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2. The name and address of the persons who received the disbursements.
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13. The purpose for making the disbursements.
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4. The amount spent for each act of express advocacy.
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5. The name of any candidate affected by the disbursement, the office that the
4candidate seeks, and whether the express advocacy supports or opposes that
5candidate.
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6. An affirmation, made under oath, that the person will comply with the
7prohibition on coordination under s. 11.1203 with respect to any candidate or agent
8or candidate committee who is supported or opposed by the express advocacy.
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7. The name and mailing and street address of the person's designated agent
10in this state.
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11(2) Exception. (a) A person who is required to report under this section is not
12required to submit the information described under sub. (1) (b) regarding
13disbursements made before reaching the $5,000 threshold under sub. (1) (a). For
14purposes of this section, an disbursement for express advocacy is the amount spent
15directly on developing, producing, and disseminating the express advocacy.
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(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
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1. A communication, other than an advertisement, appearing in a news story,
18commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any legitimate news
19organization, unless the facilities are controlled by any political party, political
20committee, or candidate.
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2. A communication made exclusively between an organization and its
22members.
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23(3) Timing. A person who is required to report under this section shall submit
24the report to the board no later than 48 hours after making the disbursements.
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subchapter XI
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1contributions
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211.1101 Contribution limits. (1) Individual limits. An individual may
3contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified
4for the candidate whose nomination or election the individual supports [See Figure
511.1101 following]:
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(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
7treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.
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(b) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.
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(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
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(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county
11having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000.
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(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
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(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than
14300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a
15population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
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(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district
17attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
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(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
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1. Five hundred dollars.
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2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district,
21according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district
22is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.
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23(2) Candidate committees. A candidate committee may contribute to another
24candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate
25whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]:
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1(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
2treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.
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(b) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.
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(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
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(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county
6having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000.
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(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
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(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than
9300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a
10population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
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(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district
12attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
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(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
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1. Five hundred dollars.
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2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district,
16according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district
17is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.
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18(3) Political action committees. A political action committee may contribute
19to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the
20candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101
21following]:
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(a) Candidates for governor, $86,000.
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(b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000.
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(c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000.
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1(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
2justice, $18,000.
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(e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.
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(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
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(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county
6having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000.
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(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
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(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than
9300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a
10population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
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(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district
12attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
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(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
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1. Four hundred dollars.
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2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district,
16according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district
17is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000.
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111.1102 Contribution limit adjustment. Beginning on January 1, 2021,
2and on January 1 every 5 years thereafter, the board shall modify the dollar amounts
3under s. 11.1101 (1) to (3), rounded to the nearest multiple of $25, to adjust for the
4change in the consumer price index, all items. U.S. city average, published by the
5federal Department of Labor for the preceding 5-year period ending on December 31.
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611.1103 Applicable periods. (1) For an individual who is a candidate for an
7office that the individual holds, the limits under s. 11.1101 (1) to (3) apply during the
8term of that office.
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9(2) For an individual who is a candidate for an office that the individual does
10not hold, the limits under s. 11.1101 (1) to (3) apply during the period beginning on
11the date on which the individual becomes a candidate under s. 11.0101 (1) (a) and
1ending on July 1 for a candidate at a spring primary or spring election, January 1
2for a candidate at a partisan primary or general election, and 60 days after a special
3election for a candidate at a special election.
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411.1104 Exceptions. Except as provided in subs. (3) (b) and (4) (b), the
5following contributions may be made in unlimited amounts:
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6(1) Contributions to a political action committee.
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7(2) Contributions transferred between political action committees.
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8(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a legislative campaign
9committee.
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(b) A political action committee may contribute no more than $12,000 in any
11calendar year to a legislative campaign committee.
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12(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a political party.
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(b) A political action committee may contribute no more than $12,000 in any
14calendar year to a political party.
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15(5) Contributions made by a political party or legislative campaign committee
16to a candidate committee.
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17(6) Contributions paid to a segregated fund established and administered by
18a political party or legislative campaign committee for purposes other than making
19contributions to a candidate committee.
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20(7) Contributions that a candidate makes to his or her candidate committee
21from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property
22that are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse.
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23(8) Contributions transferred between the candidates for governor and
24lieutenant governor of the same political party.
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1(9) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred as a result
2of a recount under s. 9.01.
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3(10) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred in
4connection with or in response to circulating, offering to file, or filing a petition to
5recall an office holder prior to the time that a recall primary or election is ordered,
6or after that time if incurred to contest or defend the order.
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7(11) Contributions to a recall committee.
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8(12) Contributions to a referendum committee.
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911.1105 Valuation. (1) Except as provided in s. 11.1111, for purposes of
10complying with a contribution limit under this section, the value of a contribution of
11any tangible or intangible item, other than money, is the item's fair market value at
12the time that the individual or committee made the contribution.
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13(2) Except as provided in s. 11.1111, for purposes of complying with a
14contribution limit under this section, the value of a contribution of a service is the
15fair market value of the service at the time that the individual or committee made
16the contribution.
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1711.1106 Conduit contributions. (1) For purposes of this chapter, a
18contribution released by a conduit to a committee is to be reported by the committee
19as a contribution from the individual who made the contribution and not as a
20contribution from the conduit.
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21(2) A contribution of money received from a conduit, accompanied by the
22information required under s. 11.0704 (1), is considered to be a contribution from the
23original contributor.
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24(3) Each filing officer shall place a copy of any report received under s. 11.0704
25in the file of the conduit and the file of the recipient.
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111.1107 Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
2exceeding $100 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
3credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No committee
4required to report under this chapter may accept a contribution made in violation of
5this section. The committee shall promptly return the contribution, or donate it to
6the common school fund or to a charitable organization in the event that the donor
7cannot be identified.
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811.1108 Anonymous contributions. No committee may accept an
9anonymous contribution exceeding $10. If an anonymous contribution exceeds $10,
10the committee shall donate the contribution to the common school fund or to a
11charitable organization and report the donation as required under this chapter.
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1211.1109 In-kind contributions. Before making a contribution, as defined
13under s. 11.0101 (8) (a) 2., to a committee, the prospective contributor shall notify the
14administrator or treasurer of the committee and obtain that individuals oral or
15written consent to the contribution.
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1611.1110 Return of contributions. (1) A committee required to report under
17this chapter may return a contribution at any time before or after it has been
18deposited.
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19(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the subsequent return of a contribution
20deposited contrary to law does not constitute a defense to a violation.
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(b) A committee that accepts a contribution contrary to law, reports that
22contribution, and returns that contribution within 15 days after the filing date for
23the reporting period in which the contribution is received does not violate the
24contribution or source limits under this subchapter.
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2511.1111 Valuation of opinion poll results. (1) In this section:
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1(a) "Election period" means any of the following:
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1. The period beginning on December 1 and ending on the date of the spring
3election.
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2. The period beginning on May 1 and ending on the date of the general election.
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3. The period beginning on the first day for circulating nomination papers and
6ending on the date of a special election.
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(b) "Initial recipient" means the individual who or committee which
8commissions a public opinion poll or voter survey.
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(c) "Results" means computer output or a written or verbal analysis.
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(d) "Voter survey" includes acquiring information that identifies voter
11attitudes concerning candidates or issues.
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12(2) If a committee receives opinion poll or voter survey results during the first
1315 days after the initial recipient receives the results, and the committee received the
14results during an election period, the committee shall report the results as a
15contribution. The committee shall report the contribution's value as 100 percent of
16the cost incurred by the initial recipient to commission the poll or survey, except that
17if more than one committee receives the results, the committees shall report the
18contribution's value as 100 percent of the amount allocated to the committee under
19sub. (5).
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20(3) If the committee receives the opinion poll or voter survey results 16 to 60
21days following the day on which the initial recipient received the results, and the
22committee received the results during an election period, the committee shall report
23the results as a contribution valued at 50 percent of the cost incurred by the initial
24recipient to commission the poll or survey, except that if more than one committee
1receives the results, the committees shall report the contribution's value as 50
2percent of the amount allocated to the committee under sub. (5).