SB104-SSA1,22,21
111.12
(6) (a) If
any an individual or committee incurs an obligation or makes
2a disbursement of more than $20 cumulatively
is made to advocate the election or
3defeat of a clearly identified candidate
by an individual or committee later than 15
4days prior to a primary or election in which the candidate's name appears on the
5ballot without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized
6committee of a candidate who is supported or
whose opponent is opposed, and not in
7concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee,
8the individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours
of after incurring
9the obligation or making the disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of
10the information required under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may
11prescribe.
The information shall also be included in the next regular report of the
12individual or committee under s. 11.20. For purposes of this
subsection, paragraph,
13obligations and disbursements cumulate beginning with the day after the last date
14covered on the preprimary or preelection report and ending with the day before the
15primary or election. Upon receipt of a report under this
subsection paragraph, the
16filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report to all
17candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom
a an incurred
18obligation or disbursement identified in the report is
incurred or made.
A committee
19that files a report pertaining to a disbursement under par. (c) is not required to file
20a report pertaining to the same disbursement under this paragraph. This paragraph
21does not apply to a committee that files reports under s. 11.21 (16).
SB104-SSA1, s. 47
22Section
47. 11.12 (6) (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-SSA1,23,1623
11.12
(6) (c) If any committee identified under s. 11.05 (3) (c) makes any
24disbursement for the purpose of supporting the election or defeat of a candidate for
25a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f), or any such candidate who
1seeks a nomination for such an office at a primary election, during any period
2beginning on the 60th day preceding the election or primary and ending on the date
3of that election or primary, without cooperation or consultation with a candidate or
4agent, or authorized committee of a candidate who is supported or whose opponent
5is opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate,
6agent, or committee, the committee shall file daily reports with the board and with
7each candidate whose name is certified to appear on the ballot for the office in
8connection with which the disbursement is made, by electronic mail or facsimile
9transmission, on each day beginning with the date on which the committee indicates
10an intent to support or oppose that candidate in its statement under s. 11.06 (7) and
11ending on the date of the election at which the candidate seeks office. Each report
12shall contain the information required under s. 11.06 (1) pertaining to each
13disbursement made by the committee, together with the name of each candidate who
14is supported or whose opponent is opposed and the total amount of disbursements
15made in support of or in opposition to that candidate. The committee shall file each
16report no later than 24 hours after the disbursement identified in the report is made.
SB104-SSA1,23,1817
(d) All information reported by a registrant under this subsection shall also be
18included in the next regular report of the registrant under s. 11.20.
SB104-SSA1, s. 48
19Section
48. 11.12 (8) and (9) of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-SSA1,24,1220
11.12
(8) If a candidate for a state office specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e),
21or (f) who does not accept a grant under s. 11.50 makes any disbursement after that
22candidate has accumulated cash in his or her campaign depository account or has
23made disbursements during his or her campaign, as defined in s. 11.31 (7), exceeding
24a combined total of 75% of the amount specified in s. 11.31 (1) (a) to (de), (e), or (f),
25as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office that the candidate seeks, that candidate
1or the candidate's personal campaign committee shall file daily reports with the
2board and with each candidate whose name is certified to appear on the ballot for the
3office in connection with which the disbursement is made, by electronic mail or
4facsimile transmission, on each day beginning with that date or the 7th day after the
5primary election or the date that a primary would be held, if required, whichever is
6later, and ending on the date of the election at which the candidate seeks office. Each
7report shall contain information pertaining to each disbursement made by the
8candidate or committee and shall be filed no later than 24 hours after that
9disbursement is made. Each report shall include the same information concerning
10each disbursement that is required to be reported for other disbursements under s.
1111.06 (1). The information shall also be included in the next regular report of the
12candidate or committee under s. 11.20.
