Amendment SSA1-SB7

SB7-SSA1,11,10 11.07 (5) Any campaign treasurer or individual who knowingly receives a contribution made by an unregistered nonresident in violation of this section may not use or expend such contribution but shall immediately return it to the source or at the option of the campaign treasurer or individual, donate the contribution to a charitable organization or to the common school fund or transfer the contribution to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

SB7-SSA1, s. 23 Section 23. 11.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,11,22 11.09 (3) Each registrant whose filing officer is the board, who or which makes disbursements in connection with elections for offices which serve or referenda which affect only one county or portion thereof, except a candidate, personal campaign committee, political party committee or other committee making disbursements in support of or in opposition to a candidate for state senator, representative to the assembly, court of appeals judge or circuit judge, shall file a duplicate original of each financial report filed with the board with the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county in which the elections in which the registrant participates are held. Such reports shall be filed no later than the applicable dates specified under s. 11.20 (2), (2e) and (4) for the filing of each report with the board.

SB7-SSA1, s. 24 Section 24. 11.095 of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,11,24 11.095 Regulation of certain telephoning activities. (1) In this section:

SB7-SSA1,12,11 (a) "Persuasive telephoning" means contacting, by telephone, potential voters for the purpose of presenting them with information or viewpoints which could influence the attitudes of the voters toward candidates or referenda. "Persuasive telephoning" does not include any contacts that are limited solely to an attempt to identify potential voters, to urge potential voters to participate in an election or to offer assistance to potential voters to enable them to participate in an election, or questioning a random or representative sample of a universe of potential voters in a voting jurisdiction or voting group in an attempt to infer, using standard statistical techniques and standard levels of statistical confidence, the attitudes or positions of the voters concerning candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues, or their knowledge of candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues.

SB7-SSA1,12,14 (b) "Telephone bank operator" means any person who places or directs the placement of telephone calls to individuals and engages in or directs persuasive telephoning.

SB7-SSA1,13,2 (2) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any election shall file a written report, on a form prescribed by the board, disclosing the name and address of the individual, committee or group; the name and address of any operator who is retained; the amount paid to any such operator for the telephoning services; the total amount expended by the individual, committee or group to conduct persuasive telephoning; and, if the individual, committee or group engaged in or the telephone bank operator engaged in such telephoning on behalf of the individual, committee or group in more than one legislative district, the amount expended by the individual, committee or group within each legislative district for persuasive telephoning performed on behalf of each candidate or each personal campaign committee of a candidate for legislative office in that district.

SB7-SSA1,13,8 (3) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the information specified in sub. (2) on the dates specified for filing reports under s. 11.20 (2), (2m) and (4), unless all information relating to an election has previously been reported by the individual, committee or group. Each report shall cover the period specified in s. 11.20 (8).

SB7-SSA1,13,13 (4) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the information specified in sub. (2) to the filing officer under s. 11.02 of each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the individual, committee or group is conducting persuasive telephoning.

SB7-SSA1,13,18 (5) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any election shall provide to the board, upon request, a copy of any question or statement that was used by the individual, committee or group, or by the operator, in substantially identical form, of more than one individual during the telephoning.

SB7-SSA1,14,12 (6) Any individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall, prior to the time that the telephoning is to be commenced, or, if the telephoning is to be conducted in relation to an election that is scheduled to occur on a date within 3 days of the date that the telephoning is to be commenced, no later than 24 hours prior to the time that the telephoning is to be commenced, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and the days specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a), deliver a written report to the filing officer under s. 11.02 of each candidate whose candidacy is opposed by such persuasive telephoning and each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct persuasive telephoning, of the intent of the individual, committee or group to conduct such telephoning at a time specified in the report. The filing officer shall then, by expeditious means, such as by telephone or facsimile transmission, provide such notice to each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct persuasive telephoning and to each candidate whose candidacy is supported by such proposed persuasive telephoning, except a candidate on whose behalf the report is filed. The filing officer shall also promptly mail a copy of that notice to each such candidate at the address shown on the declaration of candidacy of the candidate.

SB7-SSA1, s. 25 Section 25. 11.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,14,18 11.12 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by a campaign or committee treasurer or by an individual under s. 11.06 (7) may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, at the option of the treasurer.

SB7-SSA1, s. 26 Section 26. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,15,18 11.12 (6) (a) If any Except as provided in par. (b), if an individual or committee incurs or intends to incur an obligation or makes or intends to make a disbursement of more than $20 $250 cumulatively is made to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate by an individual or committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in which the candidate's name appears on the ballot without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or whose opponent is opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of making no later than 21 days prior to the activity intended to be funded by the incurred obligation or disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information required under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The report shall include the same information concerning any proposed incurred obligation or disbursements as is required to be provided for an obligation that has been incurred or a disbursement that has been made. The information required under s. 11.06 (1) shall also be included in the next regular report of the individual or committee under s. 11.20. For purposes of this subsection, obligations and disbursements cumulate beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon receipt of a report under this subsection paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom a an incurred obligation or disbursement identified in the report is to be made.

