Amendment ASA1-AB225

AB225-ASA1,29 Section 29. 6.86 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,28,21 6.86 (2) (b) The mailing list established under this subsection shall be kept current through all possible means. If an elector fails to cast and return an absentee ballot received under this subsection in 2 successive regular elections, the clerk shall notify the elector by 1st class letter or postcard that his or her name will be removed from the mailing list unless the clerk receives a renewal of the application within 30 days of the notification. The clerk shall remove from the list the name of each elector who does not apply for renewal within the 30-day period. The clerk shall remove the name of any other elector from the list upon request of the elector or upon receipt of reliable information that an elector no longer qualifies for the service. The clerk shall notify the elector of such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.

AB225-ASA1,30 Section 30. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,29,17 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.

AB225-ASA1,31 Section 31. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,30,20 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the primary.

AB225-ASA1,32 Section 32. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,31,2 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33 (1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), 6.79 (2) (c), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the board.

AB225-ASA1,33 Section 33. 7.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,31,15 7.15 (2) (d) Whenever the governing body of any municipality submits any question to a vote of the electors or whenever a proper recall petition and certificate are filed under s. 9.10, the municipal clerk shall issue a call for the election and prepare and distribute ballots as required in the authorization of submission or as provided in s. 9.10. The date of the referendum shall be fixed established in accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37 and shall be determined by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners unless otherwise provided by law or unless the governing body fixes a determines the date. If the governing body determines the date, the date shall be established in accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37. The ballot for any referendum shall conform to s. 5.64 (2). If there is already an official municipal referendum ballot for the election, the question may appear on the same ballot.

AB225-ASA1,34 Section 34. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,32,22 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15 (1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of the ward or wards, or the election district, for which the polling place is established. A special registration deputy who is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official who is appointed under this section to fill a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident of the ward or wards, or the election district, but shall be a resident of the municipality, except that if a municipal clerk or deputy clerk serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the municipality county, but shall be a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve without regard to municipal county residency in any municipality at any election. Special registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials appointed under this section shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of votes at each polling place. Election officials appointed under this section may serve the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph apply to the municipality at large. Whenever 2 or more inspectors are required to perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are entitled to submit nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as practicable, an equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.

AB225-ASA1,35 Section 35. 7.30 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,33,20 7.30 (2) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a pupil who is 16 or 17 years of age and who is enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public or private school or in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), may serve as an inspector at the a polling place serving located in the county in which the pupil's residence is located, with the approval of the pupil's parent or guardian. Any pupil who has at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent may serve. In addition, a school board or governing body of a private school or tribal school may establish criteria for service by a pupil who does not have at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent. A pupil may serve as an inspector at a polling place under this paragraph only if at least one election official at the polling place other than the chief inspector is a qualified elector of this state. No pupil may serve as chief inspector at a polling place under this paragraph. Before appointment by any municipality of a pupil as an inspector under this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written authorization from the pupil's parent or guardian for the pupil to serve for the election for which he or she is appointed. In addition, if a pupil does not have at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent, the municipal clerk shall obtain written certification from the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled that the pupil meets any criteria established by the school board or governing body for service as an inspector. Upon appointment of a pupil to serve as an inspector, the municipal clerk shall notify the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled of the name of the pupil and the date of the election at which the pupil has been appointed to serve.

AB225-ASA1,36 Section 36. 7.30 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,34,18 7.30 (4) (b) 1. In cities where there is a board of election commissioners, the aldermanic district committeemen or committeewomen committee members under s. 8.17 of each of the 2 dominant recognized political parties shall submit a certified list no later than November 30 of each odd-numbered year containing the names of at least as many nominees as there are inspectors from that party for each of the voting wards in the aldermanic district. The committee members shall include the address of each nominee in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the positions to be filled, specify the ward for which the nominee is nominated to serve. For inspectors serving under s. 7.52 (1) (b), the aldermanic district committeemen and committeewomen committee members under s. 8.17 of the 2 dominant recognized political parties shall jointly submit a certified list of nominees containing at least twice as many nominees as there are inspectors from that party who are to be appointed under s. 7.52 (1) (b). The chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The board of election commissioners shall appoint, no later than December 31 of odd-numbered years, at least 5 inspectors for each ward. The board of election commissioners shall appoint all first choice nominees and, for at least 50 percent of the positions being filled, shall appoint those nominees who are nominated to serve at the polling place for a specified ward to serve at the polling place for that ward for so long as positions are available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and. The board of election commissioners shall appoint other individuals in its discretion. The board of election commissioners and may designate such alternates as it deems advisable.

AB225-ASA1,37 Section 37. 7.30 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,35,13 7.30 (4) (b) 2. a. In municipalities a municipality other than cities and villages a city or village located in counties a county having a population of more than 500,000, the committees each committee organized under s. 8.17 from each of the 2 dominant parties described under sub. (2) shall submit a list containing at least as many names as there are needed appointees from that party. The list shall be submitted by the chairperson of each of the 2 committees shall submit the list to the mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality. If committees are organized in subdivisions of a city, the list shall be submitted through the chairperson of the city committee shall submit the list. If there is no municipal committee, the list shall be submitted by the chairperson of the county or legislative district committee shall submit the list. The appropriate committee or chairperson shall include the address of each nominee and the municipality for which the nominee is nominated to serve in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the positions to be filled within a municipality, specify the ward, if any, for which the nominee is nominated to serve. Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons submitted by the chairperson of each committee under s. 8.17 may act as election officials. The chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the chairperson and secretary of the submitting committee shall sign the list.

AB225-ASA1,36,15 b. In cities a city or villages village located in counties a county having a population of more than 500,000, other than cities a city where there is a board of election commissioners, the aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman committee member for the ward or wards where each polling place is located, if there is one, or, for inspectors serving to be appointed under s. 7.52 (1) (b), the committeemen and committeewomen committee members for the municipality acting jointly, shall submit a list containing at least as many names as there are needed appointees for inspector positions from the party represented by the committeeman or committeewoman committee member or by the committeemen and committeewomen committee members acting jointly. For appointments of Nominations for inspectors to be appointed in cities and villages a city or village where there is no aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman, nominations committee member shall proceed in the same manner as in municipalities a municipality located in counties a county having a population of 500,000 or less. The list appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson shall be submitted submit the list to the mayor or president. The appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson shall include the address of each nominee and the municipality for which the nominee is nominated to serve in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the positions to be filled within a municipality, specify the ward, if any, for which the nominee is nominated to serve. Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons whose names are submitted as provided in this paragraph may act as election officials. The committeeman or committeewoman appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the committee member of the aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman or the chairperson of the appropriate committee shall sign the list.

AB225-ASA1,36,25 c. Upon submission of each nominee's name, the governing body shall appoint each first choice nominee for so long as positions are available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and shall appoint other nominees in its discretion. In addition, for at least 50 percent of the positions being filled, the governing body shall appoint those nominees who are nominated to serve at the polling place for a specified ward to serve at the polling place for that ward, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e). If any nominee is not appointed, the mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality shall immediately nominate another person from the appropriate lists submitted and continue until the necessary number of election officials from each party is achieved at that meeting.

AB225-ASA1,38 Section 38. 7.30 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,37,10 7.30 (4) (e) If an appointing authority believes that, for good cause, it should not appoint an individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee under par. (b) or it should not appoint an individual who is nominated as an inspector for a specified ward to serve in the ward specified, it may request the board to authorize nonappointment. The board or the attorney general may permit nonappointment of an individual for cause demonstrated by an appointing authority. If the board finds that there is good cause for nonappointment of an individual, the individual may, within 30 days of issuance of the board's decision, appeal the decision of the board to the attorney general, who may affirm or reverse the decision of the board.

AB225-ASA1,39 Section 39. 7.51 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,37,24 7.51 (3) (a) The inspectors shall place together all ballots counted by them which relate to any national, state or county office or any state, county or technical college district referendum and secure them together so that they cannot be untied or tampered with without breaking the seal. The secured ballots together with any ballots marked "Defective" shall then be secured by the inspectors chief inspector, and, if available, one other inspector whose party affiliation is different from the chief inspector's party affiliation, in the ballot container in such a manner that the container cannot be opened without breaking the seals or locks, or destroying the container. The inspectors shall place the ballots cast under s. 6.97 in a separate, securely sealed carrier envelope which is clearly marked "Section 6.97 ballots". The chief inspector and 2 other inspectors shall sign the carrier envelope. The carrier envelope shall not be placed in the ballot container. The inspectors shall then deliver the ballots to the municipal clerk in the ballot container and carrier envelope.

