AB155, s. 51 13Section 51. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,34,2114 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
15exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
16credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
17accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
18promptly return the contribution, or donate it the contribution to the common school
19fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board for
20deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
in the event that the donor cannot
21be identified.
AB155, s. 52 22Section 52. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,35,1223 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
24party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
25escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and

1conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
2candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
3distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
4The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or
5program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
6connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
7separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
8For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
9prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
10information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
11for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
12who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB155, s. 53 13Section 53. 11.19 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,35,15 1411.19 (title) Dissolution Carry-over of surplus funds; dissolution of
15registrants; termination reports.
AB155, s. 54 16Section 54. 11.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,36,917 11.19 (1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will
18no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements
19made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred
20obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing
21officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the
22reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual
23Except as provided in sub. (1m), residual funds may be used for any political purpose
24not prohibited by law, returned to the donors in an amount not exceeding the original
25contribution, transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign

1fund
or donated to a charitable organization or the common school fund. The report
2shall be filed and certified as were previous reports, and shall contain the
3information required by s. 11.06 (1). A registrant to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall
4pay the fee imposed under that subsection with a termination report filed under this
5subsection. If a termination report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed,
6the registrant shall continue to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing
7officer, no later than the dates specified in s. 11.20 and, if the registrant files reports
8under s. 11.21 (16), no later than the times specified in s. 11.21 (16)
. This subsection
9does not apply to any registrant making an indication under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m).
AB155, s. 55 10Section 55. 11.19 (1m) and (6) of the statutes are created to read:
AB155,37,211 11.19 (1m) If the registration statement, under s. 11.05, of a personal campaign
12committee indicates that the committee was formed or operates for the purpose of
13influencing the election or nomination for election of a candidate who is a partisan
14state officeholder to any state or local office other than the office held by the
15candidate, and, subsequently, the candidate or personal campaign committee files,
16under s. 11.05 (5), a change in the information in the registration statement
17indicating that the candidate is no longer seeking that other office, the candidate or
18personal campaign committee shall either return all contributions attributable to
19the candidate's campaign for the office no longer sought exceeding 10% of the
20disbursement level specified under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds,
21minus disbursements and incurred obligations for that campaign, to the donors in
22an amount not exceeding their original contributions, or donate an amount equal to
23any contributions not so returned exceeding 10% of the disbursement level specified
24under s. 11.31 for the office that the candidate holds, minus disbursements and

1incurred obligations for that campaign, to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin
2election campaign fund.
AB155,37,8 3(6) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate at the general
4election may retain beyond December 31 of an even-numbered year unencumbered
5contributions equal to more than 10% of the candidate's total disbursement level
6determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided for under s. 11.31 (9). A
7candidate or treasurer of a personal campaign committee shall transfer excess
8contributions to the board for crediting to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB155, s. 56 9Section 56. 11.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,37,1910 11.20 (1) All reports required by s. 11.06 which relate to activities which
11promote or oppose candidates for state office or statewide referenda and all reports
12under s. 11.08 shall be filed with the board. All reports required by s. 11.06 which
13relate to activities which promote or oppose candidates for local office or local
14referenda shall be filed with the appropriate filing officer under s. 11.02, except
15reports filed under s. 11.08. Each registrant shall file the reports required by this
16section. If the registrant is subject to a requirement under s. 11.21 (16) to report
17electronically the same information that is reportable under this section, the
18registrant shall, in addition, file the reports required by this section recorded on a
19medium specified by the board.
AB155, s. 57 20Section 57. 11.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,37,2321 11.20 (7) In Except as otherwise required under s. 11.21 (16), in the event that
22any report is required to be filed under this section chapter on a nonbusiness day, it
23may be filed on the next business day thereafter.
AB155, s. 58 24Section 58. 11.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,38,3
111.20 (9) Except as provided in ss. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), the duty
2to file reports under this section continues until a termination report is filed in
3accordance with s. 11.19.
AB155, s. 59 4Section 59. 11.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,38,115 11.20 (10) (a) Where a requirement is imposed under this section for the filing
6of a financial report which is to be received by the appropriate filing officer no later
7than a certain date, the requirement may be satisfied either by actual receipt of the
8report by the prescribed time for filing at the office of the filing officer, or by filing a
9report with the U.S. postal service by first class mail with sufficient prepaid postage,
10addressed to the appropriate filing officer, no later than the 3rd day before the date
11provided by law for receipt of such report.
AB155, s. 60 12Section 60. 11.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,38,1713 11.20 (12) If a candidate is unopposed in a primary or election, the obligation
14to file the reports required by this chapter does not cease. Except as provided in ss.
1511.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) and 11.19 (2), a registrant who makes or receives no
16contributions, makes no disbursements or incurs no obligations shall so report on the
17dates designated in subs. (2) and (4).
AB155, s. 61 18Section 61. 11.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,39,619 11.21 (2) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
20and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
21not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20, and
22addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
23registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
24indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
25exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has

