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13. 11.0505 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general election, a political action committee spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the partisan primary or general election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy as follows:
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14. 11.0505 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a special primary and ending on the date of the special election, a political action committee spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the special primary or special election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy.
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15. 11.0505 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the committee incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
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16. 11.0505 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the obligees or persons who received the disbursements.
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17. 11.0505 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the disbursements or incurring the obligations.
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18. 11.0505 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for each act of express advocacy.
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19. 11.0505 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 11.0505 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.0505 (3) Timing. (intro.) A political action committee that is required to report under this section shall submit the report to the commission no later than 72 hours after making the disbursements. the earliest of the following:
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20. 11.0505 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0505 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express advocacy is incurred, if the political action committee has the information required to be reported under sub. (1) (b).
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21. 11.0505 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0505 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to individuals other than any of the following:
1. The political action committee's administrator, treasurer, volunteer, producer, consultant, media production partner, or focus group.
2. An officer or employee of the political action committee's sponsoring organization.
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22. 11.0505 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0505 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
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23. 11.0603 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0603 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
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24. 11.0605 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the spring primary and ending on the date of the spring election, an independent expenditure committee spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the spring primary or spring election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy.
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25. 11.0605 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general election, an independent expenditure committee spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the partisan primary or general election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy as follows:
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26. 11.0605 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a special primary and ending on the date of the special election, an independent expenditure committee spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the special primary or special election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy.
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27. 11.0605 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the committee incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
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28. 11.0605 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the obligees or persons who received the disbursements.
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29. 11.0605 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the disbursements or incurring the obligations.
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30. 11.0605 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for each act of express advocacy.
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31. 11.0605 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 11.0605 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.0605 (3) Timing. (intro.) An independent expenditure committee that is required to report under this section shall submit the report to the commission no later than 72 hours after making the disbursements.
the earliest of the following:
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32. 11.0605 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0605 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express advocacy is incurred, if the independent expenditure committee has the information required to be reported under sub. (1) (b).
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33. 11.0605 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0605 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to individuals other than any of the following:
1. The independent expenditure committee's administrator, treasurer, volunteer, producer, consultant, media production partner, or focus group.
2. An officer or employee of the independent expenditure committee's sponsoring organization.
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34. 11.0605 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0605 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
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35. 11.0703 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0703 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the administrator of the conduit and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
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37. 11.0803 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0803 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
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38. 11.0903 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0903 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
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39. 11.1001 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the spring primary and ending on the date of the spring election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the spring primary or spring election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy.
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40. 11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the partisan primary or general election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy as follows:
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41. 11.1001 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a special primary and ending on the date of the special election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the special primary or special election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express advocacy.
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42. 11.1001 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the person incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
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43. 11.1001 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the obligees or persons who received the disbursements.
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44. 11.1001 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the disbursements or incurring the obligations.
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45. 11.1001 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for each act of express advocacy.
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46. 11.1001 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 11.1001 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.1001 (3) Timing. (intro.) A person who is required to report under this section shall submit the report to the commission no later than 72 hours after making the disbursements. the earliest of the following:
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47. 11.1001 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
11.1001 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express advocacy is incurred, if the person has the information required to be reported under sub. (1) (b).
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48. 11.1001 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
11.1001 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to individuals other than any of the following:
1. The person, if the person is an individual.
2. The person's officers, directors, partners, employees, or volunteers, if the person consists of 2 or more individuals.
3. The person's producer, consultant, media production partner, or focus group.
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49. 11.1001 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
11.1001 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
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50. 11.1114 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
11.1114 Two candidate committees.
(1) (a) A candidate who has established 2 candidate committees pursuant to s. 11.0202 (2) may transfer funds between the 2 committees as provided in this subsection.
(b) The first candidate committee may transfer funds to the 2nd candidate committee, subject to all of the following:
1. Any money contributed to the first candidate committee in a prior contribution limit period is the property of the first committee. If the first candidate committee makes a contribution to the 2nd candidate committee from funds received by the first candidate committee during a prior contribution limit period, that contribution is considered a contribution from the first candidate committee, subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 (2) applicable to the 2nd candidate committee.
2. The first candidate committee may transfer a contribution, or any portion of a contribution, received by the first candidate committee during the current contribution limit period to the 2nd candidate committee. Such a transfer is considered a contribution from the original contributor to the first candidate committee and does not violate s. 11.1202 or 11.1204. The transfer is subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 applicable to the 2nd candidate committee. A contribution or portion of a contribution that is transferred may not be included when determining whether the contributor has reached or exceeded the applicable contribution limits for the first candidate committee for the current contribution period. The 2nd candidate committee shall count all contributions directly received from the contributor and all contributions from the contributor that are transferred from the first candidate committee to determine whether a contributor has reached or exceeded the applicable contribution limits for the current contribution limit period.
(c) The 2nd candidate committee may only transfer funds to the first candidate committee when the 2nd candidate committee is terminating pursuant to s. 11.0105. Such a transfer is considered a contribution from the original contributor to the 2nd candidate committee and is subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 that apply to contributions from the original contributor for contributions made to the first candidate committee.
(2) (a) For a contribution under sub. (1) (b) 1., the first candidate committee shall report the contribution to the 2nd candidate committee as a disbursement to the 2nd candidate committee and the 2nd candidate committee shall report receiving the contribution from the first candidate committee.
(b) The candidate committees shall report a transfer under sub. (1) (b) 2. as follows:
1. The first candidate committee shall report receiving the contribution from the original contributor.
2. The first candidate committee shall report transferring the contribution as a disbursement to the 2nd candidate committee.
