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111.06 (7m) (a) If a committee which was registered under s. 11.05 as a political
2party committee or legislative campaign committee supporting candidates of a
3political party files an oath under sub. (7) affirming that it does not act in cooperation
4or consultation with any candidate who is nominated to appear on the party ballot
5of the party at a general or special election, that the committee does not act in concert
6with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate, that the committee does
7not act in cooperation or consultation with such a candidate or agent or authorized
8committee of such a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition
9to another candidate, and that the committee does not act in concert with, or at the
10request or suggestion of, such a candidate or agent or authorized committee of such
11a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition to another
12candidate, the committee filing the oath may not make any contributions in support
13of any candidate of the party at the general or special election or in opposition to any
14such candidate's opponents exceeding the amounts specified in s. 11.26 (2), except as
15authorized in par. (c).
SB7-SSA1, s. 20 16Section 20. 11.06 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,10,2317 11.06 (7m) (c) A committee filing an oath under sub. (7) which desires to change
18its status to a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may do
19so as of December 31 of any even-numbered year. Section 11.26 does not apply to
20contributions received by such a committee prior to the date of the change. Such a
21committee may change its status at other times only by filing a termination
22statement under s. 11.19 (1) and reregistering as a newly organized committee under
23s. 11.05.
SB7-SSA1, s. 21 24Section 21. 11.06 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.06 (11) (c) A contribution of money received from a conduit, accompanied by
2the information required under par. (a), is considered to be a contribution from the
3original contributor for purposes of s. 11.26 (1) and (4).
SB7-SSA1, s. 22 4Section 22. 11.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,11,105 11.07 (5) Any campaign treasurer or individual who knowingly receives a
6contribution made by an unregistered nonresident in violation of this section may
7not use or expend such contribution but shall immediately return it to the source or
8at the option of the campaign treasurer or individual, donate the contribution to a
9charitable organization or to the common school fund or transfer the contribution to
10the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 23 11Section 23. 11.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,11,2212 11.09 (3) Each registrant whose filing officer is the board, who or which makes
13disbursements in connection with elections for offices which serve or referenda
14which affect only one county or portion thereof, except a candidate, personal
15campaign committee, political party committee or other committee making
16disbursements in support of or in opposition to a candidate for state senator,
17representative to the assembly, court of appeals judge or circuit judge, shall file a
18duplicate original of each financial report filed with the board with the county clerk
19or board of election commissioners of the county in which the elections in which the
20registrant participates are held. Such reports shall be filed no later than the
21applicable dates specified under s. 11.20 (2), (2e) and (4) for the filing of each report
22with the board.
SB7-SSA1, s. 24 23Section 24. 11.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,11,24 2411.095 Regulation of certain telephoning activities. (1) In this section:
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1(a) "Persuasive telephoning" means contacting, by telephone, potential voters
2for the purpose of presenting them with information or viewpoints which could
3influence the attitudes of the voters toward candidates or referenda. "Persuasive
4telephoning" does not include any contacts that are limited solely to an attempt to
5identify potential voters, to urge potential voters to participate in an election or to
6offer assistance to potential voters to enable them to participate in an election, or
7questioning a random or representative sample of a universe of potential voters in
8a voting jurisdiction or voting group in an attempt to infer, using standard statistical
9techniques and standard levels of statistical confidence, the attitudes or positions of
10the voters concerning candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues, or their
11knowledge of candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues.
SB7-SSA1,12,1412 (b) "Telephone bank operator" means any person who places or directs the
13placement of telephone calls to individuals and engages in or directs persuasive
14telephoning.
SB7-SSA1,13,2 15(2) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
16a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any
17election shall file a written report, on a form prescribed by the board, disclosing the
18name and address of the individual, committee or group; the name and address of any
19operator who is retained; the amount paid to any such operator for the telephoning
20services; the total amount expended by the individual, committee or group to conduct
21persuasive telephoning; and, if the individual, committee or group engaged in or the
22telephone bank operator engaged in such telephoning on behalf of the individual,
23committee or group in more than one legislative district, the amount expended by the
24individual, committee or group within each legislative district for persuasive

