AB829,10,1411 11.05 (3) (c) In the case of a committee, a statement as to whether the
12committee is a personal campaign committee, a political party committee, a
13legislative campaign committee,
a support committee or a special interest
14committee.
AB829, s. 6 15Section 6. 11.05 (3) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB829, s. 7 16Section 7. 11.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,10,2217 11.05 (9) (b) An individual who or a committee or group which receives a
18contribution of money and transfers the contribution to another individual,
19committee or group while acting as a conduit is not subject to registration under this
20section unless the individual, committee or group transfers the contribution to a
21candidate or a personal campaign, legislative campaign, political party or support
22committee.
AB829, s. 8 23Section 8. 11.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,11,424 11.06 (1) (a) An itemized statement giving the date, full name and street
25address of each contributor who has made a contribution in excess of $20, or whose

1contribution if $20 or less aggregates more than $20 for the calendar year, together
2with the amount of the contribution and the cumulative total contributions made by
3that contributor for the calendar year and, if the contributor made the contribution
4through a conduit, the identity of the conduit
.
AB829, s. 9 5Section 9. 11.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,11,146 11.06 (2) Disclosure of certain indirect disbursements. Notwithstanding
7sub. (1), if a disbursement is made or obligation incurred by an individual other than
8a candidate or by a committee or group which is not primarily organized for political
9purposes, and the disbursement does not constitute a contribution to any candidate
10or other individual, committee or group, the disbursement or obligation is required
11to be reported only if the purpose is to expressly advocate the election or defeat of a
12clearly identified candidate or the adoption or rejection of a referendum. The
13exemption provided by this subsection shall in no case be construed to apply to a
14political party, legislative campaign, personal campaign or support committee.
AB829, s. 10 15Section 10. 11.06 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,12,516 11.06 (7m) (a) If a committee which was registered under s. 11.05 as a political
17party committee or legislative campaign committee supporting candidates of a
18political party files an oath under sub. (7) affirming that it does not act in cooperation
19or consultation with any candidate who is nominated to appear on the party ballot
20of the party at a general or special election, that the committee does not act in concert
21with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate, that the committee does
22not act in cooperation or consultation with such a candidate or agent or authorized
23committee of such a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition
24to another candidate, and that the committee does not act in concert with, or at the
25request or suggestion of, such a candidate or agent or authorized committee of such

1a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition to another
2candidate, the committee filing the oath may not make any contributions in support
3of any candidate of the party at the general or special election or in opposition to any
4such candidate's opponents exceeding the amounts specified in s. 11.26 (2), except as
5authorized in par. (c).
AB829, s. 11 6Section 11. 11.06 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,12,137 11.06 (7m) (c) A committee filing an oath under sub. (7) which desires to change
8its status to a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may do
9so as of December 31 of any even-numbered year. Section 11.26 does not apply to
10contributions received by such a committee prior to the date of the change. Such a
11committee may change its status at other times only by filing a termination
12statement under s. 11.19 (1) and reregistering as a newly organized committee under
13s. 11.05.
AB829, s. 12 14Section 12. 11.06 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,12,1715 11.06 (11) (c) A contribution of money received from a conduit, accompanied by
16the information required under par. (a), is considered to be a contribution from the
17original contributor for purposes of s. 11.26 (1) and (4).
AB829, s. 13 18Section 13. 11.065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,12,21 1911.065 Registration and reports by certain individuals and
20organizations. (1)
(a) "Mass mailing" means the distribution of 50 or more pieces
21of substantially identical material.
AB829,12,2322 (b) "Organization" means any person, other than an individual, and any
23combination of 2 or more persons.
AB829,12,2424 (c) "Telephone bank operator" has the meaning given in s. 11.095 (1) (b).
AB829,13,7
1(2) Any individual who or organization which receives one or more donations
2and makes one or more expenditures from those donations or other income for the
3purpose of publishing, broadcasting or disseminating a communication which
4includes the name or likeness of a candidate for state or local office by means of one
5or more communications media or a mass mailing or through a telephone bank
6operator shall, prior to conducting any such activity, register with the filing officer
7of the candidate whose name or likeness is used.
AB829,13,9 8(3) A registrant under sub. (2) shall file reports with each filing officer with
9whom the individual or organization is registered identifying all of the following:
AB829,13,1410 (a) Each donation received from a single source exceeding $20 within a
11calendar year, together with the amount of the donation, the date that the donation
12was received and accepted, the name and address of the donor and, if the amount of
13the donation exceeds $100 cumulatively within a calendar year, the occupation and
14principal place of employment of the donor.
AB829,13,1815 (b) Each expenditure exceeding $20 made, together with the amount of the
16expenditure, the date that the expenditure was made, the name of the person to
17whom the expenditure was made and the specific purpose for which the expenditure
18was made.
AB829,13,2019 (c) The total donations and other income received and accepted and total
20expenditures made cumulatively for the calendar year.
AB829,14,2 21(4) The individual or organization shall report to the board the information
22required under sub. (3) in the form prescribed by the board at the time specified in
23s. 11.20 (2), (2m) and (4) for filing of reports by each candidate who is identified in
24a communication made by the individual or organization and shall include all