SB7-SSA1, s. 27 Section 27. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,16,2 11.12 (6) (b) If the independently incurred obligation or disbursement described in par. (a) relates to a special primary or election not held concurrently with the spring or September primary or the spring or general election, the individual who or committee which incurs or intends to incur the obligation or makes or intends to make the disbursement shall inform the appropriate filing officer no later than 14 days prior to the activity intended to be funded by the incurred obligation or disbursement.

SB7-SSA1, s. 28 Section 28. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,16,11 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall promptly return the contribution, or donate it the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund in the event that the donor cannot be identified.

SB7-SSA1, s. 29 Section 29. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,17,2 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program. The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement. For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6) for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).

SB7-SSA1, s. 30 Section 30. 11.19 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,17,20 11.19 (title) Dissolution Carry-over of surplus funds; dissolution of registrants; termination reports. (1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual Except as provided in sub. (1m), residual funds may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, or donated to a charitable organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). If a termination report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant shall continue to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than the dates specified in s. 11.20. This subsection does not apply to any registrant making an indication under s. 11.05 (2r).

SB7-SSA1, s. 31 Section 31. 11.19 (1m) and (6) of the statutes are created to read:

SB7-SSA1,18,12 11.19 (1m) If the registration statement, under s. 11.05, of a personal campaign committee indicates that the committee was formed or operates for the purpose of influencing the election or nomination for election of a candidate who is a partisan state officeholder to any state or local office other than the office held by the candidate and, subsequently, the candidate or personal campaign committee files, under s. 11.05 (5), a change in the information in the registration statement indicating that the candidate is no longer seeking that other office, the candidate or personal campaign committee shall either return all contributions attributable to the candidate's campaign for the office no longer sought exceeding 10% of the disbursement level specified under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds, minus disbursements and incurred obligations for that campaign, to the donors in an amount not exceeding their original contributions or donate an amount equal to any contributions not so returned exceeding 10% of the disbursement level specified under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds, minus disbursements and incurred obligations for that campaign, to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

SB7-SSA1,18,18 (6) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at the general election may retain beyond December 31 of an even-numbered year unencumbered contributions equal to more than 10% of the candidate's total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided for under s. 11.31 (9). A candidate or treasurer of a personal campaign committee shall transfer excess contributions to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

SB7-SSA1, s. 32 Section 32. 11.20 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,18,22 11.20 (2e) Postelection reports under s. 11.06 (1) shall be received by the appropriate filing officer no earlier than 8 days after and no later than 14 days after each general election.

SB7-SSA1, s. 33 Section 33. 11.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,19,3 11.20 (3) (b) A candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at an election shall file a preelection report. A candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at the general election shall file a postelection report.

SB7-SSA1, s. 34 Section 34. 11.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,19,14 11.20 (3) (d) A registered committee or individual other than a candidate or personal campaign committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates for office at an election, or supporting or opposing other committees or individuals who are engaging in such activities, shall file a preelection report. A registered committee or individual other than a candidate or personal campaign committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates for office at the general election, or supporting or opposing other committees or individuals who are engaging in such activities, shall file a postelection report.

SB7-SSA1, s. 35 Section 35. 11.20 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,19,21 11.20 (3) (g) A contribution, disbursement or obligation in support of or in opposition to a candidate at an election which is made, accepted or incurred during the period covered by the preelection report, or by the postelection report following the general election, is considered to be made, accepted or incurred in support of or in opposition to that candidate at the election, regardless of whether the candidate is opposed at the election.

SB7-SSA1, s. 36 Section 36. 11.20 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,20,3 11.20 (3) (L) A registered group or individual making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to a referendum appearing on an election ballot shall file a preelection report. A registered group or individual making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to referendum appearing on a general election ballot shall file a postelection report.

SB7-SSA1, s. 37 Section 37. 11.20 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,20,6 11.20 (8) (intro.)  Reports filed under subs. (2), (2e), (4) and (4m) shall include all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:

SB7-SSA1, s. 38 Section 38. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,20,9 11.20 (8) (am) The 7th day after the election in the case of the postelection report which follows the general election.

SB7-SSA1, s. 39 Section 39. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,20,17 11.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage, addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date provided by law for receipt of such report.

SB7-SSA1, s. 40 Section 40. 11.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,20,23 11.20 (12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss. 11.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no contributions, makes no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the applicable dates designated in subs. (2), (2e) and (4).

SB7-SSA1, s. 41 Section 41. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,21,7 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), which applies to the office for which such person is a that candidate, exclusive of any additional disbursements authorized under s. 11.31 (3m). Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.

SB7-SSA1, s. 42 Section 42. 11.21 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,21,21 11.21 (16) Accept from any registrant for whom the board serves as a filing officer any campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter by means of electronic transmission. To facilitate implementation of this subsection, the board shall make available to registrants software that is designed to facilitate complete electronic filing under this subsection, at a price fixed by the board that may not exceed cost. Each registrant who or which files a report electronically under this subsection shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on a medium specified by the board, together with a computer-generated copy of the report printed on paper. The computer-generated copy of each report shall be signed by an authorized individual and filed with the board by each registrant no later than the time prescribed for filing of the report under this chapter. The board shall provide complete instructions to any registrant who or which wishes to file a report under this subsection.

SB7-SSA1, s. 43 Section 43. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,22,2 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, at the option of the treasurer.

SB7-SSA1, s. 44 Section 44. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).

SB7-SSA1, s. 45 Section 45. 11.24 (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:

SB7-SSA1,22,10 11.24 (3) No individual under the age of 18 years may make a contribution to any candidate, or any personal campaign committee or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of a candidate, for election or nomination to any of the offices under s. 11.26 (1) (a) to (c) or to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent.

SB7-SSA1,22,17 (4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act and thereafter during any legislative floorperiod, including any special or extraordinary session floorperiod.

SB7-SSA1,22,22 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).

SB7-SSA1, s. 46 Section 46. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,23,3 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

SB7-SSA1, s. 47 Section 47. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,23,11 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, including a committee serving as a conduit, other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee, and no individual serving as a conduit may make or transfer any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

SB7-SSA1, s. 48 Section 48. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,23,17 11.26 (4) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.

SB7-SSA1, s. 49 Section 49. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SB7-SSA1, s. 50 Section 50. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,23,21 11.26 (8m) No committee may make a contribution to any other committee except a personal campaign or support committee.

SB7-SSA1, s. 51 Section 51. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,24,10 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level for candidates other than candidates challenging incumbent officeholders, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative campaign committees. A candidate for state office whose grant or grants under s. 11.50 exceed the contribution limitation authorized by this paragraph may exceed the contribution limitation otherwise applicable to the extent required to accept the full amount of the grant or grants received by the candidate under s. 11.50, but any contributions received and accepted by such a candidate from committees other than the Wisconsin election campaign fund reduce the amount of the grant or grants which the candidate may accept by an amount equal to such contributions.

SB7-SSA1,24,17 (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% 15% of the value of the total disbursement level for candidates other than candidates challenging incumbent officeholders, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.

SB7-SSA1, s. 52 Section 52. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (c) 1. and amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,24,21 11.26 (9) (c) 1. For purposes of pars. par. (a) and (b), a, "committee" includes the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

SB7-SSA1, s. 53 Section 53. 11.26 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,24,24 11.26 (9) (c) 2. For the purposes of pars. (a) and (b), "committee" includes an individual who or a committee which is a conduit.

SB7-SSA1, s. 54 Section 54. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,25,3 11.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11) (a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.

SB7-SSA1, s. 55 Section 55. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.

SB7-SSA1, s. 56 Section 56. 11.30 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,25,20 11.30 (6) Every individual, committee or group who or which is subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05 and who or which publishes, distributes or broadcasts, or causes to be published, distributed or broadcast, any communication which advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or whose opponent is opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee shall file with the board, in writing, a copy of the text of the communication, together with the name of the person who is publishing, distributing or broadcasting the communication or causing it to be published, distributed or broadcast and that person's address, in such manner that the text is received by the board no later than 7 days before the time that the communication is first published, distributed or broadcast. The report shall be certified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (5). No person is required to file the text of a communication with the board under this subsection that has been previously filed by that person or another person.

SB7-SSA1, s. 57 Section 57. 11.31 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,25,23 11.31 (1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.

SB7-SSA1, s. 58 Section 58. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,25,25 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.

SB7-SSA1, s. 59 Section 59. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,26,4 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the election $100,000.

SB7-SSA1,26,7 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election $50,000.

SB7-SSA1, s. 60 Section 60. 11.31 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB7-SSA1,26,12 11.31 (1m) Disbursement level for challengers. Notwithstanding sub. (1), if an incumbent officeholder seeks reelection, the disbursement level under sub. (1) for any other candidate for the same office is increased to 125% of the amount specified in sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9).

SB7-SSA1, s. 61 Section 61. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB7-SSA1,27,4 11.31 (2) (title) Limitation imposed Candidates. No candidate for state office at a spring or general election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided under sub. (9), unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed under sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies.

SB7-SSA1, s. 62 Section 62. 11.31 (2r) of the statutes is created to read: