Elimination of legislative
partisan caucus staffs
Currently, the joint committee on legislative organization (JCLO) or either
house of the legislature may employ such number of research staff assigned to
legislative party caucuses as in the judgment of JCLO or the committee on
organization of either house are necessary to enable it to perform its functions and
duties and to best serve the people of this state. The bill deletes this authority and
deauthorizes all positions that are currently assigned to legislative party caucuses
beginning on July 1, 1998.

Other
This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on tax exemptions for a
detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to the bill.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB7, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,11,72 5.02 (13) "Political party" or "party" means a state committee registered under
3s. 11.05 and organized exclusively for political purposes under whose name
4candidates appear on a ballot at any election, and all county, congressional,
5legislative, local and other affiliated committees authorized to operate under the
6same name. For purposes of ch. 11, the term does not include a legislative campaign
7committee or
a committee filing an oath under s. 11.06 (7).
SB7, s. 2 8Section 2. 5.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,12,29 5.05 (1) (b) In the discharge of its duties and upon notice to the party or parties
10being investigated, subpoena and bring before it any person in the state and require
11the production of any papers, books or other records relevant to an investigation. A
12circuit court may by order permit the inspection and copying of the accounts and the
13depositor's and loan records at any financial institution, as defined in s. 705.01 (3),
14doing business in the state or the records of any telecommunications utility, as
15defined in s. 196.01 (10), doing business in this state,
to obtain evidence of any
16violation of ch. 11 upon showing by the board of probable cause to believe there is a
17violation and that such accounts and or records may have a substantial relation to
18the violation. In the discharge of its duties, the board may cause the deposition of

1witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed for taking depositions in civil actions
2in circuit court.
SB7, s. 3 3Section 3. 7.08 (2) (c) and (cm) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7,12,214 7.08 (2) (c) As soon as possible after the canvass of the spring and September
5primary votes, but no later than the first Tuesday in March and the 4th Tuesday in
6September, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all eligible candidates
7for state office who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2) and whom the board
8determines to be eligible to receive payments from the Wisconsin election campaign
9fund. The board shall also transmit a similar list of candidates whom the board
10determines to be eligible to receive a supplementary grant under s. 11.50 (3) (c), (4)
11(e) or (9) (b) within 5 days after the candidates qualify to receive the grants. Each

12list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing address indicated upon the
13candidate's registration form, the office for which the individual is a candidate and,
14the party or principle which he or she represents, if any, and, for a candidate whose
15application is approved under s. 11.50 (2) (bm) 1., an indication that the candidate
16is eligible for 50% of the amount that would have been available to the candidate if
17his or her application had been approved under s. 11.50 (2) (b). As soon as possible
18after receiving supplemental reports under s. 11.50 (2) (bm) 2., but no later than 28
19days after the date specified in s. 11.50 (2) (b) 5., the board shall transmit to the state
20treasurer a certified list of all candidates who are eligible for supplemental payments
21under s. 11.50 (2) (bm) 2
.
SB7,13,1422 (cm) As soon as possible after the canvass of a special primary, or the date that
23the primary would be held, if required, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list
24of all eligible candidates for state office who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2)
25and whom the board determines to be eligible to receive a grant from the Wisconsin

