SB190, s. 45 24Section 45. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,26,5
111.26 (4) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to all
2candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which
3are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative
4campaign committees and
committees of a political party, to the extent of more than
5a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
SB190, s. 46 6Section 46. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,26,127 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
8a total of $150,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other
9committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and
10transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
11commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
12of each even-numbered year.
SB190,26,1513 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 in value of
14its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or
15affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
SB190,26,1816 (c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign
17committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
18political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000.
SB190, s. 47 19Section 47. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,27,220 11.26 (9) (a) (intro.) No individual who is a candidate for state or office and who
21does not receive a grant from the clean government fund and no individual who is
22a candidate for
local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value of the
23total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9),
24for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election

1campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including
2political party and legislative campaign committees.
SB190, s. 48 3Section 48. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,27,94 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for a state or local office, other
5than an office specified in par. (a),
may receive and accept more than 45% of the value
6of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s.
711.31 (9),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and
8election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and
9legislative campaign
committees subject to a filing requirement.
SB190, s. 49 10Section 49. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,27,1711 11.26 (9) (b) No individual who is a candidate for state or office and who does
12not receive a grant from the clean government fund and no individual who is a
13candidate for
local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value of the
14total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9),
15for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election
16campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative
17campaign
committees subject to a filing requirement.
SB190, s. 50 18Section 50. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 51 19Section 51. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,28,1120 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
21application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign clean
22government
fund may make contributions of more than 200% of the amounts amount
23or value of the limitation
specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign from
24the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which
25are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, unless the

1board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, or the
2candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i)
3applies
. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received by a candidate
4or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which is registered with
5the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of the candidate under
62 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the candidate to his or her
7own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by
8such a candidate personally to the candidate's own campaign and to other
9campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation if authorized under
10this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to the candidate's own
11campaign, up to the amount of the limitation.
SB190, s. 52 12Section 52. 11.26 (10a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,28,1513 11.26 (10a) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average
14of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average,
15as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the federal department of labor.
SB190,29,516 (b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1m) and (10) shall be
17subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance
18with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall calculate the
19percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period
20ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for
21the base period, calendar year 2001. For each biennium, the board shall multiply the
22amount of each limitation under subs. (1m) and (10) by the percentage difference in
23the consumer price indices. The board shall adjust the amount of each limitation to
24substitute that result for the existing amount to the extent required to reflect any
25difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $25. The amount so determined shall

1then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection.
2Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3), determinations under this
3subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
4providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
5safety or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
SB190, s. 53 6Section 53. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 54 7Section 54. 11.26 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,29,108 11.26 (13) Except as provided in sub. (9), contributions Contributions received
9from the Wisconsin election campaign clean government fund are not subject to
10limitation by this section.
SB190, s. 55 11Section 55. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,29,1412 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
13(1), (1m), (2), (9) and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends at the times
14specified in this subsection.
SB190, s. 56 15Section 56. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 57 16Section 57. 11.31 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,29,1817 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 and lieutenant governor
18jointly, $2,000,000
.
SB190, s. 58 19Section 58. 11.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 59 20Section 59. 11.31 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,29,2121 11.31 (1) (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $600,000.
SB190, s. 60 22Section 60. 11.31 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,29,2323 11.31 (1) (cm) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
SB190, s. 61 24Section 61. 11.31 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,30,2
111.31 (1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
2superintendent, $215,625 $200,000.
SB190, s. 62 3Section 62. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB190,30,64 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and
5election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
6election
$100,000.
SB190,30,97 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary
8and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
9election
$50,000.
SB190, s. 63 10Section 63. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,30,2511 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
12election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
13Wisconsin election campaign clean government fund may make or authorize total
14disbursements from the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent
15of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
16unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
17candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub.
18(3p)
applies. No candidate for state office at a special election who files a sworn
19statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign
20clean government fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or
21her
campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
22prescribed under sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding
23spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the
24candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her
25application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.
SB190, s. 64
1Section 64. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 65 2Section 65. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 66 3Section 66. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 67 4Section 67. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,31,85 11.31 (3p) Candidates receiving additional grants; exception. If a candidate
6receives a grant under s. 11.50 (9) (b) or (ba), the disbursement limitation of that
7candidate for the campaign in which the grant is received is increased by the amount
8of that grant.
SB190, s. 68 9Section 68. 11.31 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 69 10Section 69. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,31,1411 11.31 (9) Adjustment of disbursement levels. (a) In this subsection,
12"consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price index over each
1312-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor
14statistics of the federal department of labor.
SB190,32,415 (b) The dollar amounts of all disbursement levels specified in sub. (1) shall be
16subject to a biennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board in accordance
17with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall calculate the
18percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period
19ending on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for
20the base period, calendar year 2001. For each biennium, the board shall multiply
21that result by the percentage difference in the consumer price indices. The board
22shall adjust the disbursement levels specified under sub. (1) to substitute that result
23for the existing levels to the extent required to reflect any difference, rounded to the
24nearest multiple of $25 in the case of amounts of $1 or more, which amounts shall
25be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection.

1Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3), determinations under this
2subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
3providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
4safety or welfare, and without a finding of emergency.
SB190, s. 70 5Section 70. 11.38 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,32,86 11.38 (1) (a) 3. No corporation or association specified in subd. 1. may expend
7more than a combined total of $500 annually for solicitation of contributions to a fund
8established under subd. 2. or to a conduit.
SB190, s. 71 9Section 71. 11.50 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,32,10 1011.50 (title) Wisconsin election campaign Clean government fund.
SB190, s. 72 11Section 72. 11.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,32,1312 11.50 (1) (b) "Fund" means the Wisconsin election campaign clean government
13fund.
SB190, s. 73 14Section 73. 11.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,33,415 11.50 (2) (a) Any individual who desires to qualify as an eligible candidate may
16file an application with the board requesting approval to participate in the fund. The
17application shall be filed no later than the applicable deadline for filing nomination
18papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m.
19on the 7th day after the primary or date on which the primary would be held if
20required in the case of write-in candidates, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 7th day
21after appointment in the case of candidates appointed to fill vacancies. The
22application shall contain a sworn statement that the candidate and his or her
23authorized agents have complied with the contribution limitations prescribed in s.
2411.26 and the disbursement limitations prescribed under s. 11.31 (1), as adjusted
25under s. 11.31 (9),
at all times to which such limitations have applied to his or her

1candidacy and will continue to comply with the limitations at all times to which the
2limitations apply to his or her candidacy for the office in contest, unless the board
3determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate
4withdraws his or her application under par. (h), or par. (i) s. 11.31 (3p) applies.
SB190, s. 74 5Section 74. 11.50 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,33,86 11.50 (2) (b) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (bm), the board shall
7approve the application of an eligible candidate for participation if the candidate
8meets the following requirements
:
SB190, s. 75 9Section 75. 11.50 (2) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB190,33,1010 11.50 (2) (b) 1. The application is timely; .
SB190,33,1211 2. The candidate is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear upon
12the spring or general election or a special election ballot;.
SB190,33,1413 3. The candidate has an opponent who is certified for placement on the election
14ballot as a candidate for the same office;.
SB190, s. 76 15Section 76. 11.50 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,33,1916 11.50 (2) (b) 3m. The candidate has filed with the board, no later than 4:30 p.m.
17on the 5th day before the deadline for filing an application to receive a grant under
18par. (a), an application to receive a grant or a statement that the candidate intends
19to qualify to receive a grant.
SB190, s. 77 20Section 77. 11.50 (2) (b) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,34,321 11.50 (2) (b) 3s. The candidate has filed with the board, on a form prescribed
22by the board, no later than the deadline for filing an application to receive a grant
23under par. (a), the signatures of qualified electors of the jurisdiction or district in
24which the candidate seeks office which have not been filed with the application of any
25other candidate at the same election for the same office within the same jurisdiction