SB104-SSA1,24,18
13(9) Whenever a report is required to be filed with a candidate by electronic mail
14or facsimile transmission under this section, the report shall be filed at the address
15or number of the candidate or personal campaign committee as shown on the
16registration statement of the candidate or committee. If no electronic mail address
17or facsimile transmission number is shown, the report shall be filed at the mailing
18address shown on the statement.
SB104-SSA1,25,620
11.14
(3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), any candidate who serves as his or her own
21campaign treasurer and who is authorized to make and makes an indication on his
22or her registration statement under s.
11.05 (2r)
11.06 (2m) that he or she will not
23accept contributions, make disbursements or incur obligations in an aggregate
24amount exceeding $1,000 in a calendar year, and will not accept any contribution or
25contributions from a single source, other than contributions made by the candidate
1to his or her own campaign, exceeding $100 in a calendar year, may designate a single
2personal account as his or her campaign depository account, and may intermingle
3personal and other funds with campaign funds. If a separate depository account is
4later established by the candidate, the candidate shall transfer all campaign funds
5in the personal account to the new depository account. Disbursements made from
6such personal account need not be identified in accordance with s. 11.16 (3).
SB104-SSA1,25,158
11.16
(2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
9exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
10credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
11accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
12promptly return the contribution,
or donate
it the contribution to the common school
13fund or to a charitable organization
or transfer the contribution to the board for
14deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund in the event that the donor cannot
15be identified.
SB104-SSA1,26,617
11.16
(5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee
, or political
18party committee
or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
19escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
20conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
21candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
22distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
23The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
24program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
25connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
1separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
2For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
3prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
4information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
5for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
6who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
SB104-SSA1,26,9
811.19 (title)
Dissolution
Carry-over of surplus funds; dissolution of
9registrants; termination reports.
SB104-SSA1,27,311
11.19
(1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will
12no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements
13made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred
14obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing
15officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the
16reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual funds
17may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors
18in an amount not exceeding the original contribution,
transferred to the board for
19deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund or donated to a charitable
20organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
21were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). A
22registrant to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that
23subsection with a termination report filed under this subsection. If a termination
24report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant shall continue
25to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than the dates
1specified in s. 11.20
and, if the registrant files reports under s. 11.21 (16), no later
2than the times specified in s. 11.21 (16). This subsection does not apply to any
3registrant making an indication under s.
11.05 (2r)
11.06 (2m).
SB104-SSA1,27,145
11.20
(1) All reports required by s. 11.06 which relate to activities which
6promote or oppose candidates for state office or statewide referenda and all reports
7under s. 11.08 shall be filed with the board. All reports required by s. 11.06 which
8relate to activities which promote or oppose candidates for local office or local
9referenda shall be filed with the appropriate filing officer under s. 11.02, except
10reports filed under s. 11.08.
Each registrant shall file the reports required by this
11section. If the registrant is subject to a requirement under s. 11.21 (16) to report
12electronically the same information that is reportable under this section, the
13registrant shall, in addition, file the reports required by this section recorded on a
14medium specified by the board.
SB104-SSA1,27,1816
11.20
(7) In Except as otherwise required under s. 11.21 (16), in the event that
17any report is required to be filed under this
section
chapter on a nonbusiness day, it
18may be filed on the next business day thereafter.
SB104-SSA1,27,2220
11.20
(9) Except as provided in ss.
11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), the duty
21to file reports under this section continues until a termination report is filed in
22accordance with s. 11.19.
SB104-SSA1,28,524
11.20
(10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing
25of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later
1than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the
2report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a
3report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage,
4addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than
the 3rd day before the date
5provided by law for receipt of such report.
SB104-SSA1,28,117
11.20
(12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation
8to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss.
911.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no
10contributions, makes no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the
11dates designated in subs. (2) and (4).
SB104-SSA1,28,2513
11.21
(2) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
14and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
15not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20, and
16addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
17registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
18indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
19exceed the amount specified under s.