1donations received and accepted and all expenditures made as of the applicable dates
2specified in s. 11.20 (8).
AB829,14,7 3(5) If any individual or organization under sub. (2) makes an expenditure
4exceeding $1,000 for the purpose of making a communication specified in sub. (2), the
5individual or organization shall, in addition to filing reports under sub. (3), file a
6special report which includes the information required under sub. (4) relating to that
7expenditure no later than 24 hours after the expenditure is made.
AB829,14,11 8(6) An individual who or organization which determines that it will no longer
9receive and accept donations or make expenditures for a purpose specified in sub. (2)
10may file a notice of termination of its registration with any filing officer with whom
11the individual or organization is registered.
AB829,14,15 12(7) If a registrant with the board under sub. (2) receives and accepts donations
13exceeding the amount specified in s. 11.21 (16) within a period specified in s. 11.21
14(16), the registrant shall file reports with the board in the manner specified under
15s. 11.21 (16).
AB829, s. 14 16Section 14. 11.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,15,217 11.09 (3) Each registrant whose filing officer is the board, who or which makes
18disbursements in connection with elections for offices which serve or referenda
19which affect only one county or portion thereof, except a candidate, personal
20campaign committee, political party committee or other committee making
21disbursements in support of or in opposition to a candidate for state senator,
22representative to the assembly, court of appeals judge or circuit judge, shall file a
23duplicate original of each financial report filed with the board with the county clerk
24or board of election commissioners of the county in which the elections in which the
25registrant participates are held. Such reports shall be filed no later than the

1applicable dates specified under s. 11.20 (2), (2e) and (4) for the filing of each report
2with the board.
AB829, s. 15 3Section 15. 11.095 of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,15,4 411.095 Regulation of certain telephoning activities. (1) In this section:
AB829,15,155 (a) "Persuasive telephoning" means contacting, by telephone, potential voters
6for the purpose of presenting them with information or viewpoints which are
7designed to influence the attitudes of the voters toward candidates or referenda.
8"Persuasive telephoning" does not include any contacts that are limited solely to an
9attempt to identify potential voters, to urge potential voters to participate in an
10election or to offer assistance to potential voters to enable them to participate in an
11election, or questioning a random or representative sample of a universe of potential
12voters in a voting jurisdiction or voting group in an attempt to infer, using standard
13statistical techniques and standard levels of statistical confidence, the attitudes or
14positions of the voters concerning candidates or issues or potential candidates or
15issues, or their knowledge of candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues.
AB829,15,1816 (b) "Telephone bank operator" means any person who places or directs the
17placement of telephone calls to individuals and engages in or directs persuasive
18telephoning.
AB829,16,5 19(2) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
20a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any
21election shall file a written report, on a form prescribed by the board, disclosing the
22name and address of the individual, committee or group; the name and address of any
23operator who is retained; the amount paid to any such operator for the telephoning
24services; the total amount expended by the individual, committee or group to conduct
25persuasive telephoning; and, if the individual, committee or group engaged in or the

1telephone bank operator engaged in such telephoning on behalf of the individual,
2committee or group in more than one legislative district, the amount expended by the
3individual, committee or group within each legislative district for persuasive
4telephoning performed on behalf of each candidate or each personal campaign
5committee of a candidate for legislative office in that district.
AB829,16,11 6(3) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
7a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
8information specified in sub. (2) on the dates specified for filing reports under s. 11.20
9(2), (2m) and (4), unless all information relating to an election has previously been
10reported by the individual, committee or group. Each report shall cover the period
11specified in s. 11.20 (8).
AB829,16,18 12(4) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
13a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
14information specified in sub. (2) to the filing officer under s. 11.02 of each candidate
15whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the
16individual, committee or group is conducting persuasive telephoning, or to the filing
17officer for each referendum at which the individual, committee or group seeks to
18influence the attitudes of voters.
AB829,16,20 19(5) The board shall, by rule, define the term "designed to influence the attitudes
20of voters" under sub. (1) (a).
AB829, s. 16 21Section 16. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,17,1122 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
23party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
24escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
25conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named

1candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
2distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
3The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
4program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
5connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
6separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
7For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
8prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
9information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
10for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
11who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB829, s. 17 12Section 17. 11.20 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,17,1513 11.20 (2e) Postelection reports under s. 11.06 (1) shall be received by the
14appropriate filing officer no earlier than 8 days after and no later than 14 days after
15each general election.
AB829, s. 18 16Section 18. 11.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,17,1917 11.20 (3) (b) A candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at an
18election shall file a preelection report. A candidate or personal campaign committee
19of a candidate at the general election shall file a postelection report.
AB829, s. 19 20Section 19. 11.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,18,521 11.20 (3) (d) A registered committee or individual other than a candidate or
22personal campaign committee making or accepting contributions, making
23disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more
24candidates for office at an election, or supporting or opposing other committees or
25individuals who are engaging in such activities, shall file a preelection report. A

1registered committee or individual other than a candidate or personal campaign
2committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements or incurring
3obligations in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates for office at the
4general election, or supporting or opposing other committees or individuals who are
5engaging in such activities, shall file a postelection report.
AB829, s. 20 6Section 20. 11.20 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,18,127 11.20 (3) (g) A contribution, disbursement or obligation in support of or in
8opposition to a candidate at an election which is made, accepted or incurred during
9the period covered by the preelection report, or by the postelection report following
10the general election,
is considered to be made, accepted or incurred in support of or
11in opposition to that candidate at the election, regardless of whether the candidate
12is opposed at the election.
AB829, s. 21 13Section 21. 11.20 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,18,1914 11.20 (3) (L) A registered group or individual making or accepting
15contributions, making disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in
16opposition to a referendum appearing on an election ballot shall file a preelection
17report. A registered group or individual making or accepting contributions, making
18disbursements or incurring obligations in support of or in opposition to referendum
19appearing on a general election ballot shall file a postelection report.
AB829, s. 22 20Section 22. 11.20 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,18,2221 11.20 (8) (intro.)  Reports filed under subs. (2), (2e), (4) and (4m) shall include
22all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:
AB829, s. 23 23Section 23. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,18,2524 11.20 (8) (am) The 7th day after the election in the case of the postelection
25report which follows the general election.
AB829, s. 24
1Section 24. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,19,82 11.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing
3of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later
4than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the
5report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a
6report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage,
7addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date
8provided by law for receipt of such report.
AB829, s. 25 9Section 25. 11.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,19,1410 11.20 (12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation
11to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss.
1211.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no contributions, makes
13no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the applicable dates
14designated in subs. (2), (2e) and (4).
AB829, s. 26 15Section 26. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,19,2116 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
17receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
18the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under
19s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for which such person is a that candidate.
20Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not constitute a defense
21to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
AB829, s. 27 22Section 27. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
AB829, s. 28 23Section 28. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,20,924 11.24 (4) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
25elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee

1authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
2official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
3beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending
4on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act and thereafter during any
5legislative floorperiod, including any special or extraordinary session floorperiod.
6This subsection does not apply to an individual who is a candidate for state office at
7a special election or to the personal campaign committee of such an individual during
8the period commencing on the date that the special election is ordered and ending
9on the date of the special election.
AB829, s. 29 10Section 29. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,20,1511 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
12make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to
13any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
14acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
15opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB829,20,16 16" Section 30. 11.26 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB829,20,1817 11.26 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
18state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, $10,000 $1,000.
AB829,20,1919 (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $500.
AB829,20,2020 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $250.
AB829, s. 31 21Section 31. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,21,322 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, including a committee serving as a conduit,
23other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may make
24or transfer any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
25nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under

1s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
2candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per
3candidate:
AB829, s. 32 4Section 32. 11.26 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB829,21,75 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
6state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
7the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$1,000.
AB829,21,88 (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $500.
AB829,21,99 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $250.
AB829, s. 33 10Section 33. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,21,1511 11.26 (4) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make
12any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to
13any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement
14under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a
15political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
AB829, s. 34 16Section 34. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB829, s. 35 17Section 35. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,21,1918 11.26 (8m) No committee may make a contribution to any other committee
19except a personal campaign or support committee.
AB829, s. 36 20Section 36. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB829,22,721 11.26 (9) (a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive
22and accept more than 65% of the value of the total disbursement level , as determined
23under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which
24he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from
25all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and

1legislative campaign
committees. A candidate for state office whose grant or grants
2under s. 11.50 exceed the contribution limitation authorized by this paragraph may
3exceed the contribution limitation otherwise applicable to the extent required to
4accept the full amount of the grant or grants received by the candidate under s. 11.50,
5but any contributions received and accepted by such a candidate from committees
6other than the Wisconsin election campaign fund reduce the amount of the grant or
7grants which the candidate may accept by an amount equal to such contributions.
AB829,22,138 (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and
9accept more than 45% 15% of the value of the total disbursement level, as determined
10under s. 11.31 (1) and adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9), for the office for which
11he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from
12all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees
13subject to a filing requirement.
AB829, s. 37 14Section 37. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 11.26 (9) (c) 1. and
15amended to read:
AB829,22,1716 11.26 (9) (c) 1. For purposes of pars. par. (a) and (b), a, "committee" includes the
17Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB829, s. 38 18Section 38. 11.26 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB829,22,2019 11.26 (9) (c) 2. For the purposes of pars. (a) and (b), "committee" includes an
20individual who or a committee which is a conduit.
AB829, s. 39 21Section 39. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB829,22,2422 11.26 (12m) For purposes of this section subs. (1) and (4), a contribution of
23money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in s. 11.06 (11)
24(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.
AB829, s. 40 25Section 40. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
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