Amendment JR2 CA2-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-CA2,33,10 11.22 (3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1jo Section 1jo. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,33,24 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s. 11.05 (1), or (2) or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14. Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report submitted by it under this chapter.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1jq Section 1jq. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,34,5 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.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1js Section 1js. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,34,11 11.24 (1w) (a) Except as authorized under s. 11.26 (9m), no candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who accepts a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee other than a political party committee if the full amount of the grant, except any grant authorized under s. 11.50 (4) (bg) or (br), to which the candidate is entitled under s. 11.50 (9) is available to the candidate.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,34,20 (b) Except as authorized under s. 11.26 (9m), if a candidate accepts a grant under s. 11.50 and the full amount of the grant, except any grant authorized under s. 11.50 (4) (bg) or (br), to which the candidate is entitled under s. 11.50 (9) is not available to the candidate, the candidate may not accept any contributions from committees other than political party committees exceeding that amount which, when added to the amount of the grant received under s. 11.50 (9), equals the percentage specified in s. 11.26 (9) (am) of the disbursement level specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office that the candidate seeks.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1ju Section 1ju. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1jw Section 1jw. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,3 11.24 (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.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,8 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a contribution made 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).

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1jy Section 1jy. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,15 11.26 (1) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1m), (1t), (9m), and (10), no individual 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:

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kb Section 1kb. 11.26 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,22 11.26 (1m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (1t) and (9m), no individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to legislative office who has not filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) 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:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,23 (a) Candidates for state senator, $500.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,35,24 (b) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $250.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kd Section 1kd. 11.26 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,36,13 11.26 (1t) The limitations under sub. (1m) apply to any candidate for legislative office who files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) but who the board determines is ineligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, who withdraws his or her application for a grant under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or to whom s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, unless the candidate subsequently files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b). Any such candidate who has received a contribution that exceeds the amount specified for the office the candidate seeks under sub. (1m) before the date on which a limitation under sub. (1m) applies to the candidate shall return to the contributor, donate to the common school fund or to any charitable organization, or transfer to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund the excess amount of the contribution. If a candidate for legislative office files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b), the limitations under sub. (1) apply to that candidate beginning on the date that the affidavit is filed.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kf Section 1kf. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,36,21 11.26 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (2m), (2t), and (9m), no committee other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee 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 following amounts specified per candidate:

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kh Section 1kh. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,36,25 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1) $43,500.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kj Section 1kj. 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av) of the statutes are created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,3 11.26 (2) (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $12,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,4 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $22,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,5 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $10,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,6 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $8,650.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kL Section 1kL. 11.26 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,14 11.26 (2m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under subs. (2t) and (9m), no committee other than a political party committee may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to legislative office who has not filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) 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:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,15 (a) Candidates for state senator, $500.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,37,16 (b) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $250.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kn Section 1kn. 11.26 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,38,5 11.26 (2t) The limitations under sub. (2m) apply to any candidate for legislative office who files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) but who the board determines is ineligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, who withdraws his or her application for a grant under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or to whom s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, unless the candidate subsequently files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b). Any such candidate who has received a contribution that exceeds the amount specified for the office the candidate seeks under sub. (2m) before the date on which a limitation under sub. (2m) applies to the candidate shall return to the contributor, donate to the common school fund or to any charitable organization, or transfer to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund the excess amount of the contribution. If a candidate for legislative office files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b), the limitations under sub. (2) apply to that candidate beginning on the date that the affidavit is filed.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kp Section 1kp. 11.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,38,11 11.26 (3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) and, (1m), (2), and (2m) apply cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total limitation may be apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and election. All moneys cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kr Section 1kr. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,38,17 11.26 (4) No Subject to sub. (10a), no individual 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.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kt Section 1kt. 11.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,38,25 11.26 (5) The contribution limits provided in subs. (1), (1m), and (4) do not apply to a candidate who makes any contribution or contributions to his or her own campaign for office from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, with respect to any contribution or contributions made to that candidate's campaign only. A candidate's personal contributions shall be deposited in his or her campaign depository account and reported in the normal manner.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kv Section 1kv. 11.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,39,8 11.26 (6) When a candidate adopts a preexisting support committee as his or her personal campaign committee, the support committee is deemed to have been the same committee as the candidate's personal campaign committee for purposes of the application of subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9) do not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made at the time of such adoption, but do apply to the contributions which have been made by any other committee to the support committee at the time of adoption.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kx Section 1kx. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,39,17 11.26 (8) (a) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided in sub. (8n), no political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than a total of $150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and transfers between party committees of the same party. In this paragraph, a "biennium commences" means the time period commencing with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends ending with December 31 of each even-numbered year.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,39,22 (b) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided in sub. (8n), no such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 $18,000 in value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its that specific committee's subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political transfers between party committees of the same party.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,40,2 (c) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided in sub. (8n), no committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000 $18,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1kz Section 1kz. 11.26 (8n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,40,13 11.26 (8n) (a) Subject to sub. (10a), a political party, as defined in s. 5.02 (13), may receive and accept for use under par. (b) up to a total of $450,000 in value of contributions in any biennium made or transferred to the party by all other individuals, committees, and conduits combined, excluding transfers between party committees of the same party. A political party may receive and accept a contribution transferred by a conduit under this paragraph only if the original contributor designated that the contribution was made for the purpose of contributing to accounts established by the political party under par. (b). Subsection (8) does not apply to contributions received and accepted under this paragraph. In this paragraph, "biennium" has the meaning given in sub. (8) (a).

AB1-ASA1-CA2,40,24 (b) A political party that receives and accepts a contribution under par. (a) shall maintain 2 segregated accounts, one designated as a "Section 11.26 (8n) Senate Account" and one designated as a "Section 11.26 (8n) Assembly Account." The political party shall deposit one-half of each contribution received and accepted under par. (a) in each account. Contributions deposited in the senate account may be disbursed only for the purpose of making contributions to candidates for the office of state senator that the candidates are authorized to receive and accept under sub. (9) (a). Contributions deposited in the assembly account may be disbursed only for the purpose of making contributions to candidates for the office of representative to the assembly that the candidates are authorized to receive and accept under sub. (9) (a).

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lb Section 1Lb. 11.26 (8r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,41,3 11.26 (8r) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no committee may make a contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal campaign, or support committee.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,41,5 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee to a bona fide affiliate of the committee, unless:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,41,7 1. The committees are affiliated only by means of affiliation with a confederation of multiple labor organizations or multiple trade interests; or

AB1-ASA1-CA2,41,9 2. Either committee is a confederation of multiple labor organizations or multiple trade interests.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Ld Section 1Ld. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,41,18 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) No Except as provided under sub. (9m), 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 determined under s. 11.31 (1), 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., except as follows:

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lf Section 1Lf. 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,42,2 11.26 (9) (a) 1. If a report filed under s. 11.12 (8) indicates that a candidate for legislative office has made disbursements exceeding the amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (e) or (f) for the office that the candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), then each opposing candidate may exceed the limitation under this paragraph by receiving and accepting contributions from a political party committee paid out of the applicable account established under sub. (8n) (b) in an amount equivalent to the total amount by which the combined total of all such disbursements exceeds the applicable amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (e) or (f), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9).

AB1-ASA1-CA2,42,19 2. If a report filed under s. 11.12 (6) (am) or (c) indicates that disbursements have been made or are proposed to be made against a candidate for legislative office or in support of such a candidate's opponent, or that obligations have been incurred for such a purpose, and if the aggregate total of such disbursements, proposed disbursements, and obligations, less any disbursements made, or to be made, for the purpose of the payment of obligations that were previously reported, exceeds 5% of the amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (e) or (f) for the office that the candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), then the candidate may exceed the limitation provided under this paragraph by receiving and accepting contributions from a political party committee paid out of the applicable account established under sub. (8n) (b) in an amount equivalent to the total amount of the disbursements and obligations reported under s. 11.12 (6) (am) during the period beginning with the 60th day preceding the general, special, or spring election at which the candidate seeks office and ending with the 31st day preceding that election, together with the total amount of the proposed disbursements and obligations reported under s. 11.12 (6) (c), less the amount of any disbursements made, or to be made, for the purpose of the payment of obligations that were previously reported.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,42,22 3. A candidate for a partisan state office other than district attorney may exceed the limitation under this paragraph by receiving and accepting a contribution from a political party committee made under s. 11.50 (2s) (f).

AB1-ASA1-CA2,42,25 4. A candidate for a partisan state office other than district attorney may exceed the limitation under this paragraph by receiving and accepting a grant under s. 11.50 (4) (bg) or (br).

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lh Section 1Lh. 11.26 (9) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,43,6 11.26 (9) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and sub. (9m), no individual who is a candidate for a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f) may receive and accept more than the amount specified below during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party committees subject to a filing requirement. The amounts are as follows:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,43,9 1. Candidates for the office of governor, 35% of the value of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1) (a), adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9).

AB1-ASA1-CA2,43,12 2. All other candidates subject to this paragraph, 40% of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office that the candidate seeks.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lj Section 1Lj. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,43,19 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state office, other than a state office described in par. (am), or local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), 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.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1LL Section 1LL. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,44,8 11.26 (9m) (a) If a report filed under s. 11.12 (8) indicates that a candidate has made disbursements exceeding the amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f) for the office that the candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), then the limitations under subs. (1), (1m), (2), and (2m) applicable to contributions made to each opposing candidate are doubled. In addition, s. 11.24 (1w) and sub. (9) do not apply to any contributions received by each opposing candidate that the opposing candidate intends to use to make disbursements in response to the disbursements reported under s. 11.12 (8), as reported by the opposing candidate under s. 11.06 (1) (cm), to the extent that the contributions do not exceed the total amount by which the combined total of all such disbursements reported under s. 11.12 (8) exceeds the applicable amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9). If the opposing candidate receives grant moneys under s. 11.50 (4) (bg), sub. (9) does not apply to those grant moneys.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,45,4 (b) If a report filed under s. 11.12 (6) (am) or (c) indicates that disbursements have been made, or are to be made, in any campaign against a candidate, or in support of such a candidate's opponent, or that obligations have been incurred for such a purpose, and if the aggregate total of such disbursements, proposed disbursements, and obligations, less any disbursements made, or to be made, for the purpose of the payment of obligations previously reported, exceeds 5% of the amount specified under s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f), for the office that the candidate seeks, as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), the limitations under subs. (1), (1m), (2), and (2m) applicable to contributions made to that candidate are doubled. In addition, s. 11.24 (1w) and sub. (9) do not apply to any contributions received by the candidate that the candidate intends to use to make disbursements in response to the disbursements, proposed disbursements, or obligations reported under s. 11.12 (6) (am) or (c), as reported by the candidate under s. 11.06 (1) (cm), to the extent that the contributions do not exceed the combined total of all such disbursements and obligations reported under s. 11.12 (6) (am) during the period beginning with the 60th day preceding the general, special, or spring election at which the candidate seeks office and ends with the 31st day preceding that election, together with the total amount of proposed disbursements and obligations reported under s. 11.12 (6) (c), less the amount of any disbursements made, or to be made, for the purpose of the payment of obligations previously reported. If the candidate receives grant moneys under s. 11.50 (4) (bg) or (br), sub. (9) does not apply to those grant moneys.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Ln Section 1Ln. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,45,23 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and an application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) may make contributions of more than 200% of the amounts applicable amount specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, 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. 11.31 (3p) or 11.50 (2) (i) applies to the candidate. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lp Section 1Lp. 11.26 (10a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,46,3 11.26 (10a) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,46,20 (b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (4), (8), and (8n) are subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall, in each year that the adjustment is made, calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2003. Beginning in 2006 and every 2 years thereafter, the board shall multiply the amount of each limitation under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (4), (8), and (8n) by the percentage difference in the consumer price indices. The board shall then add that product to the applicable limitation under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (4), (8), and (8n), round each sum to the nearest multiple of $5, and adjust the amount of each limitation to substitute the resulting amount. The amount so determined shall then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lr Section 1Lr. 11.26 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,2 11.26 (15) The fact that 2 or more committees, other than personal campaign committees, utilize common policies and practices concerning the endorsement of candidates or agree to make contributions only to such endorsed candidates does not affect the right of each committee independently to make contributions up to the applicable amount specified under sub. (1), (1m), (2), or (2m).

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lt Section 1Lt. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,6 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (9), (9m), and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times specified in this subsection.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lv Section 1Lv. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lx Section 1Lx. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,13 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to adjustment under sub. (9). Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1Lz Section 1Lz. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,15 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,16 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $500,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,17 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,47,19 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 1mb Section 1mb. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read: