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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
To ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 37
February 16, 1995 - Offered by Representative Klusman.
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5.02
(13) "Political party" or "party" means a state committee registered under
5s. 11.05 organized exclusively for political purposes under whose name candidates
6appear on a ballot at any election, and all county, congressional, legislative, local and
7other affiliated committees authorized to operate under the same name. For
8purposes of ch. 11, the term does not include a legislative campaign committee
or a
9committee filing an oath under s. 11.06 (7).
AB37-ASA2-AA1,1,1311
11.01
(12s) "Legislative campaign committee" means a committee
which does
12not file an oath under s. 11.06 (7) organized in either house of the legislature to
13support candidates of a political party for legislative office.
AB37-ASA2-AA1,2,21
111.05
(2r) General reporting exemptions. Any person, committee or group
,
2other than a committee or individual required to file an oath under s. 11.06 (7), who
3or which does not anticipate accepting contributions, making expenditures or
4incurring obligations in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000 in a calendar year
5and does not anticipate accepting any contribution or contributions from a single
6source, other than contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign,
7exceeding $100 in that year may indicate on its registration statement that the
8person, committee or group will not accept contributions, incur obligations or make
9expenditures in the aggregate in excess of $1,000 in any calendar year and will not
10accept any contribution or contributions from a single source, other than
11contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign, exceeding $100 in
12such year. Any registrant making such an indication is not subject to any filing
13requirement if the statement is true. The registrant need not file a termination
14report. A registrant not making such an indication on a registration statement is
15subject to a filing requirement. The indication may be revoked and the registrant
16is then subject to a filing requirement as of the date of revocation, or the date that
17aggregate contributions, expenditures or obligations for the calendar year exceed
18$1,000, or the date on which the registrant accepts any contribution or contributions
19exceeding $100 from a single source, other than contributions made by a candidate
20to his or her own campaign, during that year, whichever is earlier. If the revocation
21is not timely, the registrant violates s. 11.27 (1).
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22(3) (p) In the case of a support committee, a statement signed by the individual
23on whose behalf the committee intends to operate affirming that the committee is the
24only committee authorized to operate on his or her behalf
, unless the committee files
25a statement under s. 11.06 (7).".
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11.10
(3) Every committee shall appoint a treasurer.
Every individual under
8s. 11.06 (7) shall be deemed his or her own treasurer. No expenditure may be made
9or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a committee without the authorization of the
10treasurer or designated agents. No contribution may be accepted and no expenditure
11may be made or obligation incurred by any committee at a time when there is a
12vacancy in the office of treasurer.
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11.12
(1) (a) No contribution may be made or received and no expenditure may
15be made or obligation incurred by a person or committee, except within the amount
16authorized under s. 11.05 (1) and (2), in support of or in opposition to any specific
17candidate or candidates in an election, other than through the campaign treasurer
18of the candidate or the candidate's opponent
, or by or through an individual or
19committee registered under s. 11.05 and filing a statement under s. 11.06 (7).
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20(2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by a campaign or
21committee treasurer
or by an individual under s. 11.06 (7) may not be used or
22expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any
23charitable organization at the option of the treasurer.
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1(3) All contributions, expenditures and incurred obligations exceeding $10
2shall be recorded by the campaign or committee treasurer
or the individual under s.
311.06 (7). He or she shall maintain such records in an organized and legible manner,
4for not less than 3 years after the date of an election in which the registrant
5participates. If a report is submitted under s. 11.19 (1), the records may be
6transferred to a continuing committee or to the appropriate filing officer for
7retention. Records shall include the information required under s. 11.06 (1).".
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9"
Section 5g. 11.16 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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11.16
(1) (a) No expenditure may be made or obligation incurred by a candidate,
11or by any other person or committee to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly
12identified candidate,
other than an individual who, or a committee which, has
13registered under s. 11.05 and filed an oath under s. 11.06 (7), except by the campaign
14treasurer of the candidate or other agent designated by the candidate and acting
15under his or her authority.
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(b) The treasurer of each committee and each individual who proposes to make
17a expenditure to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate shall
18notify the treasurer or other agent designated under par. (a) of the candidate who is
19supported or whose opponent is opposed and obtain the authorization of the
20treasurer prior to making the expenditure.
This paragraph does not apply to an
21individual or committee filing an oath under s. 11.06 (7) with respect to the candidate
22who is supported or opposed.
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111.18
(6) If an individual on whose behalf a support committee is authorized
2to operate under s. 11.05 (3) (p) becomes a candidate, the committee shall be adopted
3by the candidate as his or her personal campaign committee.
A support committee
4which files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) may not be adopted by a candidate as a
5personal campaign committee.".
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11.25
(1m) No individual, other than a candidate, and no committee, other
11than a personal campaign committee, may make expenditures which are to be used
12to advocate the election or defeat of any clearly identified candidate in any election.
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11.26
(1) (intro.) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to
15a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
and to any
16individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate
17or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total
18of the amounts specified per candidate:
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11.26
(2) (intro.) No committee other than a political party committee or
21legislative campaign committee may make any contribution or contributions to a
22candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
and to any
23individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate
1or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total
2of the amounts specified per candidate:".
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6"
Section 15m. 11.40 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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11.40
(2) No public utility or anyone connected therewith may offer or give any
8special privilege to any candidate for public office or any committee or its members
9or employes
, or any individual under s. 11.06 (7), or to any 3rd party at the request
10of or for the advantage of any of them.
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11(3) No candidate for public office or any committee or member or employe
12thereof
or any individual under s. 11.06 (7) may ask for or accept any special privilege
13from any public utility.".