1election campaign fund prior to the election. The board shall also transmit a similar
2list of candidates, if any, who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2) and whom the
3board determines to be eligible to receive a supplementary grant under s. 11.50 (1)
4(a) 2. after the special election. The
(4) (e) or (9) (b) within 5 days after the candidates
5qualify to receive the grants. Each
list shall contain each candidate's name, the
6mailing address indicated upon the candidate's registration form, the office for which
7the individual is a candidate and, the party or principle which he or she represents,
8if any, and, for a candidate whose application is approved under s. 11.50 (2) (bm) 1.,
9an indication that the candidate is eligible for 50% of the amount that would have
10been available to the candidate if his or her application had been approved under s.
1111.50 (2) (b). As soon as possible after receiving supplemental reports under s. 11.50
12(2) (bm) 2., but not later than 28 days after the date specified in s. 11.50 (2) (b) 5., the
13board shall transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all candidates who are
14eligible for supplemental payments under s. 11.50 (2) (bm) 2
.
SB7, s. 4 15Section 4. 8.16 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7, s. 5 16Section 5. 8.35 (4) (a) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7,13,2417 8.35 (4) (a) 1. a. Donated to the former candidate's local or state political party
18if
If the former candidate was a partisan candidate or, donated to the former
19candidate's local or state political party,
donated to the a charitable organization of
20the former candidate's choice or the charitable organization chosen
or transferred to
21the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, as instructed by the
22former candidate or, if the candidate made no choice,
by the former candidate's next
23of kin if the former candidate is deceased, or if no choice is made returned to the
24donors on a proportional basis
; or
SB7,14,5
1b. If the former candidate was a nonpartisan candidate, donated to the a
2charitable organization of the former candidate's choice or the charitable
3organization chosen
or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election
4campaign fund, as instructed by the former candidate or, if the candidate made no
5choice,
by the former candidate's next of kin if the former candidate is deceased; or
SB7, s. 6 6Section 6. 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,14,157 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party
8ballot of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent
9candidates for state office, and make a cross [8] in the square at the right of or
10depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom the
11elector intends to vote or insert or write in the name of the elector's choice for a party
12candidate, if any. In order to qualify for participation in the Wisconsin election
13campaign fund, a candidate for state office at the September primary, other than a
14candidate for district attorney, must receive at least 6% of all votes cast on all ballots
15for the office for which he or she is a candidate, in addition to other requirements.
SB7, s. 7 16Section 7. 11.01 (12s) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7, s. 8 17Section 8. 11.05 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,14,2118 11.05 (3) (c) In the case of a committee, a statement as to whether the
19committee is a personal campaign committee, a political party committee, a
20legislative campaign committee,
a support committee or a special interest
21committee.
SB7, s. 9 22Section 9. 11.05 (3) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,14,2523 11.05 (3) (m) In the case of a personal campaign committee, the name of the
24candidate on whose behalf the committee was formed or intends to operate and the
25office or offices that the candidate seeks.
SB7, s. 10
1Section 10. 11.05 (3) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7, s. 11 2Section 11. 11.05 (3) (q) and (r) of the statutes are created to read:
SB7,15,63 11.05 (3) (q) If the committee, group or individual does not engage in or retain
4any other person to engage in persuasive telephoning, as defined in s. 11.095 (1) (a),
5a separate statement, signed by the same individual who signs the registration form,
6to this effect.
SB7,15,97 (r) In the case of a candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate,
8the telephone number or numbers and the facsimile transmission number, if any, at
9which the candidate may be contacted.
SB7, s. 12 10Section 12. 11.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,15,1611 11.05 (9) (b) An individual who or a committee or group which receives a
12contribution of money and transfers the contribution to another individual,
13committee or group while acting as a conduit is not subject to registration under this
14section unless the individual, committee or group transfers the contribution to a
15candidate or a personal campaign, legislative campaign, political party or support
16committee.
SB7, s. 13 17Section 13. 11.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,15,2318 11.06 (1) (a) An itemized statement giving the date, full name and street
19address of each contributor who has made a contribution in excess of $20, or whose
20contribution if $20 or less aggregates more than $20 for the calendar year, together
21with the amount of the contribution and the cumulative total contributions made by
22that contributor for the calendar year and, if the contributor made the contribution
23through a conduit, the identity of the conduit
.
SB7, s. 14 24Section 14. 11.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,16,4
111.06 (1) (e) An itemized statement of contributions over $20 from a single
2source donated to a charitable organization or to the common school fund, with the
3full name and mailing address of the donee, and a statement of contributions over
4$20 transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
.
SB7, s. 15 5Section 15. 11.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,16,146 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.
SB7, s. 16 15Section 16. 11.06 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,17,516 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).
SB7, s. 17 6Section 17. 11.06 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,17,137 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.
SB7, s. 18 14Section 18. 11.06 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,17,1715 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).
SB7, s. 19 18Section 19. 11.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,17,2419 11.07 (5) Any campaign treasurer or individual who knowingly receives a
20contribution made by an unregistered nonresident in violation of this section may
21not use or expend such contribution but shall immediately return it to the source or
22at the option of the campaign treasurer or individual, donate the contribution to a
23charitable organization or to the common school fund or transfer the contribution to
24the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
.
SB7, s. 20 25Section 20. 11.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,18,1
111.095 Regulation of certain telephoning activities. (1) In this section:
SB7,18,122 (a) "Persuasive telephoning" means contacting, by telephone, potential voters
3for the purpose of presenting them with information or viewpoints which could
4influence the attitudes of the voters toward candidates or referenda. "Persuasive
5telephoning" does not include any contacts that are limited solely to an attempt to
6identify potential voters, to urge potential voters to participate in an election or to
7offer assistance to potential voters to enable them to participate in an election, or
8questioning a random or representative sample of a universe of potential voters in
9a voting jurisdiction or voting group in an attempt to infer, using standard statistical
10techniques and standard levels of statistical confidence, the attitudes or positions of
11the voters concerning candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues, or their
12knowledge of candidates or issues or potential candidates or issues.
SB7,18,1513 (b) "Telephone bank operator" means any person who places or directs the
14placement of telephone calls to individuals and engages in or directs persuasive
15telephoning.
SB7,18,20 16(2) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
17a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any
18election shall provide to the board, upon request, a copy of any question that was
19asked by the individual, committee or group, or by the operator, in substantially
20identical form, of more than one individual during the telephoning.
SB7,19,7 21(3) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
22a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning with respect to any
23election shall file a written report, on a form prescribed by the board, disclosing the
24name and address of the individual, committee or group; the name and address of any
25operator who is retained; the amount paid to any such operator for the telephoning

1services; the total amount expended by the individual, committee or group to conduct
2persuasive telephoning; and, if the individual, committee or group engaged in or the
3telephone bank operator engaged in such telephoning on behalf of the individual,
4committee or group in more than one legislative district, the amount expended by the
5individual, committee or group within each legislative district for persuasive
6telephoning performed on behalf of each candidate or each personal campaign
7committee of a candidate for legislative office in that district.
SB7,19,13 8(4) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
9a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
10information specified in sub. (3) on the dates specified for filing reports under s. 11.20
11(2), (2m) and (4), unless all information relating to an election has previously been
12reported by the individual, committee or group. Each report shall cover the period
13specified in s. 11.20 (8).
SB7,19,18 14(5) Each individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains
15a telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall report the
16information specified in sub. (3) to the filing officer under s. 11.02 of each candidate
17whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on behalf of whom the
18individual, committee or group is conducting persuasive telephoning.
SB7,20,10 19(6) Any individual who, or committee or group which, engages in or retains a
20telephone bank operator to engage in persuasive telephoning shall, prior to the time
21that the telephoning is to be commenced, or, if the telephoning is to be conducted in
22relation to an election that is scheduled to occur on a date within 3 days of the date
23that the telephoning is to be commenced, no later than 24 hours prior to the time that
24the telephoning is to be commenced, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and the days
25specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a), deliver a written report to the filing officer under s. 11.02

1of each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a candidate on
2behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct persuasive
3telephoning, of the intent of the individual, committee or group to conduct such
4telephoning at a time specified in the report. The filing officer shall then, by
5expeditious means, such as by telephone or facsimile transmission, provide such
6notice to each candidate whose name appears on the ballot in opposition to a
7candidate on behalf of whom the individual, committee or group intends to conduct
8persuasive telephoning. The filing officer shall also promptly mail a copy of that
9notice to each such candidate at the address shown on the nomination papers or
10declaration of candidacy of the candidate.
SB7, s. 21 11Section 21. 11.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,20,1612 11.12 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by a campaign
13or committee treasurer or by an individual under s. 11.06 (7) may not be used or
14expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any
15charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin
16election campaign fund,
at the option of the treasurer.
SB7, s. 22 17Section 22. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended
18to read:
SB7,21,1319 11.12 (6) (a) If any Except as provided in par. (b), if an individual or committee
20incurs or intends to incur an obligation or makes or intends to make a
disbursement
21of more than $20 $250 cumulatively is made to advocate the election or defeat of a
22clearly identified candidate by an individual or committee later than 15 days prior
23to a primary or election in which the candidate's name appears on the ballot
without
24cooperation or consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a
25candidate who is supported or whose opponent is opposed, and not in concert with

1or at the request or suggestion of such a candidate, agent or committee, the
2individual or treasurer of the committee shall, within 24 hours of making no later
3than 21 days prior to the activity intended to be funded by
the incurred obligation
4or
disbursement, inform the appropriate filing officer of the information required
5under s. 11.06 (1) in such manner as the board may prescribe. The information shall
6also be included in the next regular report of the individual or committee under s.
711.20. For purposes of this subsection, obligations and disbursements cumulate
8beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection
9report and ending with the day before the primary or election. Upon receipt of a
10report under this subsection paragraph, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of
11receipt, mail a copy of the report to all candidates for any office in support of or
12opposition to one of whom a an incurred obligation or disbursement identified in the
13report is to be made.
SB7, s. 23 14Section 23. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,21,2115 11.12 (6) (b) If the independently incurred obligation or disbursement
16described in par. (a) relates to a special primary or election not held concurrently with
17the spring or September primary or the spring or general election, the individual who
18or committee which incurs or intends to incur the obligation or makes or intends to
19make the disbursement shall inform the appropriate filing officer no later than 14
20days prior to the activity intended to be funded by the incurred obligation or
21disbursement.
SB7, s. 24 22Section 24. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,22,523 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
24exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
25credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may

1accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
2promptly return the contribution, or donate it the contribution to the common school
3fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board for
4deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
in the event that the donor cannot
5be identified.
SB7, s. 25 6Section 25. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,22,217 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
8party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
9escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
10conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
11candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
12distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
13The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
14program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
15connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
16separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
17For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
18prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
19information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
20for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
21who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
SB7, s. 26 22Section 26. 11.19 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB7,23,14 2311.19 (title) Dissolution Carry-over of surplus funds; dissolution of
24registrants; termination reports.
(1) Whenever any registrant disbands or
25determines that obligations will no longer be incurred, and contributions will no

