate in writing of the conditional approval or disapproval of the candidate's
12application at the same time.
AB428, s. 120 13Section 120. 11.50 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
14109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,41,2215 11.50 (2) (g) A candidate who voluntarily files an application to receive a grant
16in accordance with this subsection accepts and agrees to comply with the
17contribution limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitations
18imposed under s. 11.31 as binding upon himself or herself and his or her agents
19during the campaign as defined in s. 11.31 (7), as a precondition to receipt of a grant
20under this section, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
21receive a grant, the candidate withdraws the application under par. (h), or par. (i)
22applies.
AB428, s. 121 23Section 121. 11.50 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
24109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,42,7
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
5that 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.
AB428, s. 122 8Section 122. 11.50 (2) (i) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
9is repealed and recreated to read:
AB428,42,2110 11.50 (2) (i) Notwithstanding par. (g), if an eligible candidate at the spring
11election or a special nonpartisan election who accepts a grant is opposed by one or
12more candidates in the election, or if an eligible candidate at the general election or
13a special partisan election who accepts a grant is opposed by one or more candidates
14in the election who receive at least 6 percent of the vote cast for all candidates for the
15same office on all ballots at the September primary or a special partisan primary if
16a primary was held, and in either case if any such opponent of the eligible candidate
17does not accept a grant under this section in whole or in part, the eligible candidate
18is not bound by the pledge made in his or her application to adhere to the contribution
19limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitation prescribed under
20s. 11.31, unless each such opponent files an affidavit of voluntary compliance under
21s. 11.31 (2m).
AB428, s. 123 22Section 123. 11.50 (2) (j) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
23is repealed.
AB428, s. 124 24Section 124. 11.50 (2s) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
25is repealed.
AB428, s. 125
1Section 125. 11.50 (2w) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
2is repealed.
AB428, s. 126 3Section 126. 11.50 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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.
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