SB190-SSA1, s. 89 17Section 89. 11.50 (11) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,34,2118 11.50 (11) (e) No candidate may expend, authorize the expenditure of or incur
19any obligation to expend any grant if he or she violates the pledge required under
20sub. (2) (a) as a precondition to receipt of a grant, except as authorized in sub. (2) (h)
21or (i).
SB190-SSA1, s. 90 22Section 90. 11.60 (3s) and (3t) of the statutes are created to read:
SB190-SSA1,35,823 11.60 (3s) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any candidate or other individual or
24committee, including a conduit, accepts or transfers a contribution, makes a
25disbursement or incurs an obligation to make a disbursement for the purpose of

1supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), (e)
2or (f) or for a purpose specified in s. 11.01 (16) (a) 3. without first registering under
3s. 11.05 (1), (2) or (2g) to the extent required under s. 11.05 (1), (2) and (2g), or without
4reporting the information required under s. 11.12 (6) (b), (c) or (e) or (7) or 11.20 (3)
5or (4) with respect to that contribution, disbursement or obligation, to the extent
6required under ss. 11.12 (6) (b), (c) and (e) and (7) and 11.20 (3) and (4), the candidate
7or other individual or committee may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per
8day for each day of continued violation.
SB190-SSA1,35,15 9(3t) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any candidate or other individual or
10committee, including a conduit, accepts or transfers one or more contributions,
11makes one or more disbursements or incurs one or more obligations to make
12disbursements for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate for an office
13specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), (e) or (f) or for a purpose specified in s. 11.01 (16)
14(a) 3. in an amount or value that differs from the amount reported by that individual
15or committee under s. 11.12 (6) (b), (c) or (e) or (7) or 11.20 (3) or (4):
SB190-SSA1,35,1716 (a) By more than 5% but not more than 10% cumulatively, the individual or
17committee shall forfeit 4 times the amount or value of the difference.
SB190-SSA1,35,1918 (b) By more than 10% but not more than 15% cumulatively, the individual or
19committee shall forfeit 6 times the amount or value of the difference.
SB190-SSA1,35,2120 (c) By more than 15% cumulatively, the individual or committee shall forfeit
218 times the amount of the difference.
SB190-SSA1, s. 91 22Section 91 . 11.61 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283,
23is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,36,224 11.61 (1) (a) Whoever Except as provided in par. (d), whoever intentionally
25violates s. 11.05 (1), (2), (2g) or (2r), 11.07 (1) or (5), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (5), 11.23 (6) or

111.24 (1) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years
2and 6 months or both.
SB190-SSA1, s. 92 3Section 92 . 11.61 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 283,
4is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,36,95 11.61 (1) (b) Whoever Except as provided in par. (d), whoever intentionally
6violates s. 11.25, 11.26, 11.27 (1), 11.30 (1) or 11.38 where the intentional violation
7does not involve a specific figure, or where the intentional violation concerns a figure
8which exceeds $100 in amount or value may be fined not more than $10,000 or
9imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both.
SB190-SSA1, s. 93 10Section 93. 11.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,36,1511 11.61 (1) (c) Whoever Except as provided in par. (d), whoever intentionally
12violates any provision of this chapter other than those provided in par. (a) and
13whoever intentionally violates any provision under par. (b) where the intentional
14violation concerns a specific figure which does not exceed $100 in amount or value
15may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.
SB190-SSA1, s. 94 16Section 94 . 11.61 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190-SSA1,37,217 11.61 (1) (d) Whoever, with intent to conceal or deceive, accepts or transfers a
18contribution, makes a disbursement or incurs an obligation to make a disbursement
19for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified in s. 11.31
20(1) (a) to (d), (e) or (f) or for a purpose specified in s. 11.01 (16) (a) 3. without first
21registering under s. 11.05 (1), (2) or (2g), to the extent required under s. 11.05 (1), (2)
22and (2g), or without reporting the information required under s. 11.12 (6) (b), (c) or
23(e) or (7) or 11.20 (3) or (4) with respect to that contribution, disbursement or
24obligation, to the extent required under ss. 11.12 (6) (b), (c) and (e) and (7) and 11.20

1(3) and (4), may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5
2years, or both.
SB190-SSA1, s. 95 3Section 95. 11.62 of the statutes is created to read:
SB190-SSA1,37,10 411.62 Nullification of election. (1) If one or more violations that are
5punishable under s. 11.60 (3t) (c) are of sufficient severity to have affected the result
6of an election, the board or the district attorney for any county where such a violation
7occurs, or any candidate who is adversely affected by the result of the election, may
8commence a civil action to obtain a judgment nullifying the election, vacating the
9office filled at the election and ordering a special election to be held to fill the office
10vacated by the judgment.
SB190-SSA1,37,25 11(2) Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (1) (c), if a candidate is a party to an action
12commenced under this section, the action may not be compromised or settled without
13consent of the candidate. If an action under this section is commenced by the board
14or a district attorney and any unsuccessful candidate whose name appeared on the
15ballot at the election is not a party to the action, the board or district attorney shall
16provide at least 30 days' written notice to each such candidate of any intent of the
17board or district attorney to compromise and settle the action. Notwithstanding s.
185.05 (1) (c), during the 30-day period following service of notice, the board or district
19attorney shall not compromise and settle the action and any candidate upon whom
20notice is served may intervene in the action. If any such candidate intervenes in the
21action within the 30-day period following service of notice, the board or district
22attorney shall not compromise or settle the action. If no nonconsenting candidate
23who is adversely affected by the result of the election is a party to the action and no
24such candidate intervenes in the action within the 30-day period following service
25of notice, the party commencing the action may compromise and settle the action.
SB190-SSA1, s. 96
1Section 96. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,38,52 14.58 (20) Election campaign Clean government fund. Make disbursements
3to each candidate certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections board as
4eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign clean government
5fund.
SB190-SSA1, s. 97 6Section 97. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,38,107 20.510 (1) (q) Wisconsin election campaign Clean government fund. As a
8continuing appropriation, from the Wisconsin election campaign clean government
9fund, the moneys amounts determined under s. 11.50 to provide for payments to
10eligible candidates certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) and (cm).
SB190-SSA1, s. 98 11Section 98. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190-SSA1, s. 99 12Section 99. 20.855 (4) (bb) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190-SSA1,38,1713 20.855 (4) (bb) Clean government fund supplement. A sum sufficient equal to
14the amounts required to make full payment of grants which candidates qualify to
15receive from the clean government fund, to be transferred from the general fund to
16the clean government fund no later than the time required to make payments of
17grants under s. 11.50 (5).
SB190-SSA1, s. 100 18Section 100. 25.17 (1) (ys) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,38,1919 25.17 (1) (ys) Wisconsin election campaign Clean government fund (s. 25.42);
SB190-SSA1, s. 101 20Section 101. 25.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190-SSA1,39,2 2125.42 Wisconsin election campaign Clean government fund. All moneys
22appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (b) (bb) together with all moneys reverting to the
23state under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13)
24constitute the Wisconsin election campaign clean government fund, to be expended

1for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state
2treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.
SB190-SSA1, s. 102 3Section 102. 71.10 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190-SSA1, s. 103 4Section 103. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB190-SSA1,39,65 (1) Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if a court finds that
6any provision of this act is unconstitutional, the entire act is void.
SB190-SSA1, s. 104 7Section 104. Initial applicability.
SB190-SSA1,39,108 (1) The treatment of sections 11.12 (7) (d), 11.26 (10a), 11.31 (9) and 11.50 (9a)
9of the statutes first applies to adjustments for the biennium beginning on January
101, 2002.
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