AB843, s. 15 25Section 15. 11.05 (3) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843, s. 16
1Section 16. 11.05 (3) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,25,42 11.05 (3) (q) In the case of a political party committee, an indication of whether
3the committee is a state or national political party committee, or a state or national
4subunit or state or national affiliate of such a committee.
AB843, s. 17 5Section 17. 11.05 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,25,166 11.05 (7) Notwithstanding sub. (6), any Any individual or organization who or
7which has received property or funds which were not intended for political purposes
8in connection with an election for state or local office at the time of receipt may make
9contributions or disbursements from such property or funds in connection with an
10election for state or local office if the individual or organization complies with
11applicable provisions of sub. (1), (2) or (2g) as soon as such intent changes. For
12purposes of s. 11.06 (1), all property or funds which are in a registrant's the
13possession of such an individual or organization on the date of registration under this
14section shall be treated as received on the date that such intent changes so that the
15property or funds are to be used for political purposes in connection with an election
16for state or local office.
AB843, s. 18 17Section 18. 11.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,25,2318 11.05 (9) (b) An individual who or a committee or group which receives a
19contribution of money and transfers the contribution to another individual,
20committee, or group while acting as a conduit is not subject to registration under this
21section unless the individual, committee, or group transfers the contribution to a
22candidate or a personal campaign, legislative campaign, political party, or support
23committee.
AB843, s. 19 24Section 19. 11.05 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.05 (12) (b) Except as authorized under sub. (13), a committee, group or
2individual other than a candidate or agent of a candidate shall comply with sub. (1)
3or (2) no later than the 5th business day commencing after receipt of the first
4contribution by such committee, group or individual, and before making any
5disbursement. No committee, group or individual, other than a candidate or agent
6of a candidate, may accept any contribution or contributions exceeding $25 in the
7aggregate
the amount specified in sub. (1) or (2) during a calendar year at any time
8when the committee, group or individual is not registered under this section except
9within the initial 5-day period authorized by this paragraph.
AB843, s. 20 10Section 20. 11.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,26,1711 11.06 (1) Contents of report. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3) and
12(3m) and ss. 11.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), each registrant under s. 11.05 shall make full
13reports, upon a form prescribed by the board and signed by the appropriate
14individual under sub. (5), of all contributions received, contributions or
15disbursements made, and obligations incurred. Each report shall contain the
16following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous
17report, unless otherwise provided:
AB843, s. 21 18Section 21. 11.06 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,26,2419 11.06 (1) (cm) If a candidate wishes to make disbursements that are exempt
20from the limitations under s. 11.26 (9), as provided under s. 11.26 (9m), a separate
21schedule itemizing those contributions that the candidate intends to use to make
22disbursements that are exempt from those limitations. The separate schedule may
23include contributions previously reported by the candidate and, if so, shall indicate
24the amounts and dates on which those contributions were reported as received.
AB843, s. 22 25Section 22. 11.06 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
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111.06 (1) (dm) A separate schedule itemizing those contributions that were
2transferred to the registrant by a conduit, together with the name and address of the
3conduit, the date and amount of each transfer, and the cumulative total amount
4transferred to the registrant by the conduit for the calendar year.
AB843, s. 23 5Section 23. 11.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,27,146 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.
AB843, s. 24 15Section 24. 11.06 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,27,1916 11.06 (3) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a A nonresident registrant shall
17report on a form prescribed by the board the applicable information that makes a
18report
under sub. (1) shall ensure that the report separately states information
19under sub. (1)
concerning all of the following, in a manner prescribed by the board:
AB843, s. 25 20Section 25. 11.06 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,28,1021 11.06 (7m) (a) If a committee which was registered under s. 11.05 as a political
22party committee or legislative campaign committee supporting candidates of a
23political party files an oath under sub. (7) affirming that it does not act in cooperation
24or consultation with any candidate who is nominated to appear on the party ballot
25of the party at a general or special election, that the committee does not act in concert

1with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate, that the committee does
2not act in cooperation or consultation with such a candidate or agent or authorized
3committee of such a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition
4to another candidate, and that the committee does not act in concert with, or at the
5request or suggestion of, such a candidate or agent or authorized committee of such
6a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made in opposition to another
7candidate, the committee filing the oath may not make any contributions in support
8of any candidate of the party at the general or special election or in opposition to any
9such candidate's opponents exceeding the applicable amounts specified in s. 11.26
10(1), (1m), and (2), except as authorized in par. (c).
AB843, s. 26 11Section 26. 11.06 (7m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,28,1712 11.06 (7m) (b) If the committee has already made contributions in excess of the
13applicable amounts specified in s. 11.26 (1), (1m), or (2) at the time it files an oath
14under sub. (7), each candidate to whom contributions are made shall promptly return
15a sufficient amount of contributions to bring the committee in compliance with this
16subsection and the committee may not make any additional contributions in
17violation of this subsection.
AB843, s. 27 18Section 27. 11.06 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,28,2519 11.06 (7m) (c) A committee filing an oath under sub. (7) which desires to change
20its status to a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may do
21so as of December 31 of any even-numbered year. Section 11.26 does not apply to
22contributions received by such a committee prior to the date of the change. Such a
23committee may change its status at other times only by filing a termination
24statement under s. 11.19 (1) and reregistering as a newly organized committee under
25s. 11.05.
AB843, s. 28
1Section 28. 11.06 (11) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,29,32 11.06 (11) (bm) The board shall prescribe a separate schedule for reporting
3under s. 11.06 (1) by transferees of contributions transferred by conduits.
AB843, s. 29 4Section 29. 11.065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,29,19 511.065 Independent expenditures. (1) (a) If any person makes one or more
6communications to be financed with independent expenditures exceeding $2,000 in
7the aggregate, that person shall file a report with the board. The report shall be made
8whenever the person makes one or more communications financed or to be financed
9with independent expenditures exceeding $2,000 in the aggregate and whenever the
10person makes one or more additional communications financed or to be financed with
11independent expenditures exceeding $2,000 in the aggregate that are not identified
12in a previous report under this subsection. Reports required under this subsection
13shall be filed within 7 days after the date that communications financed with
14independent expenditures exceeding $2,000 in the aggregate that are not identified
15in a previous report are made or, if communications are made within 15 days of the
16date of a spring primary or election or within 15 days of a September or special
17primary or general or special election, then within 24 hours after the date that
18communications financed with independent expenditures exceeding $2,000 in the
19aggregate that are not identified in a previous report are made.
AB843,30,220 (b) If a person makes or incurs an obligation to make a single independent
21expenditure for the purpose of financing communications that are to be made on
22more than one day, the person may report the entire expenditure under par. (a) for
23the day on which the person makes the first communication financed by the
24expenditure, or the person may report for each day on which the person makes one
25or more communications financed by the expenditure the proportionate amount of

1the expenditure attributable to the cost of the communication or communications
2made on that day.
AB843,30,3 3(2) Each report filed under sub. (1) shall contain the following information:
AB843,30,54 (a) The name of each candidate who is identified in each communication
5financed by an independent expenditure.
AB843,30,86 (b) A statement as to whether the communication is intended to support or
7oppose any candidate who is identified under par. (a) and if so, the name of that
8candidate.
AB843,30,119 (c) The total amount or value of the independent expenditure and the
10cumulative aggregate independent expenditures made by the person with respect to
11that election.
AB843,30,21 12(3) If a person who makes an independent expenditure does not indicate
13whether an independent expenditure is made against a candidate or for an eligible
14candidate's opponent, if the report under sub. (2) reasonably appears to be incorrect,
15or if any candidate for the office that the candidate identified in the communication
16seeks, including the candidate identified in the communication, files a statement
17with the board alleging that information reported under sub. (2) (b) is incorrect, the
18board may obtain a copy of the communication and, after examination, determine
19whether the communication was intended to support or oppose a candidate for
20purposes of s. 11.31 (3r) (a). Any determination made by the board under this
21subsection applies solely for the purpose of administration of s. 11.31 (3r) (a).
AB843, s. 30 22Section 30. 11.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,31,723 11.07 (1) Every nonresident committee or group making contributions and
24every nonresident individual, committee or group making disbursements exceeding
25$25 cumulatively the amount specified in s. 11.05 (1) or (2) in a calendar year within

1this state shall file the name, mailing and street address and the name and the
2mailing and street address of a designated agent within the state with the office of
3the secretary of state. An agent may be any adult individual who is a resident of this
4state. After any change in the name or address of such agent the new address or
5name of the successor agent shall be filed within 30 days. Service of process in any
6proceeding under this chapter or ch. 12, or service of any other notice or demand may
7be made upon such agent.
AB843, s. 31 8Section 31. 11.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,31,149 11.07 (5) Any campaign treasurer or individual who knowingly receives a
10contribution made by an unregistered nonresident in violation of this section may
11not use or expend such contribution but shall immediately return it to the source or,
12at the option of the campaign treasurer or individual, donate the contribution to a
13charitable organization or to the common school fund or transfer the contribution to
14the board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
.
AB843, s. 32 15Section 32. 11.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,32,316 11.09 (3) Each registrant whose filing officer is the board, and who or which
17makes disbursements in connection with elections for offices which serve or
18referenda which affect only one county or portion thereof, except a candidate,
19personal campaign committee, political party committee or other committee making
20disbursements in support of or in opposition to a candidate for state senator,
21representative to the assembly, court of appeals judge or circuit judge, shall file a
22duplicate original of each financial report filed that the registrant files with the
23board with the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county in which
24the elections
filing officer for each jurisdiction in connection with an election in which
25the registrant participates are held makes disbursements. Such reports shall be

1filed no later than the dates specified under s. 11.20 (2) and (4) for the filing of each
2report with the board. This subsection does not apply to a registrant who or which
3files reports under s. 11.21 (16).
AB843, s. 33 4Section 33. 11.10 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,32,85 11.10 (6) (a) No personal campaign committee of, or support committee
6authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) by, a candidate for state office may become the
7personal campaign committee of, or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3)
8(p) by, a candidate for local office.
AB843,32,129 (b) No personal campaign committee of, or support committee authorized
10under s. 11.05 (3) (p) by, a candidate for local office may become the personal
11campaign committee of, or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) by, a
12candidate for state office.
AB843, s. 34 13Section 34. 11.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,32,1814 11.12 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by a campaign
15or committee treasurer or by an individual under s. 11.06 (7) may not be used or
16expended. The contribution shall be donated to the common school fund or to any
17charitable organization or transferred to the board for deposit in the Wisconsin
18election campaign fund,
at the option of the treasurer.
AB843, s. 35 19Section 35. 11.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,32,2320 11.12 (4) Each registrant shall report contributions, disbursements and
21incurred obligations in accordance with s. 11.20. Except as permitted under s. 11.06
22(2), (3) and (3m), each report shall contain the information which is required under
23s. 11.06 (1).
AB843, s. 36 24Section 36. 11.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 11.12 (6) (a) and amended
25to read:
AB843,33,23
111.12 (6) (a) If any disbursement of more than $20 individual or committee
2incurs one or more obligations or makes one or more disbursements in an amount
3exceeding $250
cumulatively is made for the purpose of making one or more
4communications
to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate
5by an individual or committee later than 15 days prior to a primary or election in
6which the candidate's name appears on the ballot without cooperation or
7consultation with a candidate or agent or authorized committee of a candidate who
8is supported or opposed, and not in concert with or at the request or suggestion of
9such a candidate, agent or committee, the individual or treasurer of the committee
10shall, within 24 hours of after making the disbursement each communication not
11identified in a previous report filed under this subsection
, inform the appropriate
12filing officer of. The report shall include the information required under s. 11.06 (1)
13and shall be made in such manner as the board may prescribe. The information shall
14also be included in the next regular report of the individual or committee under s.
1511.20. For purposes of this subsection, obligations and disbursements cumulate
16beginning with the day after the last date covered on the preprimary or preelection
17report and ending with the day before the primary or election and disbursements
18made for the purpose of payment of obligations that were previously reported are not
19included in determining the cumulative amount of obligations and disbursements
.
20Upon receipt of a report identifying any obligation or disbursement under this
21subsection, the filing officer shall, within 24 hours of receipt, mail a copy of the report
22to all candidates for any office in support of or opposition to one of whom an obligation
23is incurred or
a disbursement identified in the report is made.
AB843, s. 37 24Section 37. 11.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,34,8
111.12 (6) (b) If a person incurs an obligation or makes a disbursement for the
2purpose of financing communications that are to be made on more than one day, the
3person may report the entire obligation or disbursement under par. (a) for the day
4on which the person makes the first communication financed by the obligation or
5disbursement, or the person may report for each day on which the person makes one
6or more communications financed by the obligation or disbursement the
7proportionate amount of the obligation or disbursement attributable to the cost of the
8communication or communications made on that day.
AB843, s. 38 9Section 38. 11.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,34,1710 11.16 (2) Limitation on cash contributions. Every contribution of money
11exceeding $50 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized
12credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No treasurer may
13accept a contribution made in violation of this subsection. The treasurer shall
14promptly return the contribution, or shall donate it the contribution to the common
15school fund or to a charitable organization or transfer the contribution to the board
16for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
in the event that the donor
17cannot be identified.
AB843, s. 39 18Section 39. 11.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,35,819 11.16 (5) Escrow agreements. Any personal campaign committee, or political
20party committee or legislative campaign committee may, pursuant to a written
21escrow agreement with more than one candidate, solicit contributions for and
22conduct a joint fund raising effort or program on behalf of more than one named
23candidate. The agreement shall specify the percentage of the proceeds to be
24distributed to each candidate by the committee conducting the effort or program.
25The committee shall include this information in all solicitations for the effort or

1program. All contributions received and disbursements made by the committee in
2connection with the effort or program shall be received and disbursed through a
3separate depository account under s. 11.14 (1) that is identified in the agreement.
4For purposes of s. 11.06 (1), the committee conducting the effort or program shall
5prepare a schedule in the form prescribed by the board supplying all required
6information under s. 11.06 (1) and items qualifying for exclusion under s. 11.31 (6)
7for the effort or program, and shall transmit a copy of the schedule to each candidate
8who receives any of the proceeds within the period prescribed in s. 11.06 (4) (c).
AB843, s. 40 9Section 40. 11.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,36,210 11.19 (1) Whenever any registrant disbands or determines that obligations will
11no longer be incurred, and contributions will no longer be received nor disbursements
12made during a calendar year, and the registrant has no outstanding incurred
13obligations, the registrant shall file a termination report with the appropriate filing
14officer. Such report shall indicate a cash balance on hand of zero at the end of the
15reporting period and shall indicate the disposition of residual funds. Residual funds
16may be used for any political purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors
17in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, transferred to the board for
18deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund
or donated to a charitable
19organization or the common school fund. The report shall be filed and certified as
20were previous reports, and shall contain the information required by s. 11.06 (1). A
21registrant to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that
22subsection with a termination report filed under this subsection. If a termination
23report or suspension report under sub. (2) is not filed, the registrant shall continue
24to file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer, no later than the dates

1specified in s. 11.20. This subsection does not apply to any registrant making an
2indication under s. 11.05 (2r).
AB843, s. 41 3Section 41. 11.20 (2), (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843,36,144 11.20 (2) Preprimary and Unless, as of the 14th day preceding a primary or
5other election at which a candidate seeks office, a candidate is required to file reports
6under sub. (3) (be), each candidate who seeks office at a primary or other election, or
7his or her personal campaign committee, shall file a preprimary and
preelection
8reports report under s. 11.06 (1) , which shall be received by the appropriate filing
9officer no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the primary and
10the election. Each candidate who is required to file reports under sub. (3) (be), or his
11or her personal campaign committee, shall file each preprimary and preelection
12report under sub. (3) (be) so that the report is received by the appropriate filing officer
13no earlier than the day after the end of the week to which the report pertains and no
14later than the 5th day after the end of that week.
AB843,36,21 15(3) (a) A Unless otherwise required under par. (be), a candidate or personal
16campaign committee of a candidate at a primary shall file a preprimary and
17preelection report. If a candidate for a nonpartisan state office at an election is not
18required to participate in a primary, the candidate or personal campaign committee
19of the candidate shall file a preprimary report at the time prescribed in sub. (2) or
20(3) (be)
preceding the date specified in s. 5.02 (20) or (22) for the holding of the
21primary, were it to be required.
AB843,36,2322 (b) A Unless otherwise required under par. (be), a candidate or personal
23campaign committee of a candidate at an election shall file a preelection report.
AB843, s. 42 24Section 42. 11.20 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,37,7
111.20 (3) (be) If a candidate, as of the end of any week before a primary or other
2election at which the candidate seeks office, has received contributions or other
3income in a total amount exceeding 20% of the disbursement level specified in s.
411.31 (1), as adjusted under s. 11.31 (9), for the office that the candidate seeks, the
5candidate or his or her personal campaign committee shall file preprimary or
6preelection reports for each week prior to the primary or other election for the office
7that the candidate seeks.
AB843, s. 43 8Section 43. 11.20 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,37,109 11.20 (8) (intro.) Reports filed under subs. (2), (3) (be), (4) and (4m) shall include
10all contributions received and transactions made as of the end of:
AB843, s. 44 11Section 44. 11.20 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,37,1312 11.20 (8) (a) The 15th day preceding the primary or election in the case of the
13preprimary and preelection report under sub. (2);
AB843, s. 45 14Section 45. 11.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,37,1615 11.20 (8) (am) The Saturday preceding the due date under sub. (2) in the case
16of a preprimary or preelection report under sub. (3) (be).
AB843, s. 46 17Section 46. 11.21 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,37,2318 11.21 (15) Inform each candidate who files an application to become eligible to
19receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund of the dollar amount of
20the applicable disbursement limitation under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided under
21s. 11.31 (9),
which applies to the office for which such person is a candidate. Failure
22to receive the notice required by this subsection does not constitute a defense to a
23violation of s. 11.27 (1) or 11.31.
AB843, s. 47 24Section 47. 11.21 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,38,9
111.21 (17) Promulgate rules that require public access channel operators and
2licensees of public television stations in this state to provide a minimum amount of
3free time on public access channels and public television stations to individuals
4whose names are certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear as candidates
5for state office on the ballot at general, spring, or special elections. The rules
6promulgated under this subsection shall require public access channel operators and
7licensees of public television stations to offer the same amount of time to each
8candidate for a particular state office, but may require different amounts of time to
9be offered to candidates for different offices.
AB843, s. 48 10Section 48. 11.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,38,2311 11.23 (1) Any group or individual may promote or oppose a particular vote at
12any referendum in this state. Before making disbursements, receiving
13contributions, or incurring obligations in excess of $25 $100 in the aggregate in a
14calendar year for such purposes, the group or individual shall file a registration
15statement under s. 11.05 (1), (2), or (2r). In the case of a group the name and mailing
16address of each of its officers shall be given in the statement. Every group and every
17individual under this section shall designate a campaign depository account under
18s. 11.14. Every group shall appoint a treasurer, who may delegate authority but is
19jointly responsible for the actions of his or her authorized designee for purposes of
20civil liability under this chapter. The appropriate filing officer shall be notified by
21a group of any change in its treasurer within 10 days of the change under s. 11.05 (5).
22The treasurer of a group shall certify the correctness of each statement or report
23submitted by it under this chapter.
AB843, s. 49 24Section 49. 11.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,39,5
111.23 (2) Any anonymous contribution exceeding $10 received by an individual
2or group treasurer may not be used or expended. The contribution shall be donated
3to the common school fund or to any charitable organization or transferred to the
4board for deposit in the Wisconsin election campaign fund,
at the option of the
5treasurer.
AB843, s. 50 6Section 50. 11.24 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,39,97 11.24 (1s) (a) In this subsection, "federal candidate committee" means a
8committee of an individual who seeks or sought election to the U.S. senate or house
9of representatives designated by the individual under 2 USC 432 (e).
AB843,39,1110 (b) No federal candidate committee may make a contribution to a candidate,
11personal campaign committee or support committee.
AB843, s. 51 12Section 51. 11.24 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,39,1613 11.24 (1w) (a) "Federal political registrant" means a committee that is
14registered with the federal election commission under 2 USC 433 (a), other than an
15authorized campaign committee designated under 2 USC 432 (e) (3), a national
16political party committee, or a state political party committee.
AB843,39,1817 (b) No personal campaign committee may make a contribution to a federal
18political registrant.
AB843, s. 52 19Section 52. 11.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,39,2120 11.25 (2) (am) No federal candidate committee, as defined in s. 11.24 (1s) (a),
21may make a disbursement.
AB843, s. 53 22Section 53. 11.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,40,1023 11.25 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a registrant may accept contributions
24and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for the purpose of
25making expenditures in connection with a campaign for national office , except as

1provided in s. 11.24 (1w)
; for payment of civil penalties incurred by the registrant
2under this chapter but not under any other chapter; or for payment of the expenses
3of nonpartisan campaigns to increase voter registration or participation.
4Notwithstanding par. (a), a personal campaign committee or support committee may
5accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account
6for payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to state or local
7office. If such expenses are paid from contributions made to the campaign depository
8account, they are reportable under s. 11.06 (1) as disbursements. Otherwise, such
9expenses are not reportable under s. 11.06 (1). If contributions from the campaign
10depository account are used for such expenses, they are subject to s. 11.26.
AB843, s. 54 11Section 54. 11.26 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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