1longer be received nor disbursements made during a calendar year, and the
2registrant has no outstanding incurred obligations, the registrant shall file a
3termination report with the appropriate filing officer. Such report shall indicate a
4cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the reporting period and shall indicate the
5disposition of residual funds. Residual Except as provided in sub. (1m), residual
6funds may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the
7donors in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, transferred to the board
8for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
or donated to a charitable
9organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
10were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). If
11a termination report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant
12shall continue to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than
13the dates specified in s. 11.20. This subsection does not apply to any registrant
14making an indication under s. 11.05 (2r).
SB7, s. 27 15Section 27. 11.19 (1m) and (6) of the statutes are created to read:
SB7,24,616 11.19 (1m) If the registration statement, under s. 11.05, of a personal campaign
17committee indicates that the committee was formed or operates for the purpose of
18influencing the election or nomination for election of a candidate who is a partisan
19state officeholder to any state or local office other than the office held by the
20candidate and, subsequently, the candidate or personal campaign committee files,
21under s. 11.05 (5), a change in the information in the registration statement
22indicating that the candidate is no longer seeking that other office, the candidate or
23personal campaign committee shall either return all contributions, attributable to
24the candidate's campaign for the office no longer sought, exceeding 10% of the
25disbursement level specified under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds,

1minus disbursements and incurred obligations for that campaign, to the donors in
2an amount not exceeding their original contributions or donate an amount equal to
3any contributions not so returned exceeding 10% of the disbursement level specified
4under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds, minus disbursements and
5incurred obligations for that campaign, to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin
6election campaign fund.
SB7,24,12 7(6) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at the general
8election may retain beyond December 31 of an even-numbered year unencumbered
9contributions equal to more than 15% of the candidate's total disbursement level
10determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided for under s. 11.31 (9). A
11candidate or treasurer of a personal campaign committee shall transfer excess
12contributions to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB7, s. 28 13Section 28. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,24,2014 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
15receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
16the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1) or (1m), whichever is
17applicable, adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for
18which such person is a
that candidate, exclusive of any additional disbursements
19authorized under s. 11.31 (3m)
. Failure to receive the notice required by this
20subsection does not constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
SB7, s. 29 21Section 29. 11.21 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,25,922 11.21 (16) Accept from any registrant for whom the board serves as a filing
23officer any campaign finance report that is required to be filed under this chapter by
24means of electronic transmission. To facilitate implementation of this subsection,
25the board shall make available to registrants software that is designed to facilitate

1complete electronic filing under this subsection, at a price fixed by the board that
2may not exceed cost. Each registrant who or which files a report electronically under
3this subsection shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on
4a medium specified by the board, together with a computer-generated copy of the
5report printed on paper. The computer-generated copy of each report shall be signed
6by an authorized individual and filed with the board by each registrant no later than
7the time prescribed for filing of the report under this chapter. The board shall provide
8complete instructions to any registrant who or which wishes to file a report under
9this subsection.
SB7, s. 30 10Section 30. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,25,1511 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
12or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
13to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the
14board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
15treasurer.
SB7, s. 31 16Section 31. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
SB7, s. 32 17Section 32. 11.24 (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:
SB7,25,2318 11.24 (3) No individual under the age of 18 years may make a contribution to
19any candidate, or any personal campaign committee or support committee
20authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of a candidate, for election or nomination to any of
21the offices under s. 11.26 (1) (a) to (c) or to any individual or committee under s. 11.06
22(7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the
23candidate's opponent.
SB7,26,6 24(4) (a) 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, under s. 16.47, and thereafter
5during any legislative floorperiod, including any special or extraordinary session
6floorperiod.
SB7,26,117 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
8incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
9filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
10by the official under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless
11the official resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
SB7, s. 33 12Section 33. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,26,1713 11.26 (1) (intro.) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may
14make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to
15any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
16acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
17opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB7, s. 34 18Section 34. 11.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,26,2519 11.26 (2) (intro.) No committee, including a committee serving as a conduit,
20other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee, and no
21individual serving as a conduit
may make or transfer any contribution or
22contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
23and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such
24a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more
25than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
SB7, s. 35
1Section 35. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,27,62 11.26 (4) No individual, except an individual serving as a conduit, may make
3any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to
4any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement
5under s. 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a
6political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
SB7, s. 36 7Section 36. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,27,138 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
9a total of $150,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other
10committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and
11transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
12commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
13of each even-numbered year.
SB7,27,1614 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 in value of
15its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or
16affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
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