11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
20been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Forms for reports shall not be sent by
21the board to a registrant if the registrant is required to file reports with the board
22in an electronic format. Whenever any notice of filing requirements under this
23chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the board shall also send a notice
24to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive
25any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.
SB104-SSA1,29,72
11.21
(15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
3receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
4the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31
(1) or (1m), adjusted as
5provided under s. 11.31 (9), which applies to the office for which such person is a
6candidate. Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not
7constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
SB104-SSA1,30,179
11.21
(16) Require each registrant for whom the board serves as filing officer
10and who or which accepts contributions in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more
11during a campaign period to file each campaign finance report that is required to be
12filed under this chapter in an electronic format, and accept from any other registrant
13for whom the board serves as a filing officer any campaign finance report that is
14required to be filed under this chapter in an electronic format. A registrant who or
15which becomes subject to a requirement to file reports in an electronic format under
16this subsection shall initially file the registrant's report in an electronic format for
17the period which includes the date on which the registrant becomes subject to the
18requirement
or, if the registrant is required to report transactions within 24 hours
19of their occurrence, within 24 hours after the date on which the registrant becomes
20subject to the requirement. To facilitate implementation of this subsection, the board
21shall specify, by rule, a type of software that is suitable for compliance with the
22electronic filing requirement under this subsection. The board shall provide copies
23of the software to registrants at a price fixed by the board that may not exceed cost.
24Each registrant who or which files a report under this subsection in an electronic
25format shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on a medium
1specified by the board. The copy shall be signed by an authorized individual and filed
2with the board by each registrant no later than the time prescribed for filing of the
3report under this chapter.
If a registrant is a committee, the copy shall be certified
4by an authorized individual and filed with the board by the registrant no later than
524 hours after the occurrence of any transaction that is reportable under s. 11.06 (1).
6If a registrant or other person becomes subject to a requirement to report
7electronically under this subsection, the registrant or other person shall continue to
8report electronically regardless of the amount of contributions accepted or
9expenditures made by the registrant or other person, until a termination report is
10filed. The board shall provide complete instructions to any registrant who or which
11files a report under this subsection. In this subsection, the "campaign period" of a
12candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee begins and ends with
13the "campaign" of the candidate whose candidacy is supported, as defined in s. 11.26
14(17), and the "campaign period" of any other registrant begins on January 1 of each
15odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year.
Section 990.001
16(4) does not apply to the computation of time permitted for compliance with the filing
17requirements under this subsection.
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11.22
(3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
20and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
21not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and
22addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
23registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
24indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
25exceed the amount specified under s.
11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
1been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing
2requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the
3filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a
4separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant
5from compliance with this chapter.
SB104-SSA1,31,197
11.23
(1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
8any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions
9or incurring obligations in excess of
$25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for
10such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s.
1111.05 (1)
, or (2)
or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each
12of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual
13under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14.
14Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly
15responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil
16liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group
17of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The
18treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
19submitted by it under this chapter.
SB104-SSA1,31,2521
11.23
(2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
22or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
23to the common school fund or to any charitable organization
or transferred to the
24board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, at the option of the
25treasurer.
SB104-SSA1,32,42
11.24
(1w) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who
3applies for a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee
4other than a political party committee.
SB104-SSA1,32,127
11.24
(4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
8elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee
9authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
10official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
11beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending
12on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act.
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(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
14incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
15filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
16under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official
17resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
SB104-SSA1, s. 68
18Section
68. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,32,2319
11.26
(1) (intro.) No individual
, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
20make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to
21any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
22acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
23opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB104-SSA1, s. 69
24Section
69. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,33,7
111.26
(2) (intro.) No committee
other than,including a committee serving as a
2conduit, but not including a political party committee or legislative campaign
3committee may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
4nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under
5s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
6candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per
7candidate:
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11.26
(2) (a) Candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
10state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
11the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$45,000.
SB104-SSA1, s. 71
12Section
71. 11.26 (2) (ad) to (au) of the statutes are created to read:
SB104-SSA1,33,1313
11.26
(2) (ad) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $15,000.
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(am) Candidates for attorney general, $25,000.
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(au) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
16justice, $10,000.
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11.26
(4) No Except as provided in sub. (10), no individual
, except an individual
19serving as a conduit, may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates
20for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject
21to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including
legislative campaign
22committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of
23$10,000 in any calendar year.
SB104-SSA1,34,6
111.26
(8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
2a total of
$150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all
3other committees, excluding
contributions from legislative campaign committees
4and transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
5commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
6of each even-numbered year.
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(b) No such political party may receive more than a total of
$6,000 $18,000 in
8value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its
9subunits or affiliates, excluding
legislative campaign and political party committees.
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(c) No committee, other than a political party
or legislative campaign 11committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
12political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of
$6,000 13$18,000.
SB104-SSA1,34,1715
11.26
(8m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no committee may make a
16contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal campaign, or
17support committee.
SB104-SSA1,34,2018
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee that
19is affiliated with a labor organization to any other committee that is affiliated with
20the same labor organization.
SB104-SSA1, s. 75
21Section
75. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,35,322
11.26
(9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
23and accept more than
65% 20% of the value of the total disbursement level
, as 24determined under s. 11.31
(1) and as adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9) but
25without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office for which he or
1she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from
all 2committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party
and legislative
3campaign committees.
SB104-SSA1,35,94
(b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and
5accept more than
45% 25% of the value of the total disbursement level
, as determined
6under s. 11.31
(1) and as adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect
7to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m), for the office for which he or she is a candidate
8during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than
9political party
and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.
SB104-SSA1,36,212
11.26
(10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
13application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make
14contributions of more than 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) to the
15candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the
16personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the
17candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
18receive a grant
, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
19or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received
20by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which
21is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of
22the candidate under
2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the
23candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to
24amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own
25campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation
1if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to
2the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
SB104-SSA1,36,64
11.26
(12m) For purposes of
this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of
5money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11)
6(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.
SB104-SSA1,36,119
11.27
(1) No person may prepare or submit a false report or statement to a filing
10officer under this chapter.
This subsection does not apply to any information
11reported by a person making an independent expenditure under s. 11.065 (2).
SB104-SSA1, s. 81
12Section
81. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,36,1713
11.31
(1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
14established with reference to the candidates listed below.
The levels are subject to
15adjustment under subs. (1m) and (9). Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do
16not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or
17authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
SB104-SSA1, s. 82
18Section
82. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,36,1919
11.31
(1) (a) Candidates for governor,
$1,078,200 $2,000,000.
SB104-SSA1,36,2020
(b) Candidates for lieutenant governor,
$323,475
$500,000.
SB104-SSA1,36,2121
(c) Candidates for attorney general,
$539,000 $700,000.
SB104-SSA1,36,2322
(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer
, justice or state
23superintendent,
$215,625 $250,000.
SB104-SSA1,36,2525
11.31
(1) (de)
Candidates for justice, $300,000.
SB104-SSA1, s. 84
1Section
84. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB104-SSA1,37,42
11.31
(1) (e) Candidates for state senator,
$34,500 $120,000 total in the primary
3and election, with disbursements not exceeding
$21,575
$72,000 for either the
4primary or the election.
SB104-SSA1,37,75
(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly,
$17,250 $60,000 total in the
6primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding
$10,775 $36,000 for either
7the primary or the election.
SB104-SSA1,37,149
11.31
(1m) Disbursement level for candidates in competitive primary
10elections. The total disbursement level for any candidate whose name appears on
11the ballot as a candidate for an office at a primary election and who receives less than
12twice as many votes at that election as another candidate for the same office is 120%
13of the amount specified in sub. (1) for the candidate who receives the greatest number
14of votes in the primary election, adjusted as provided in sub. (9).