1been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Forms for reports shall not be sent by
2the board to a registrant if the registrant is required to file reports with the board
3in an electronic format. Whenever any notice of filing requirements under this
4chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the board shall also send a notice
5to the candidate if he or she has appointed a separate treasurer. Failure to receive
6any form or notice does not exempt a registrant from compliance with this chapter.
AB155, s. 62 7Section 62. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,39,138 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
9receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
10the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1) or (1m), adjusted as
11provided under s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for which such person is a
12candidate. Failure to receive the notice required by this subsection does not
13constitute a defense to a violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
AB155, s. 63 14Section 63. 11.21 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,40,2315 11.21 (16) Require each registrant for whom the board serves as filing officer
16and who or which accepts contributions in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more
17during a campaign period to file each campaign finance report that is required to be
18filed under this chapter in an electronic format, and accept from any other registrant
19for whom the board serves as a filing officer any campaign finance report that is
20required to be filed under this chapter in an electronic format. A registrant who or
21which becomes subject to a requirement to file reports in an electronic format under
22this subsection shall initially file the registrant's report in an electronic format for
23the period which includes the date on which the registrant becomes subject to the
24requirement or, if the registrant is required to report transactions within 24 hours
25of their occurrence, within 24 hours after the date on which the registrant becomes

1subject to the requirement
. To facilitate implementation of this subsection, the board
2shall specify, by rule, a type of software that is suitable for compliance with the
3electronic filing requirement under this subsection. The board shall provide copies
4of the software to registrants at a price fixed by the board that may not exceed cost.
5Each registrant who or which files a report under this subsection in an electronic
6format shall also file a copy of the report with the board that is recorded on a medium
7specified by the board. The copy shall be signed by an authorized individual and filed
8with the board by each registrant no later than the time prescribed for filing of the
9report under this chapter. If a registrant is a committee, the copy shall be certified
10by an authorized individual and filed with the board by the registrant no later than
1124 hours after the occurrence of any transaction that is reportable under s. 11.06 (1).
12If a registrant or other person becomes subject to a requirement to report
13electronically under this subsection, the registrant or other person shall continue to
14report electronically regardless of the amount of contributions accepted or
15expenditures made by the registrant or other person, until a termination report is
16filed.
The board shall provide complete instructions to any registrant who or which
17files a report under this subsection. In this subsection, the "campaign period" of a
18candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee begins and ends with
19the "campaign" of the candidate whose candidacy is supported, as defined in s. 11.26
20(17), and the "campaign period" of any other registrant begins on January 1 of each
21odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year. Section 990.001
22(4) does not apply to the computation of time permitted for compliance with the filing
23requirements under this subsection.
AB155, s. 64 24Section 64. 11.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,41,12
111.22 (3) Furnish to each registrant prescribed forms for the making of reports
2and statements. Forms shall be sent by 1st class mail not earlier than 21 days and
3not later than 14 days prior to the applicable filing deadline under s. 11.20 and
4addressed to the attention of the treasurer or other person indicated on the
5registration statement. Forms need not be sent to a registrant who has made an
6indication that aggregate contributions, disbursements and obligations will not
7exceed the amount specified under s. 11.05 (2r) 11.06 (2m) or to a registrant who has
8been granted a suspension under s. 11.19 (2). Whenever any notice of the filing
9requirements under this chapter is sent to a candidate's campaign treasurer, the
10filing officer shall also send a notice to the candidate if he or she has appointed a
11separate treasurer. Failure to receive any form or notice does not exempt a registrant
12from compliance with this chapter.
AB155, s. 65 13Section 65. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,42,214 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
15any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving contributions
16or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year for
17such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration statement under s.
1811.05 (1), or (2) or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing address of each
19of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every individual
20under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under s. 11.14.
21Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is jointly
22responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of civil
23liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by a group
24of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5). The

1treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
2submitted by it under this chapter.
AB155, s. 66 3Section 66. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,42,84 11.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
5or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
6to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the
7board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
8treasurer.
AB155, s. 67 9Section 67. 11.24 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB155, s. 68 10Section 68. 11.24 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,42,1411 11.24 (1v) No registrant may accept any contribution made by a committee or
12group that does not maintain an office or street address within this state at the time
13that the contribution is made unless that committee or group is registered with the
14federal election commission under 2 USC 433 (a).
AB155, s. 69 15Section 69. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,42,1816 11.24 (1w) No candidate or personal campaign committee of a candidate who
17applies for a grant under s. 11.50 may accept any contribution from a committee
18other than a political party committee.
AB155, s. 70 19Section 70. 11.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 11.24 (5).
AB155, s. 71 20Section 71. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,43,221 11.24 (4) (a) No person may make a contribution to an incumbent partisan state
22elective official or to the personal campaign committee or support committee
23authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of that official for the purpose of promoting that
24official's nomination or reelection to the office held by the official during the period
25beginning on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending

1on the date of enactment of the biennial budget act and thereafter during any
2legislative floorperiod, including any special or extraordinary session floorperiod.
AB155,43,73 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may make a contribution to an
4incumbent partisan state elective official against whom a recall petition has been
5filed during the period beginning on the date that the petition offered for filing is filed
6under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending on the date of the recall election unless the official
7resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
AB155, s. 72 8Section 72. 11.26 (1) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB155,43,109 11.26 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
10state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, $10,000 $1,000.
AB155,43,1111 (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $500.
AB155,43,1212 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $250.
AB155, s. 73 13Section 73. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,43,1614 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
15state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
16the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$45,000.
AB155, s. 74 17Section 74. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,43,2218 11.26 (4) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to all
19candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which
20are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05, including legislative
21campaign committees and
committees of a political party, to the extent of more than
22a total of $10,000 $5,000 in any calendar year.
AB155, s. 75 23Section 75. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,44,424 11.26 (8) (a) No political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13) may receive more than
25a total of $150,000 $300,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all

1other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees
2and
transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium
3commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31
4of each even-numbered year.
AB155,44,75 (b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 $12,000 in
6value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its
7subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.
AB155,44,118 (c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign
9committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a
10political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000
11$12,000.
AB155, s. 76 12Section 76. 11.26 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,44,1513 11.26 (8m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (8n), no committee may
14make a contribution to any other committee except a political party, personal
15campaign, or support committee.
AB155,44,1816 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contribution made by a committee that
17is affiliated with a labor organization to any other committee that is affiliated with
18the same labor organization.
AB155, s. 77 19Section 77. 11.26 (8n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,44,2220 11.26 (8n) No personal campaign committee or support committee that is
21authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) may make a contribution to any other personal
22campaign or support committee that is authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p).
AB155, s. 78 23Section 78. 11.26 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB155,45,1124 11.26 (9) (a) No Except as authorized under this paragraph, no individual who
25is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the