AB225-ASA1,40 Section 40. 7.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,38,11 7.52 (8) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall make full and accurate return of the votes cast for each candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms. Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b), in which case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. After recording the votes, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall seal in a carrier envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspector's statement under sub. (4) (d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the county clerk, unless the election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall also similarly seal one statement, one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk.

AB225-ASA1,41 Section 41. 8.05 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,38,18 8.05 (3) (d) The question of adoption of the nonpartisan primary under this subsection may be submitted to the electors at any regular an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held in the town or at a special election called for the purpose. When a petition requesting adoption of the nonpartisan primary conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by at least 20 electors of the town is filed with the town clerk as provided in s. 8.37, the question shall be submitted to a vote.

AB225-ASA1,42 Section 42. 8.05 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,38,24 8.05 (3) (e) Petitions requesting a vote on the question at a regular town election shall be filed in accordance with s. 8.37 no later than 5 p.m. the last Tuesday in February. When the petition is filed, the clerk shall check its sufficiency. Whether at a regular or special election, the The clerk shall give separate notice by one publication in a newspaper at least 5 days before the election.

AB225-ASA1,43 Section 43. 8.06 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,39,5 8.06 Special elections may be called. Towns, cities, villages, and school districts may call special elections for any purpose whenever such action is authorized or required by law. If an , and may include a call for a special referendum. A special election is called that includes a call for a special referendum, the election shall be noticed under s. 8.55.

AB225-ASA1,44 Section 44. 8.065 of the statutes is created to read:

AB225-ASA1,39,11 8.065 Scheduling of referendums. (1) In this section, "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing, or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.

AB225-ASA1,39,15 (2) Unless otherwise required by law, a referendum held by any local governmental unit that is authorized or required by law to hold a referendum may be held only concurrently with the spring primary, spring election, partisan primary, or general election or with a special election.

AB225-ASA1,45 Section 45. 9.01 (1) (ag) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,39,24 9.01 (1) (ag) 1m. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 10 if 1,000 or less fewer votes are cast or is more than 0.5% 0.5 percent but not more than 2% 2 percent if more than 1,000 votes are cast following canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots, the petitioner shall pay a fee of $5 $25 for each ward for which the petition requests a ballot recount, or $5 $25 for each municipality for which the petition requests a recount where no wards exist.

AB225-ASA1,46 Section 46. 9.20 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 9.20 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,40,4 9.20 (4) (intro.) The common council or village board shall, without alteration, either pass to the ordinance or resolution, do one of the following:

AB225-ASA1,40,6 (a) Pass the ordinance or resolution within 30 days following the date of the clerk's final certificate, or submit it.

AB225-ASA1,40,10 (b) Submit the ordinance or resolution to the electors at the next spring or general election, if the election is more than 6 weeks after the date of the council's or board's action on the petition or the expiration of the 30-day period, whichever first occurs.

AB225-ASA1,40,16 (c) If there are 6 weeks or less before the election, the ordinance or resolution shall be voted on at the next succeeding election thereafter. The council or board by a three-fourths vote of the members-elect may order a special election for the purpose of voting on the ordinance or resolution at any time prior to the next election, but not more than one special election for direct legislation may be ordered in any 6-month period authorized under s. 8.065 (2).

AB225-ASA1,47 Section 47. 11.01 (6) (b) 8. and 9. of the statutes are created to read:

AB225-ASA1,40,22 11.01 (6) (b) 8. Any cost incurred to conduct Internet activity for a political purpose by an individual acting in his or her own behalf, or acting in behalf of another person if the individual is not compensated specifically for those services, including the cost or value of any equipment and services identified in s. 11.06 (13), but not including professional video production services purchased by the individual.

AB225-ASA1,41,4 9. Any cost incurred for covering or carrying a news story, commentary, or editorial by a broadcasting station, cable television operator, producer, or programmer, Internet site, or newspaper or other periodical publication, including an Internet or other electronic publication except the cost of a news story that appears in a medium that is owned or controlled by a candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, support committee of a candidate that is authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p), or a political party.

