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11.21
(15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
8receive a grant from the
Wisconsin election campaign
clean government fund of the
9dollar amount of the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31
(1), adjusted
10as provided in s. 11.31 (9), which applies to the office for which such person is a
11candidate. Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not
12constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
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11.24
(1s) No candidate for a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), (e)
16or (f) or personal campaign committee of such a candidate at any election other than
17a primary election may receive and accept any contribution from a committee
18identified as a special interest committee under s. 11.05 (3) (c) during the period
19beginning on the 30th day preceding that election and ending on the date of that
20election.
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11.24
(1t) No candidate for a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), (e)
23or (f) or personal campaign committee of such a candidate at any election other than
24a primary election may receive and accept any contribution during the period
1beginning on the 10th day preceding that election and ending on the date of that
2election.
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11.24
(1w) (a) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate
5who accepts a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a political party
6committee or committee identified under s. 11.05 (3) (c) as a special interest
7committee.
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(b) No political party committee or committee identified under s. 11.05 (3) (c)
9as a special interest committee may intentionally make any contribution to a
10candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who has qualified to
11receive a grant under s. 11.50.
SB190-SSA2, s. 44
12Section
44. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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11.26
(1) (intro.)
No Except as authorized in sub. (10), no individual may make
14any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of
15the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting
16solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
17opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
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11.26
(1) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
20state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice,
$10,000 $1,000.
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11.26
(1) (b) Candidates for state senator,
$1,000 $500.
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11.26
(1) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly,
$500 $250.
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111.26
(1m) No individual who is a candidate for state office and who files a
2sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the clean government fund
3may receive and accept from individuals more than the amount or value of
4contributions provided in this subsection for the office for which he or she is a
5candidate during any campaign, including contributions from the individual to his
6or her own campaign:
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(a) For candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor jointly,
8$800,000.
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(b) For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $250,000.
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(c) For a candidate for the office of justice, $75,000.
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(d) For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer or state
12superintendent, $85,000.
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(e) For a candidate for the office of state senator, $30,000.
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(f) For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $15,000.
SB190-SSA2, s. 49
15Section
49. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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11.26
(2) (intro.) No committee other than a political party committee
or
17legislative campaign committee may make any contribution or contributions to a
18candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any
19individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate
20or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total
21of the amounts specified per candidate:
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11.26
(2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
24state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
1the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
, as adjusted under
2s. 11.31 (9).
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11.26
(4) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to all
5candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which
6are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including
legislative
7campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than
8a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
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11.26
(8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
11a total of $150,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other
12committees, excluding contributions from
legislative campaign committees and 13transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
14commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
15of each even-numbered year.
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(b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 in value of
17its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or
18affiliates, excluding
legislative campaign and political party committees.
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(c) No committee, other than a political party
or legislative campaign 20committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
21political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000.
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11.26
(9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state
or office and who does
24not receive a grant from the clean government fund and no individual who is a
25candidate for local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the
1total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31
(1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), 2for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any
primary and election 3campaign
combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including
4political party
and legislative campaign committees.
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11.26
(9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state
or office and who does
7not receive a grant from the clean government fund and no individual who is a
8candidate for local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the
9total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31
(1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), 10for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election
11campaign combined from all committees other than political party
and legislative
12campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.
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11.26
(10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
16application to receive a grant from the
Wisconsin election campaign clean
17government fund may make contributions of more than 200% of the
amounts amount
18or value of the limitation specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign from
19the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which
20are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, unless the
21board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant
, or the
22candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h)
, or s. 11.50 (2) (i)
23applies. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received by a candidate
24or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which is registered with
25the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of the candidate under
12 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the candidate to his or her
2own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by
3such a candidate personally to the candidate's own campaign and to other
4campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation if authorized under
5this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to the candidate's own
6campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
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11.26
(10a) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average
9of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average,
10as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the federal department of labor.
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(b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1m) and (10) shall be
12subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance
13with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall calculate the
14percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period
15ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for
16the base period, calendar year 2001. For each biennium, the board shall multiply the
17amount of each limitation under subs. (1m) and (10) by the percentage difference in
18the consumer price indices. The board shall adjust the amount of each limitation to
19substitute that result for the existing amount to the extent required to reflect any
20difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $25. The amount so determined shall
21then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection.
22Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3), determinations under this
23subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
24providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
25safety or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
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11.26
(13) Except as provided in sub. (9), contributions Contributions received
4from the
Wisconsin election campaign clean government fund are not subject to
5limitation by this section.
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11.26
(17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
8(1),
(1m), (2), (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
9specified in this subsection.
SB190-SSA2,24,1312
11.31
(1) (a) Candidates for governor
, $1,078,200 and lieutenant governor
13jointly, $2,000,000.
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11.31
(1) (c) Candidates for attorney general,
$539,000 $600,000.
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11.31
(1) (cm) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
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11.31
(1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer
, justice or state
21superintendent,
$215,625 $200,000.
SB190-SSA2, s. 67
22Section
67. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
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11.31
(1) (e) Candidates for state senator,
$34,500 total in the primary and
24election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
25election $70,000.
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1(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly,
$17,250 total in the primary
2and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
3election $35,000.
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11.31
(2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
6election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
7Wisconsin election campaign clean government fund may make or authorize total
8disbursements from
the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent
9of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1),
adjusted as provided under sub. (9), 10unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
11candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or
s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub.
12(3p) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who files a sworn
13statement and application to receive a grant from the
Wisconsin election campaign 14clean government fund may make or authorize total disbursements from
the his or
15her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
16prescribed under sub. (1)
, adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding
17spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the
18candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her
19application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or
s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.
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11.31
(3p) Candidates receiving additional grants; exception. If a candidate
25receives a grant under s. 11.50 (9) (b) or (ba), the disbursement limitation of that
1candidate for the campaign in which the grant is received is increased by the amount
2of that grant.
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11.31
(9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
6"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
712-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
8statistics of the federal department of labor.
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(b) The dollar amounts of all disbursement levels specified in sub. (1) shall be
10subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance
11with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall calculate the
12percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period
13ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for
14the base period, calendar year 2001. For each biennium, the board shall multiply
15that result by the percentage difference in the consumer price indices. The board
16shall adjust the disbursement levels specified under sub. (1) to substitute that result
17for the existing levels to the extent required to reflect any difference, rounded to the
18nearest multiple of $25 in the case of amounts of $1 or more, which amounts shall
19be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection.
20Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3), determinations under this
21subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
22providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
23safety or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.
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111.38
(1) (a) 3. No corporation or association specified in subd. 1. may expend
2more than a combined total of $500 annually for solicitation of contributions to a fund
3established under subd. 2.
or to a conduit.
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511.50 (title)
Wisconsin election campaign Clean government fund.
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11.50
(1) (b) "Fund" means the
Wisconsin election campaign clean government 8fund.
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11.50
(2) (a) Any individual who desires to qualify as an eligible candidate may
11file an application with the board requesting approval to participate in the fund. The
12application shall be filed no later than the applicable deadline for filing nomination
13papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m.
14on the 7th day after the primary or date on which the primary would be held if
15required in the case of write-in candidates, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 7th day
16after appointment in the case of candidates appointed to fill vacancies. The
17application shall contain a sworn statement that the candidate and his or her
18authorized agents have complied with the contribution limitations prescribed in s.
1911.26 and the disbursement limitations prescribed under s. 11.31
(1), as adjusted
20under s. 11.31 (9), at all times to which such limitations have applied to his or her
21candidacy and will continue to comply with the limitations at all times to which the
22limitations apply to his or her candidacy for the office in contest, unless the board
23determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate
24withdraws his or her application under par. (h), or
par. (i) s. 11.31 (3p) applies.
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25Section
79. 11.50 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.50
(2) (b) (intro.)
The
Except as provided in par. (bm), the board shall
2approve the application of an eligible candidate for participation if
the candidate
3meets the following requirements:
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4Section
80. 11.50 (2) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
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11.50
(2) (b) 1. The application is timely
;
.
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2. The candidate is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear upon
7the spring or general election or a special election ballot
;.
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3. The candidate has an opponent who is certified for placement on the election
9ballot as a candidate for the same office
;.