1value of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and as
2adjusted as provided under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under
3s. 11.31 (1m),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and
4election campaign combined from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and all
5committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative
6campaign
committees. A candidate for state office whose grant under s. 11.50
7exceeds the contribution limitation authorized by this paragraph may exceed the
8contribution limitation otherwise applicable to the extent required to accept the full
9amount of the grant received by the candidate under s. 11.50, but any contributions
10accepted by such a candidate from political party committees reduce the amount of
11the grant which the candidate may accept by an amount equal to such contributions.
AB155,45,1812 (b) No Except as authorized under this paragraph, no individual who is a
13candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value
14of the total disbursement level, as determined under s. 11.31 (1) and as adjusted as
15provided under s. 11.31 (9) but without respect to any adjustment under s. 11.31 (1m),

16for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election
17campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative
18campaign
committees subject to a filing requirement.
AB155, s. 79 19Section 79. 11.26 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB155, s. 80 20Section 80. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,46,1121 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and
22application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund may make
23contributions of more than 200% of the amounts specified in sub. (1) $1,000 to the
24candidate's own campaign from the candidate's personal funds or property or the
25personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the

1candidate's spouse, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
2receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
3or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies
. For purposes of this subsection, any contribution received
4by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from a committee which
5is registered with the federal elections commission as the authorized committee of
6the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a contribution made by the
7candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution limit of sub. (4) applies to
8amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the candidate's own
9campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may exceed the limitation
10if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the amount specified to
11the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the limitation
.
AB155, s. 81 12Section 81. 11.26 (12m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB155, s. 82 13Section 82. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
AB155, s. 83 14Section 83. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,46,1915 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
16established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
17adjustment under subs. (1m) and (9).
Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do
18not operate to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or
19authorized to be made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB155, s. 84 20Section 84. 11.31 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB155,46,2121 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,000,000.
AB155,46,2222 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $500,000.
AB155,46,2323 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $700,000.
AB155,46,2524 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, justice or state
25superintendent, $215,625 $250,000.
AB155, s. 85
1Section 85. 11.31 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,47,22 11.31 (1) (de) Candidates for justice, $300,000.
AB155, s. 86 3Section 86. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB155,47,64 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 $100,000 total in the primary
5and election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 $60,000 for either the
6primary or the election.
AB155,47,97 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 $50,000 total in the
8primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 $30,000 for either
9the primary or the election.
AB155, s. 87 10Section 87. 11.31 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,47,1611 11.31 (1m) Disbursement level for candidates in competitive primary
12elections.
The total disbursement level for any candidate whose name appears on
13the ballot as a candidate for an office at a primary election and who receives less than
14twice as many votes at that election as another candidate for the same office is 120%
15of the amount specified in sub. (1) for the candidate who receives the greatest number
16of votes in the primary election, adjusted as provided in sub. (9).
AB155, s. 88 17Section 88. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,48,718 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
19election who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the
20Wisconsin election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from
21the his or her campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the
22amount prescribed in sub. (1) or (1m), whichever is applicable, adjusted as provided
23under sub. (9)
, unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to
24receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
25or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies. No candidate for state office at a special election

1who files a sworn statement and application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin
2election campaign fund may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or
3her
campaign treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount
4prescribed under sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding
5spring or general election for the same office, unless the board determines that the
6candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her
7application under s. 11.50 (2) (h),
or s. 11.50 (2) (i) sub. (3p) applies.
AB155, s. 89 8Section 89. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed:
AB155, s. 90 9Section 90. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB155,48,1510 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the
11limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
12of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin election
13campaign fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b),
14adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
and reallocate the total level between them. The
15candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.
AB155, s. 91 16Section 91. 11.31 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB155,48,2017 11.31 (3p) Candidates receiving additional grants; exception. If a candidate
18receives a grant under s. 11.50 (9) (b) or (ba), the disbursement limitation of that
19candidate for the campaign in which the grant is received is increased by the amount
20of that grant.
AB155, s. 92 21Section 92. 11.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
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