SB182: Bill Text

SB182,23,14 (11) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.

SB182,24,6 (b) The dollar amounts of the grants specified in sub. (10) (a) and the grants specified for the office of governor in sub. (10) (b) are subject to a biennial cost-of-living adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with this paragraph. To determine the adjustment, the board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each odd-numbered year, calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2009. For each biennium, the board shall multiply the amount of each grant specified in sub. (10) by the percentage difference in the consumer price indexes. The board shall then add that product to the applicable grant amount under sub. (10), round each sum to the nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount of each grant to substitute the resulting amount. The amount so determined shall then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this paragraph may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.

SB182,24,16 (12) If any disbursement is made or any obligation to make a disbursement is incurred to make a communication identified in s. 11.01 (16) (a) 3. by any person in opposition to a candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund or in support of an opponent of such a candidate whose name is certified to appear on the same ballot, then the candidate who receives a grant shall receive an additional grant in the total amount of the obligations incurred and the disbursements made that were not previously reported as obligations, as reported to the appropriate filing officer under s. 11.12 (6) (b), but not to exceed, in combination with any additional grant payable to that candidate under sub. (13), 2.5 times the amount payable to the candidate under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11).

SB182,25,5 (13) If a candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund is opposed on a primary or election ballot by another candidate who does not receive a grant or by another candidate who the board determines has violated his or her agreement under sub. (7), the candidate who receives a grant shall receive an additional grant in the amount by which the disbursements made by the other candidate exceed the amount of the grant payable for the office sought by the candidate in that election under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11), but not to exceed, in combination with any additional grant payable to that candidate under sub. (12), 2.5 times the amount payable to the candidate under sub. (10), as adjusted under sub. (11). If a candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund is opposed on a primary or election ballot by more than one candidate who does not receive a grant or who the board determines has violated his or her agreement under sub. (7), the amount of the grant payable under this subsection is the largest amount that would be payable by reason of any candidate's opposition.

SB182,25,11 (14) If a candidate who makes an agreement under sub. (7) does not adhere to the agreement, the candidate shall forfeit an amount equivalent to any grant from the clean elections fund that is provided to the candidate and the candidate may be fined not more than 3 times the amount of any contributions received by the candidate in his or her campaign, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), exclusive of the amount of any grant or any contributions deposited under sub. (2) or received under sub. (3).

SB182,25,18 (15) No later than the first day of the first month beginning at least 15 days after an election at which a candidate receives a grant from the clean elections fund, the candidate shall return to the state treasurer any amount of the grant remaining in the candidate's campaign depository account, except that a candidate who receives a grant at a primary election need not return any amount under this subsection if the candidate qualifies to receive a grant at the succeeding spring, general, or special election.

SB182,25,19 (16) The board may promulgate rules required to implement this section.

SB182, s. 47 Section 47. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB182,25,23 14.58 (20) Election campaign Clean elections fund. Make disbursements to each candidate certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections board as eligible to receive moneys a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign clean elections fund.

SB182, s. 48 Section 48 . 14.58 (20) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Acts 1 and .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB182,26,3 14.58 (20) Clean elections fund. Make disbursements to each candidate certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board as eligible to receive a grant from the clean elections fund.

SB182, s. 49 Section 49. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB182,26,6 20.510 (1) (q) Clean elections fund grants. From the clean elections fund, a sum sufficient to make the grants to candidates required under s. 11.51.

SB182, s. 50 Section 50 . 20.511 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB182,26,10 20.511 (1) (q) Clean elections fund grants. From the clean elections fund, a sum sufficient to make the grants to candidates required under s. 11.51.

SB182, s. 51 Section 51. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB182, s. 52 Section 52. 20.855 (4) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:

SB182,26,15 20.855 (4) (ba) Clean elections fund supplement. A sum sufficient equal to the amounts required to make the grants to candidates required under s. 11.51, to be transferred to the clean elections fund.

SB182, s. 53 Section 53. 25.17 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB182,26,17 25.17 (1) (aw) Clean elections fund (s. 25.42);

SB182, s. 54 Section 54. 25.17 (1) (ys) of the statutes is repealed.

SB182, s. 55 Section 55. 25.42 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB182,26,23 25.42 Clean elections fund. All moneys deposited with the state treasurer under s. 11.51 (2) and (5) or returned to the state treasurer under s. 11.51 (15) and all moneys transferred to the clean elections fund under s. 20.855 (4) (ba) constitute the clean elections fund.

SB182, s. 56 Section 56. 71.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, is repealed.

SB182, s. 57 Section 57. Initial applicability.

SB182,27,3 (1) The treatment of section 11.01 (16) (a) 3. of the statutes first applies with respect to reporting periods that begin on or after the effective date of this subsection.

SB182,27,5 (2) The treatment of sections 11.31 (9) and 11.51 (11) of the statutes first applies to adjustments for the biennium beginning on January 1, 2012.

SB182, s. 58 Section 58. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB182,27,10 (1) The treatment of sections 14.58 (20) (by Section 48 ) and 20.511 (1) (q) (by Section 50) of the statutes takes effect on the initiation date specified in 2007 Wisconsin Act 1, section 209 50 (1).

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