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Section 53ag. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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11.26
(9) (c)".
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(17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
17(1), (2)
, and (9)
and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
18specified in this subsection.".
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2111.31 (title)
Disbursement levels and limitations; calculation.
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111.31
(1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
2established with reference to the candidates listed below.
Except as provided in sub.
3(2), such Such levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements
4which are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other
5election.".
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(7) (b) Disbursements which are made before a campaign period for goods
20to be delivered or services to be rendered in connection with the campaign are
21charged against the disbursement
limitation level for that campaign.".
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11.31
(8) Certain contributions excluded. The
limitations imposed levels
3specified under this section do not apply to a gift of anything of value constituting
4a contribution made directly to a registrant by another, but the
limitations levels 5shall apply to such gift when it is received and accepted by the recipient or
, if received
6in the form of money, when disbursed.".
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11.31
(10) Surplus materials excluded. Disbursements constituting surplus
13materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not
14subject to limitation by included in the levels specified in this section, if the materials
15were previously reported as a disbursement by that candidate.
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1811.51 Clean elections fund grants. (1) Any candidate for a state office other
19than district attorney may qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund by
20fulfilling the requirements of this section.
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21(2) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
22candidate for one of the following offices shall obtain and deposit with the state
23treasurer the following specified number of contributions, in the amount of $5 each,
1to the clean elections fund, each of which shall be received from an individual who
2is identified in a report filed with the board as provided in s. 11.06 (1) (a):
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(a) Representative to the assembly, 300.
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(b) Senator, 600.
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(c) Governor, 13,500.
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(d) Lieutenant governor, 4,500.
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(e) Secretary of state, 4,500.
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(f) State treasurer, 4,500.
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(g) Attorney general, 11,250.
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(h) Superintendent of public instruction, 6,750.
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(i) Circuit court judge, 250.
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(j) Court of appeals judge, 500.
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(k) Justice, 4,500.
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14(3) Except as provided in sub. (5), in order to qualify to receive a grant from the
15clean elections fund, a candidate for one of the following offices shall file with the
16board, no later than the time specified in s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1) or 8.20 (8) (a), at least
17the following number of valid signatures upon nomination papers for the office which
18the candidate seeks:
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(a) Representative to the assembly, 600.
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(b) Senator, 1,200.
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(c) Governor, 27,000.
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(d) Lieutenant Governor, 9,000.
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(e) Secretary of state, 9,000.
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(f) State treasurer, 9,000.
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(g) Attorney general, 22,500.
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1(h) Superintendent of public instruction, 13,500.
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(i) Circuit court judge, 500.
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(j) Court of appeals judge, 1,000.
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(k) Justice, 9,000.
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5(4) Except as provided in sub. (5), in addition to the requirement of sub. (3), a
6candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
7treasurer, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction or justice shall file
8the signatures under sub. (3) of electors of each congressional district in this state
9equal to at least 5% of the total signatures required under sub. (3).
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10(5) The requirements of subs. (3) and (4) do not apply to independent
11candidates for the office of lieutenant governor.
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12(6) A candidate who qualifies for a grant from the clean elections fund may
13accept a contribution from an individual in the amount of $25 or less, but the total
14of such contributions accepted by a candidate for one of the following offices during
15the candidate's campaign, as defined in s. 11.26 (17), may not exceed, in the
16aggregate, the following amount:
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(a) Representative to the assembly, $2,500.
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(b) Senator, $5,000.
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(c) Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney
20general, superintendent of public instruction or justice, $25,000.
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(d) Circuit court judge, $2,500.
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(e) Court of appeals judge, $5,000.
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23(6m) In order to qualify to receive a grant from the clean elections fund, a
24candidate shall file an application with the board, no later than a time specified by
25the board by rule, in which the candidate shall affirm that he or she has not accepted
1and shall agree not to accept a contribution from any source other than a contribution
2required under sub. (2), a contribution authorized under sub. (3) and the candidate's
3grant from the clean elections fund during the campaign of the candidate, as defined
4in s. 11.31 (7).
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5(7) (a) The board shall distribute primary election grants from the clean
6elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this section
7as soon as possible preceding the date that the primary election is held for the office
8which the candidate seeks, or the date on which the primary election would be held
9if a primary election were required to be held.
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(b) The board shall distribute grants for the general or spring election from the
11clean elections fund to each candidate who qualifies to receive a grant under this
12section as soon as possible after the date of the primary election for the office which
13the candidate seeks, or the date on which the primary election would be held if a
14primary election were required to be held, except that, in the case of a candidate for
15a nonpartisan office or a candidate of a recognized political party for a partisan office,
16the board shall distribute a grant to a candidate for an office for which a primary
17election was held only if the candidate was nominated at that election.
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18(8) A candidate who receives a grant from the clean elections fund shall file
19with the board reports of all disbursements made in the manner provided under s.
2011.06 (1) (g), without regard to the amounts thereof.
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21(9) Except as provided in sub. (11), a candidate who qualifies to receive a grant
22from the clean elections fund under this sections shall receive a grant in the following
23amount for the election specified, less the aggregate amount of contributions
24accepted by the candidate under sub. (6):
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1Primary General or
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2Office Election Spring Election
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(a) Representative to the assembly $ 18,000 $ 36,000
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(b) Senator 36,000 72,000
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(c) Governor 500,000 1,000,000
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(d) Lieutenant governor 200,000 75,000
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(e) Secretary of state 75,000 200,000
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(f) State treasurer 75,000 200,000
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(g) Attorney general 400,000 600,000