1or district equal to the following, less the number of valid signatures of qualified
2electors who signed nomination papers filed by the candidate or candidates under s.
38.15 (6), 8.20 (4) or 8.50 (3) (a):
SB190,34,64 a. For candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor jointly or
5a candidate for the office of attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, state
6superintendent or justice, not less than 5,000 nor more than 7,000 electors.
SB190,34,87 b. For candidates for the office of state senator, not less than 1,000 nor more
8than 2,000 electors.
SB190,34,109 c. For candidates for the office of representative to the assembly, not less than
10500 nor more than 1,000 electors.
SB190, s. 78 11Section 78. 11.50 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,34,1512 11.50 (2) (b) 4. The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the candidate as
13of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the special primary
14is or would be held, if required, indicate that his or her statement filed with the
15application under par. (a) is true; and.
SB190, s. 79 16Section 79. 11.50 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 11.50 (2) (b) 5. (intro.)
17and amended to read:
SB190,35,1518 11.50 (2) (b) 5. (intro.) The financial reports filed by or on behalf of the
19candidate as of the date of the spring or September primary, or the date that the
20special primary is or would be held, if required, indicate that the candidate has
21received at least the amount provided in this subdivision, from contributions of
22money, other than loans, made by individuals who are residents of this state, which
23have been received during the period ending on the date of the spring primary and
24July 1 preceding such date in the case of candidates at the spring election, or the date
25of the September primary and January 1 preceding such date in the case of

1candidates at the general election, or the date that a special primary will or would
2be held, if required, and 90 days preceding such date or the date a special election
3is ordered, whichever is earlier, in the case of special election candidates, which
4contributions are in the aggregate amount of $100 or less, and which are fully
5identified and itemized as to the exact source thereof. A contribution received from
6a conduit which is identified by the conduit as originating from an individual shall
7be considered a contribution made by the individual.
Only the first $100 of an
8aggregate contribution of more than $100 may be counted toward the required
9percentage. For a candidate at the spring or general election for an office identified
10in s. 11.26 (1) (a) or a candidate at a special election, the required amount to qualify
11for a grant is 5% of the candidate's authorized disbursement limitation under s.
1211.31. For any other candidate at the general election, the required amount to
13qualify for a grant is 10% of the candidate's authorized disbursement limitation
14under s. 11.31.
Except as provided in sub. (9a), the amount of contributions required
15under this subdivision is:
SB190, s. 80 16Section 80. 11.50 (2) (b) 5. a. to f. of the statutes are created to read:
SB190,35,1817 11.50 (2) (b) 5. a. For candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant
18governor jointly, $80,000.
SB190,35,1919 b. For a candidate for the office of attorney general, $24,000.
SB190,35,2020 c. For a candidate for the office of justice, $12,000.
SB190,35,2221 d. For a candidate for the office of secretary of state, state treasurer or state
22superintendent, $8,000.
SB190,35,2323 e. For a candidate for the office of state senator, $4,000.
SB190,35,2424 f. For a candidate for the office of representative to the assembly, $2,000.
SB190, s. 81 25Section 81. 11.50 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB190,36,3
111.50 (2) (bm) The board shall not approve the application of an eligible
2candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor of the same political party
3unless both candidates qualify to receive a grant under this subsection.
SB190, s. 82 4Section 82. 11.50 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,36,125 11.50 (2) (g) A candidate who voluntarily files an application to receive a grant
6in accordance with this subsection accepts and agrees to comply with the
7contribution limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitations
8imposed under s. 11.31 (2), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9) as binding upon himself or
9herself and his or her agents during the campaign as defined in s. 11.31 (7), as a
10precondition to receipt of a grant under this section, unless the board determines
11that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws the
12application under par. (h), or par. (i) s. 11.31 (3p) applies.
SB190, s. 83 13Section 83. 11.50 (2) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 84 14Section 84. 11.50 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB190, s. 85 15Section 85. 11.50 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB190,36,1816 11.50 (4) Amount of grants. Except as provided in sub. (9) (b) and (ba), each
17eligible candidate for the same office who qualifies for grant under this section shall
18receive an equal amount.
SB190, s. 86 19Section 86. 11.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB190,37,220 11.50 (5) Time of disbursement. The state treasurer shall make the
21disbursements to the campaign depository account of each eligible candidate under
22subs. (3) and (4)
by the end of the 3rd business day following notice from the board
23under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm). Eligible candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
24of the same political party may combine accounts if desired
, except that the state
25treasurer shall make disbursements for eligible candidates for the office of governor

1and lieutenant governor jointly to the campaign depository account of the candidate
2for governor
.
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