1telephoning performed on behalf of each candidate or each personal campaign
2committee of a candidate for legislative office in that district.
SB7-SSA1,13,8 3(3) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
4a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
5information specified in sub. (2) on the dates specified for filing reports under s. 11.20
6(2), (2m) and (4), unless all information relating to an election has previously been
7reported by the individual, committee or group. Each report shall cover the period
8specified in s. 11.20 (8).
SB7-SSA1,13,13 9(4) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
10a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
11information specified in sub. (2) to the filing officer under s. 11.02 of each candidate
12whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the
13individual, committee or group is conducting persuasive telephoning.
SB7-SSA1,13,18 14(5) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
15a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any
16election shall provide to the board, upon request, a copy of any question or statement
17that was used by the individual, committee or group, or by the operator, in
18substantially identical form, of more than one individual during the telephoning.
SB7-SSA1,14,12 19(6) Any individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a
20telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall, prior to the time
21that the telephoning is to be commenced, or, if the telephoning is to be conducted in
22relation to an election that is scheduled to occur on a date within 3 days of the date
23that the telephoning is to be commenced, no later than 24 hours prior to the time that
24the telephoning is to be commenced, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and the days
25specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a), deliver a written report to the filing officer under s. 11.02

1of each candidate whose candidacy is opposed by such persuasive telephoning and
2each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on
3behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct persuasive
4telephoning, of the intent of the individual, committee or group to conduct such
5telephoning at a time specified in the report. The filing officer shall then, by
6expeditious means, such as by telephone or facsimile transmission, provide such
7notice to each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a
8candidate on behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct
9persuasive telephoning and to each candidate whose candidacy is supported by such
10proposed persuasive telephoning, except a candidate on whose behalf the report is
11filed. The filing officer shall also promptly mail a copy of that notice to each such
12candidate at the address shown on the declaration of candidacy of the candidate.
SB7-SSA1, s. 25 13Section 25. 11.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,14,1814 11.12 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by a campaign
15or committee treasurer or by an individual under s. 11.06 (7) may not be used or
16expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any
17charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin
18election campaign fund,
at the option of the treasurer.
SB7-SSA1, s. 26 19Section 26. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended
20to read:
SB7-SSA1,15,1821 11.12 (6) (a) If any Except as provided in par. (b), if an individual or committee
22incurs or intends to incur an obligation or makes or intends to make a
disbursement
23of more than $20 $250 cumulatively is made to advocate the election or defeat of a
24clearly identified candidate by an individual or committee later than 15 days prior
25to a primary or election in which the candidate's name appears on the ballot
without

1cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a
2candidate who is supported or whose opponent is opposed, and not in concert with
3or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee, the
4individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of making no later
5than 21 days prior to the activity intended to be funded by
the incurred obligation
6or
disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information required
7under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The report shall
8include the same information concerning any proposed incurred obligation or
9disbursements as is required to be provided for an obligation that has been incurred
10or a disbursement that has been made.
The information required under s. 11.06 (1)
11shall also be included in the next regular report of the individual or committee under
12s. 11.20. For purposes of this subsection, obligations and disbursements cumulate
13beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection
14report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon receipt of a
15report under this subsection paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of
16receipt, mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or
17opposition to one of whom a an incurred obligation or disbursement identified in the
18report is to be made.
SB7-SSA1, s. 27 19Section 27. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,16,220 11.12 (6) (b) If the independently incurred obligation or disbursement
21described in par. (a) relates to a special primary or election not held concurrently with
22the spring or September primary or the spring or general election, the individual who
23or committee which incurs or intends to incur the obligation or makes or intends to
24make the disbursement shall inform the appropriate filing officer no later than 14

1days prior to the activity intended to be funded by the incurred obligation or
2disbursement.
SB7-SSA1, s. 28 3Section 28. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,16,114 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
5exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
6credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
7accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
8promptly return the contribution, or donate it the contribution to the common school
9fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board for
10deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
in the event that the donor cannot
11be identified.
SB7-SSA1, s. 29 12Section 29. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,17,213 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
14party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
15escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
16conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
17candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
18distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
19The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
20program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
21connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
22separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
23For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
24prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
25information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)

1for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
2who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
SB7-SSA1, s. 30 3Section 30. 11.19 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,17,20 411.19 (title) Dissolution Carry-over of surplus funds; dissolution of
5registrants; termination reports.
(1) Whenever any registrant disbands or
6determines that obligations will no longer be incurred, and contributions will no
7longer be received nor disbursements made during a calendar year, and the
8registrant has no outstanding incurred obligations, the registrant shall file a
9termination report with the appropriate filing officer. Such report shall indicate a
10cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the reporting period and shall indicate the
11disposition of residual funds. Residual Except as provided in sub. (1m), residual
12funds may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the
13donors in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, transferred to the board
14for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
or donated to a charitable
15organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
16were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). If
17a termination report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant
18shall continue to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than
19the dates specified in s. 11.20. This subsection does not apply to any registrant
20making an indication under s. 11.05 (2r).
SB7-SSA1, s. 31 21Section 31. 11.19 (1m) and (6) of the statutes are created to read:
SB7-SSA1,18,1222 11.19 (1m) If the registration statement, under s. 11.05, of a personal campaign
23committee indicates that the committee was formed or operates for the purpose of
24influencing the election or nomination for election of a candidate who is a partisan
25state officeholder to any state or local office other than the office held by the