AB225-ASA1,48 Section 48. 11.01 (7) (a) 5. to 7. of the statutes are created to read:

AB225-ASA1,41,13 11.01 (7) (a) 5. Any payment for a communication to the general public for a political purpose by means of any broadcast, satellite communication, newspaper or other periodical publication, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or mass telephoning to the general public, or any other form of advertising to the general public, except communications over the Internet by an individual acting in his or her own behalf, or acting in behalf of another person if the individual is not compensated specifically for those services, including the cost or value of any equipment and services identified in s. 11.06 (13).

AB225-ASA1,41,15 6. Any payment for the purchase or rental of an electronic-mail address list made at the direction of a registrant for a political purpose.

AB225-ASA1,41,17 7. Any payment for an electronic-mail address list that is transferred to a registrant for a political purpose.

AB225-ASA1,49 Section 49. 11.01 (7) (b) 6. to 8. of the statutes are created to read:

AB225-ASA1,41,23 11.01 (7) (b) 6. A communication or Internet activity by an individual acting in his or her own behalf, or acting in behalf of another person if the individual is not compensated specifically for those services, including the cost or value of any equipment and services identified in s. 11.06 (13), but not including professional video production services purchased by the individual.

AB225-ASA1,42,5 7. Any cost incurred in covering or carrying a news story, commentary, or editorial by a broadcasting station, cable television operator, programmer or producer, Internet site, or newspaper or other periodical publication, including an Internet or electronic publication, except the cost of a news story that appears in a medium that is owned or controlled by a candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, support committee of a candidate that is authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p), or a political party.

AB225-ASA1,42,6 8. A nominal fee paid for a communication to the general public.

AB225-ASA1,50 Section 50. 11.01 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225-ASA1,42,13 11.01 (12m) "Internet activity" includes sending or forwarding an electronic message; providing a hyperlink or other direct access on a person's Internet site to an Internet site operated by another person; blogging; creating, maintaining, or hosting an Internet site; payment by a person of a nominal fee for the use of an Internet site operated by another person; or any other form of communication distributed over the Internet.

AB225-ASA1,51 Section 51. 11.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,42,22 11.05 (1) Committees and groups. Except as provided in s. 9.10 (2) (d), every committee other than a personal campaign committee which makes or accepts contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $25 $500, and every political group subject to registration under s. 11.23 shall file a statement with the appropriate filing officer giving the information required by sub. (3). In the case of any committee other than a personal campaign committee, the statement shall be filed by the treasurer. A personal campaign committee shall register under sub. (2g) or (2r).

AB225-ASA1,52 Section 52. 11.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,43,7 11.05 (2) Individuals. Except as provided in s. 9.10 (2) (d), every individual, other than a candidate or agent of a candidate, who accepts contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $25 $1,000 to support or oppose the election or nomination of a candidate at an election and every individual subject to registration under s. 11.23 shall file a statement with the appropriate filing officer giving the information required by sub. (3). An individual who guarantees a loan on which an individual, committee or group subject to a registration requirement defaults is not subject to registration under this subsection solely as a result of such default.

AB225-ASA1,53 Section 53. 11.05 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,44,8 11.05 (2r) General reporting exemptions. Any committee, group, or individual, other than a committee or individual required to file an oath under s. 11.06 (7), who or which does not anticipate accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000 in a calendar year and does not anticipate accepting any contribution or contributions from a single source, other than contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign, exceeding $100 in that year, or exceeding $750 $2,500 in that year for a group or individual subject to registration under s. 11.23, may indicate on its registration statement that the committee, group, or individual will not accept contributions, incur obligations or make disbursements in the aggregate in excess of $1,000 in any calendar year and will not accept any contribution or contributions from a single source, other than contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign, exceeding $100 in that year, or exceeding $750 $2,500 in that year for a group or individual subject to registration under s. 11.23. Any registrant making such an indication is not subject to any filing requirement if the statement is true. The registrant need not file a termination report. A registrant not making such an indication on a registration statement is subject to a filing requirement. The indication may be revoked and the registrant is then subject to a filing requirement as of the date of revocation, or the date that aggregate contributions, disbursements or obligations for the calendar year exceed $1,000, or the date on which the registrant accepts any contribution or contributions exceeding $100 from a single source, or exceeding $750 $2,500 from a single source for a group or individual subject to registration under s. 11.23, other than contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign, during that year, whichever is earlier. If the revocation is not timely, the registrant violates s. 11.27 (1).

