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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 20, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Black and Walker. Referred to
Committee on Campaign Finance Reform.
AB207,1,2
1An Act to create 11.05 (3) (q) of the statutes;
relating to: reporting of certain
2information by nonresident political committees.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, a nonresident political committee does not become subject to a
registration requirement under the Wisconsin campaign finance law until the
committee makes or accepts contributions, incurs obligations or makes
disbursements (expenditures) exceeding $25 for the purpose of influencing an
election for state or local office in this state. Currently, reporting requirements begin
at the time that a committee becomes subject to a registration requirement under the
Wisconsin campaign finance law.
This bill requires a nonresident political committee, upon registration with the
appropriate filing officer under the Wisconsin campaign finance law, to report the
financial information that it would have been required to report for the previous
2-year period if it had been registered during that period, except information
relating to disbursements made or obligations incurred to make disbursements
outside this state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB207, s. 1
3Section
1. 11.05 (3) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB207,2,5
111.05
(3) (q) In the case of a committee which does not maintain a street address
2within this state, a report providing the information required under s. 11.06 (1) for
3the 2-year period ending with the month in which the committee registers, except
4that the committee need not report any disbursement made or obligation incurred
5to make a disbursement outside this state.