1candidate and, subsequently, the candidate or personal campaign committee files,
2under s. 11.05 (5), a change in the information in the registration statement
3indicating that the candidate is no longer seeking that other office, the candidate or
4personal campaign committee shall either return all contributions attributable to
5the candidate's campaign for the office no longer sought exceeding 10% of the
6disbursement level specified under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds,
7minus disbursements and incurred obligations for that campaign, to the donors in
8an amount not exceeding their original contributions or donate an amount equal to
9any contributions not so returned exceeding 10% of the disbursement level specified
10under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds, minus disbursements and
11incurred obligations for that campaign, to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin
12election campaign fund.
SB7-SSA1,18,18 13(6) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at the general
14election may retain beyond December 31 of an even-numbered year unencumbered
15contributions equal to more than 10% of the candidate's total disbursement level
16determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided for under s. 11.31 (9). A
17candidate or treasurer of a personal campaign committee shall transfer excess
18contributions to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB7-SSA1, s. 32 19Section 32. 11.20 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,18,2220 11.20 (2e) Postelection reports under s. 11.06 (1) shall be received by the
21appropriate filing officer no earlier than 8 days after and no later than 14 days after
22each general election.
SB7-SSA1, s. 33 23Section 33. 11.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.20 (3) (b) A candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at an
2election shall file a preelection report. A candidate or personal campaign committee
3of a candidate at the general election shall file a postelection report.
SB7-SSA1, s. 34 4Section 34. 11.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,19,145 11.20 (3) (d) A registered committee or individual other than a candidate or
6personal campaign committee making or accepting contributions, making
7disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more
8candidates for office at an election, or supporting or opposing other committees or
9individuals who are engaging in such activities, shall file a preelection report. A
10registered committee or individual other than a candidate or personal campaign
11committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring
12obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates for office at the
13general election, or supporting or opposing other committees or individuals who are
14engaging in such activities, shall file a postelection report.
SB7-SSA1, s. 35 15Section 35. 11.20 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,19,2116 11.20 (3) (g) A contribution, disbursement or obligation in support of or in
17opposition to a candidate at an election which is made, accepted or incurred during
18the period covered by the preelection report, or by the postelection report following
19the general election,
is considered to be made, accepted or incurred in support of or
20in opposition to that candidate at the election, regardless of whether the candidate
21is opposed at the election.
SB7-SSA1, s. 36 22Section 36. 11.20 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,20,323 11.20 (3) (L) A registered group or individual making or accepting
24contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in
25opposition to a referendum appearing on an election ballot shall file a preelection

1report. A registered group or individual making or accepting contributions, making
2disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to referendum
3appearing on a general election ballot shall file a postelection report.
SB7-SSA1, s. 37 4Section 37. 11.20 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,20,65 11.20 (8) (intro.)  Reports filed under subs. (2), (2e), (4) and (4m) shall include
6all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:
SB7-SSA1, s. 38 7Section 38. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,20,98 11.20 (8) (am) The 7th day after the election in the case of the postelection
9report which follows the general election.
SB7-SSA1, s. 39 10Section 39. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,20,1711 11.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing
12of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later
13than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the
14report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a
15report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage,
16addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date
17provided by law for receipt of such report.
SB7-SSA1, s. 40 18Section 40. 11.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,20,2319 11.20 (12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation
20to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss.
2111.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no contributions, makes
22no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the applicable dates
23designated in subs. (2), (2e) and (4).
SB7-SSA1, s. 41 24Section 41. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
2receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
3the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1) or (1m), whichever is
4applicable, adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for
5which such person is a
that candidate, exclusive of any additional disbursements
6authorized under s. 11.31 (3m)
. Failure to receive the notice required by this
7subsection does not constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
SB7-SSA1, s. 42 8Section 42. 11.21 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,21,219 11.21 (16) Accept from any registrant for whom the board serves as a filing
10officer any campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter by
11means of electronic transmission. To facilitate implementation of this subsection,
12the board shall make available to registrants software that is designed to facilitate
13complete electronic filing under this subsection, at a price fixed by the board that
14may not exceed cost. Each registrant who or which files a report electronically under
15this subsection shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on
16a medium specified by the board, together with a computer-generated copy of the
17report printed on paper. The computer-generated copy of each report shall be signed
18by an authorized individual and filed with the board by each registrant no later than
19the time prescribed for filing of the report under this chapter. The board shall provide
20complete instructions to any registrant who or which wishes to file a report under
21this subsection.
SB7-SSA1, s. 43 22Section 43. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,22,223 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
24or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
25to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the

1board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
2treasurer.
SB7-SSA1, s. 44 3Section 44. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
SB7-SSA1, s. 45 4Section 45. 11.24 (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:
SB7-SSA1,22,105 11.24 (3) No individual under the age of 18 years may make a contribution to
6any candidate, or any personal campaign committee or support committee
7authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of a candidate, for election or nomination to any of
8the offices under s. 11.26 (1) (a) to (c) or to any individual or committee under s. 11.06
9(7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
10candidate's opponent.
SB7-SSA1,22,17 11(4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
12elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee
13authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
14official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
15beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending
16on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act and thereafter during any
17legislative floorperiod, including any special or extraordinary session floorperiod.
SB7-SSA1,22,2218 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
19incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
20filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
21under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official
22resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
SB7-SSA1, s. 46 23Section 46. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,23,324 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
25make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to

1any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
2acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
3opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB7-SSA1, s. 47 4Section 47. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,23,115 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, including a committee serving as a conduit,
6other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee, and no
7individual serving as a conduit
may make or transfer any contribution or
8contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
9and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such
10a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more
11than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB7-SSA1, s. 48 12Section 48. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,23,1713 11.26 (4) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make
14any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to
15any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement
16under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a
17political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
SB7-SSA1, s. 49 18Section 49. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7-SSA1, s. 50 19Section 50. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,23,2120 11.26 (8m) No committee may make a contribution to any other committee
21except a personal campaign or support committee.
SB7-SSA1, s. 51 22Section 51. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,24,1023 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
24and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level for candidates
25other than candidates challenging incumbent officeholders, as
determined under s.

111.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she
2is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
3committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative
4campaign
committees. A candidate for state office whose grant or grants under s.
511.50 exceed the contribution limitation authorized by this paragraph may exceed
6the contribution limitation otherwise applicable to the extent required to accept the
7full amount of the grant or grants received by the candidate under s. 11.50, but any
8contributions received and accepted by such a candidate from committees other than
9the Wisconsin election campaign fund reduce the amount of the grant or grants
10which the candidate may accept by an amount equal to such contributions.
SB7-SSA1,24,1711 (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and
12accept more than 45% 15% of the value of the total disbursement level for candidates
13other than candidates challenging incumbent officeholders, as
determined under s.
1411.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which he or she
15is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all
16committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject
17to a filing requirement.
SB7-SSA1, s. 52 18Section 52. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (c) 1. and
19amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,24,2120 11.26 (9) (c) 1. For purposes of pars. par. (a) and (b), a, "committee" includes the
21Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB7-SSA1, s. 53 22Section 53. 11.26 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,24,2423 11.26 (9) (c) 2. For the purposes of pars. (a) and (b), "committee" includes an
24individual who or a committee which is a conduit.
SB7-SSA1, s. 54 25Section 54. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,25,3
111.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of
2money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11)
3(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.
SB7-SSA1, s. 55 4Section 55. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
SB7-SSA1, s. 56 5Section 56. 11.30 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,25,206 11.30 (6) Every individual, committee or group who or which is subject to a
7registration requirement under s. 11.05 and who or which publishes, distributes or
8broadcasts, or causes to be published, distributed or broadcast, any communication
9which advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate without
10cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a
11candidate who is supported or whose opponent is opposed, and not in concert with
12or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee shall file with
13the board, in writing, a copy of the text of the communication, together with the name
14of the person who is publishing, distributing or broadcasting the communication or
15causing it to be published, distributed or broadcast and that person's address, in such
16manner that the text is received by the board no later than 7 days before the time that
17the communication is first published, distributed or broadcast. The report shall be
18certified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (5). No person is required to file the text
19of a communication with the board under this subsection that has been previously
20filed by that person or another person.
SB7-SSA1, s. 57 21Section 57. 11.31 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,25,2322 11.31 (1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
23superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.
SB7-SSA1, s. 58 24Section 58. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,25,2525 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
SB7-SSA1, s. 59
1Section 59. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,26,42 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and
3election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
4election
$100,000.
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