AB225-ASA1,54 Section 54. 11.05 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,44,14 11.05 (3) (c) In the case of a committee, a statement as to whether the committee is a personal campaign committee, a political party committee, a legislative campaign committee, a support committee or , a special interest committee, or a committee that is authorized to receive contributions from a corporation or association under s. 11.38 (1) (a) 1.

AB225-ASA1,55 Section 55. 11.05 (3) (q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225-ASA1,44,18 11.05 (3) (q) In the case of a conduit, the name and mailing address of a sponsor, as defined in s. 11.185 (1), to which contributions may be redirected as provided under s. 11.185.

AB225-ASA1,56 Section 56. 11.05 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,45,7 11.05 (12) (b) Except as authorized under sub. (13), a committee, group or individual that becomes subject to a registration requirement under sub. (1) or (2), other than a candidate or agent of a candidate, shall comply with sub. (1) or (2) no later than the 5th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the committee, group or individual exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1) or (2) or s. 11.23 (1), and before making any disbursement exceeding that amount. No committee or individual supporting or opposing the election or nomination of a candidate at an election, other than a candidate or agent of a candidate, may accept any contribution or contributions exceeding $25, and no group or individual subject to registration under s. 11.23 may accept any contribution or contributions exceeding $750 $2,500, in the aggregate during a calendar year at any time when the committee, group or individual is not registered under this section except within the initial 5-day period authorized by this paragraph.

AB225-ASA1,57 Section 57. 11.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,45,15 11.06 (1) Contents of report. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3), and (3m) and ss. 11.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), each registrant under s. 11.05 shall make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the board and signed by the appropriate individual under sub. (5), of all contributions received, contributions or disbursements made, and obligations incurred. Each Except for a report required under sub. (11), each report shall contain the following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous report, unless otherwise provided:

AB225-ASA1,58 Section 58. 11.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,45,21 11.06 (1) (a) An itemized statement giving the date, full name and street address of each contributor who has made a contribution in excess of $20 $40, or whose contribution if $20 $40 or less aggregates more than $20 $40 for the calendar year, together with the amount of the contribution and the cumulative total contributions made by that contributor for the calendar year.

AB225-ASA1,59 Section 59. 11.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,45,24 11.06 (1) (d) An itemized statement of other income in excess of $20 $40, including interest, returns on investments, rebates and refunds received.

AB225-ASA1,60 Section 60. 11.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,46,3 11.06 (1) (e) An itemized statement of contributions over $20 $40 from a single source donated to a charitable organization or to the common school fund, with the full name and mailing address of the donee.

AB225-ASA1,61 Section 61. 11.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,46,11 11.06 (1) (f) An itemized statement of each loan of money made to the registrant for a political purpose in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $20 $40, together with the full name and mailing address of the lender; a statement of whether the lender is a commercial lending institution; the date and amount of the loan; the full name and mailing address of each guarantor, if any; the original amount guaranteed by each guarantor; and the balance of the amount guaranteed by each guarantor at the end of the reporting period.

AB225-ASA1,62 Section 62. 11.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,46,16 11.06 (1) (g) An itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 $40 in amount or value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made.

AB225-ASA1,63 Section 63. 11.06 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,46,21 11.06 (1) (h) An itemized statement of every obligation exceeding $20 $40 in amount or value, together with the name of the person or business with whom the obligation was incurred, and the date and the specific purpose for which each such obligation was incurred.

AB225-ASA1,64 Section 64. 11.06 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225-ASA1,47,3 11.06 (11) (a) A conduit transferring a contribution of money shall, in writing, identify itself to the transferee as a conduit and report to the transferee of each contribution transferred by it the information about the original contributor required for reporting purposes under sub. (1) (a) and (b) at the time the contribution is transferred. The conduit shall include the information in its report under s. 11.12 (5) or 11.20 for the date on which the contribution is received and transferred.

AB225-ASA1,65 Section 65. 11.06 (11) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225-ASA1,47,6 11.06 (11) (d) A conduit shall include in each report under s. 11.12 (5) or 11.20 all of the following:

AB225-ASA1,47,8 1. The information specified in par. (a) for the date on which each contribution is received and transferred.

AB225-ASA1,47,10 2. A statement of the cash balance on hand at the beginning and end of the reporting period.

AB225-ASA1,47,12 3. Whether, during the reporting period, any contribution was redirected to a sponsor as permitted under s. 11.185.

AB225-ASA1,66 Section 66. 11.06 (13) of the statutes is created to read: