AB843-engrossed,42,2518 11.26 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under sub. (2t),
19no
committee other than a political party committee or legislative campaign
20committee
may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or
21nomination to any of the following offices office specified in pars. (a) to (c) who has
22filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) or for election or nomination to any office
23specified in pars. (cc) to (e)
and to any individual or committee under s. 11.06 (7)
24acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate's
25opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:
AB843-engrossed, s. 59
1Section 59. 11.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,42 11.26 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
3state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent or justice, 4% of the value of
4the disbursement level specified in the schedule under s. 11.31 (1)
$43,500.
AB843-engrossed, s. 60 5Section 60. 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av) of the statutes are created to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,66 11.26 (2) (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $12,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,77 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $22,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,88 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $12,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,99 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $8,650.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61 10Section 61. 11.26 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,1111 11.26 (2) (b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000 $1,500.
AB843-engrossed,43,1212 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500 $750.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61g 13Section 61g. 11.26 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,43,2014 11.26 (2m) Subject to sub. (10a) and except as provided under sub. (2t), no
15committee other than a political party committee may make any contribution or
16contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices
17who has not filed an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) and to any individual or committee
18under s. 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition
19to the candidate's opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified
20per candidate:
AB843-engrossed,43,2121 (a) Candidates for governor, $21,750.
AB843-engrossed,43,2222 (ae) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $6,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2323 (am) Candidates for attorney general, $11,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2424 (as) Candidates for state superintendent or justice, $6,000.
AB843-engrossed,43,2525 (av) Candidates for secretary of state or state treasurer, $4,325.
AB843-engrossed,44,1
1(b) Candidates for state senator, $750.
AB843-engrossed,44,22 (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $375.
AB843-engrossed, s. 61r 3Section 61r. 11.26 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,124 11.26 (2t) The limitations under sub. (2m) apply to any candidate who files an
5affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a) but who the board determines is ineligible to receive
6a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, who withdraws his or her
7application for a grant under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or to whom s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, unless
8the candidate subsequently files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b). If a candidate
9files an affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (b), the limitations under sub. (2) apply to that
10candidate beginning on the date that the affidavit is filed. Contributions made before
11the date on which a limitation changes under this subsection are lawful if the
12contributions were lawful at the time they were made.
AB843-engrossed, s. 62 13Section 62. 11.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,1814 11.26 (3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) and, (1m), (2), and (2m) apply
15cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate
16participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total
17limitation may be apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and
18election. All moneys cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.
AB843-engrossed, s. 63 19Section 63. 11.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,44,2420 11.26 (4) No Subject to sub. (10a), no individual may make any contribution or
21contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who
22or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under s. 11.05,
23including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the
24extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.
AB843-engrossed, s. 64 25Section 64. 11.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,7
111.26 (5) The contribution limits provided in subs. (1), (1m), and (4) do not apply
2to a candidate who makes any contribution or contributions to his or her own
3campaign for office from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal
4funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's
5spouse, with respect to any contribution or contributions made to that candidate's
6campaign only. A candidate's personal contributions shall be deposited in his or her
7campaign depository account and reported in the normal manner.
AB843-engrossed, s. 65 8Section 65. 11.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,159 11.26 (6) When a candidate adopts a preexisting support committee as his or
10her personal campaign committee, the support committee is deemed to have been the
11same committee as the candidate's personal campaign committee for purposes of the
12application of subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs.
13(1), (1m), (2), (2m), and (9) do not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made
14at the time of such adoption, but do apply to the contributions which have been made
15by any other committee to the support committee at the time of adoption.
AB843-engrossed, s. 66 16Section 66. 11.26 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,45,2317 11.26 (8) (a) No Subject to sub. (10a), no political party as defined in s. 5.02 (13)
18may receive more than a total of $150,000 $450,000 in value of its contributions in
19any biennium from all other committees, excluding contributions from legislative
20campaign committees and
transfers between party committees of the same party.
21In this paragraph, a "biennium commences" means the time period commencing
22with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends ending with December 31 of
23each even-numbered year.
AB843-engrossed,46,324 (b) No Subject to sub. (10a), no such political party may receive more than a
25total of $6,000 $18,000 in value of its contributions in any calendar year from any

1specific committee or its that specific committee's subunits or affiliates, excluding
2legislative campaign and political transfers between party committees of the same
3party
.
AB843-engrossed,46,74 (c) No Subject to sub. (10a), no committee, other than a political party or
5legislative campaign
committee, may make any contribution or contributions,
6directly or indirectly, to a political party under s. 5.02 (13) in a calendar year
7exceeding a total value of $6,000 $18,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 67 8Section 67. 11.26 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,46,149 11.26 (9) (a) No Except as provided in sub. (9m), no individual who is a
10candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65% of the value
11of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided
12under s. 11.31 (9),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary
13and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement,
14including political party and legislative campaign committees.
AB843-engrossed, s. 68 15Section 68. 11.26 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,46,2116 11.26 (9) (b) No Except as provided under sub. (9m), no individual who is a
17candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45% of the value
18of the total disbursement level determined under s. 11.31 (1), adjusted as provided
19under s. 11.31 (9),
for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary
20and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and
21legislative campaign
committees subject to a filing requirement.
AB843-engrossed, s. 69 22Section 69. 11.26 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,47,1123 11.26 (9m) If s. 11.31 (3n) applies to a candidate in any campaign or if the board
24issues a determination under s. 11.31 (3r) applicable to a candidate in any campaign,
25the limitations applicable to contributions made to that candidate are 200% of the

1applicable amounts specified in sub. (1) and (1m). In addition, except as otherwise
2provided in this subsection, sub. (9) does not apply to any contributions received by
3the candidate that the candidate intends to use to make disbursements in response
4to an opposing candidate's disbursements exceeding the level or limitation
5applicable to that candidate, as described under s. 11.31 (3n), or an applicable
6independent expenditure described under s. 11.31 (3r), as reported by the candidate
7under s. 11.06 (1) (cm), to the extent that the contributions do not exceed the amount
8of those disbursements described under s. 11.31 (3n) or that independent
9expenditure described under s. 11.31 (3r). A candidate to whom this subsection
10applies may not receive contributions in excess of 200% of the limitations specified
11in sub. (9).
AB843-engrossed, s. 70 12Section 70. 11.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,48,513 11.26 (10) No candidate for state office who files a sworn statement and an
14application to receive a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and an
15affidavit under s. 11.31 (2m) (a)
may make contributions of more than 200% of the
16amounts applicable amount specified in sub. (1) to the candidate's own campaign
17from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property
18which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse, unless
19the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
20candidate withdraws his or her application under s. 11.50 (2) (h), or s. 11.31 (3n) or
2111.50 (2) (i) applies to the candidate. For purposes of this subsection, any
22contribution received by a candidate or his or her personal campaign committee from
23a committee which is registered with the federal elections commission as the
24authorized committee of the candidate under 2 USC 432 (e) shall be treated as a
25contribution made by the candidate to his or her own campaign. The contribution

1limit of sub. (4) applies to amounts contributed by such a candidate personally to the
2candidate's own campaign and to other campaigns, except that a candidate may
3exceed the limitation if authorized under this subsection to contribute more than the
4amount specified to the candidate's own campaign, up to the amount of the
5limitation.
AB843-engrossed, s. 71 6Section 71. 11.26 (10a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,48,97 11.26 (10a) (a) In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the average
8of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average,
9as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
AB843-engrossed,48,2510 (b) The dollar amounts of the limitations under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (4),
11and (8) are subject to a quadrennial adjustment to be determined by rule of the board
12in accordance with this subsection. To determine the adjustment, the board shall,
13in each year that the adjustment is made, calculate the percentage difference
14between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31
15of the preceding year and the consumer price index for calendar year 2001.
16Beginning in 2006 and every 4 years thereafter, the board shall multiply the amount
17of each limitation under subs. (1), (1m), (2), (2m), (4), and (8) by the percentage
18difference in the consumer price indices. The board shall adjust the amount of each
19limitation to substitute that result for the existing amount to the extent required to
20reflect any difference, rounded to the nearest multiple of $5. The amount so
21determined shall then be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this
22subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), determinations under
23this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without
24providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary for the public peace, health,
25safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency.
AB843-engrossed, s. 72
1Section 72. 11.26 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,49,62 11.26 (15) The fact that 2 or more committees, other than personal campaign
3committees, utilize common policies and practices concerning the endorsement of
4candidates or agree to make contributions only to such endorsed candidates does not
5affect the right of each committee independently to make contributions up to the
6applicable amount specified under sub. (1), (1m), (2), or (2m).
AB843-engrossed, s. 73 7Section 73. 11.26 (17) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,49,108 11.26 (17) (a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs.
9(1), (1m), (2), (2m), (9), (9m), and (10), the "campaign" of a candidate begins and ends
10at the times specified in this subsection.
AB843-engrossed, s. 74 11Section 74. 11.265 of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-engrossed, s. 75 12Section 75. 11.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,49,1513 11.27 (1) No person may prepare or submit a false report or statement to a filing
14officer under this chapter. This subsection does not apply to any information
15reported by a person making an independent expenditure under s. 11.065 (2).
AB843-engrossed, s. 75m 16Section 75m. 11.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,49,2517 11.29 (1) Nothing in this chapter restricts any corporation, cooperative or
18voluntary association other than a political party or personal campaign committee
19from making disbursements or independent expenditures for the purpose of
20communicating only with its members, shareholders or subscribers to the exclusion
21of all other persons, with respect to endorsements of candidates, positions on a
22referendum or explanation of its views or interests, without reporting such activity.
23No such corporation, cooperative or voluntary association may solicit contributions
24or other donations from persons who are not members, shareholders or subscribers
25to be used for such purposes.
AB843-engrossed, s. 76
1Section 76. 11.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,50,42 11.30 (4) No owner or other person with a financial interest in a
3communications medium may utilize such medium in support of or in opposition to
4a candidate or referendum except as provided in this chapter.
AB843-engrossed,50,8 5(4m) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict fair coverage of bona fide
6news stories, interviews with candidates and other politically active individuals,
7editorial comment or endorsement. Such activities need not be reported as a
8contribution or, disbursement, or independent expenditure.
AB843-engrossed, s. 77 9Section 77. 11.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,50,1410 11.31 (1) Schedule. (intro.) The following levels of disbursements are
11established with reference to the candidates listed below. The levels are subject to
12adjustment under sub. (9).
Except as provided in sub. (2), such levels do not operate
13to restrict the total amount of disbursements which are made or authorized to be
14made by any candidate in any primary or other election.
AB843-engrossed, s. 78 15Section 78. 11.31 (1) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,50,1616 11.31 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, $1,078,200 $2,750,000.
AB843-engrossed,50,1717 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $323,475 $400,000.
AB843-engrossed,50,1818 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $539,000 $750,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 79 19Section 79. 11.31 (1) (cg) and (cr) of the statutes are created to read:
AB843-engrossed,50,2020 11.31 (1) (cg) Candidates for justice, $400,000.
AB843-engrossed,50,2121 (cr) Candidates for state superintendent, $400,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 80 22Section 80. 11.31 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,50,2423 11.31 (1) (d) Candidates for secretary of state, or state treasurer, justice or state
24superintendent, $215,625
$300,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 81 25Section 81. 11.31 (1) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-engrossed, s. 82
1Section 82. 11.31 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,51,42 11.31 (1) (e) Candidates for state senator, $34,500 total in the primary and
3election, with disbursements not exceeding $21,575 for either the primary or the
4election
$112,500.
AB843-engrossed,51,75 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $17,250 total in the primary
6and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
7election
$45,000.
AB843-engrossed, s. 83 8Section 83. 11.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,52,29 11.31 (2) Limitation imposed. No candidate for state office at a spring or general
10election who files a sworn statement and an application to receive a grant from the
11Wisconsin election campaign fund and an affidavit under sub. (2m) (a) may make or
12authorize total disbursements from the his or her campaign treasury in any
13campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed in sub. (1), adjusted as
14provided under sub. (9),
unless the board determines that the candidate is not
15eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s.
1611.50 (2) (h), sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies to that candidate, or the board issues
17a determination under sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
. No candidate for state
18office at a special election who files a sworn statement and an application to receive
19a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and an affidavit under sub. (2m)
20(a)
may make or authorize total disbursements from the his or her campaign
21treasury in any campaign to the extent of more than the amount prescribed under
22sub. (1), adjusted as provided under sub. (9), for the preceding spring or general
23election for the same office, unless the board determines that the candidate is not
24eligible to receive a grant, the candidate withdraws his or her application under s.

111.50 (2) (h), sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies to that candidate, or the board issues
2a determination under sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
.
AB843-engrossed, s. 84 3Section 84. 11.31 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,52,44 11.31 (2m) (title) Voluntary limitation Affidavit of adherence to limitations.
AB843-engrossed, s. 85 5Section 85. 11.31 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 11.31 (2m) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,52,157 11.31 (2m) (b) Any candidate to whom sub. (2) and s. 11.26 (10) do not apply
8may file an affidavit with his or her filing officer affirming that he or she has adhered
9and will adhere to the limitations imposed under sub. (2) and s. 11.26 (10) during the
10entire campaign. These limitations apply unless the candidate withdraws the
11affidavit by notifying his or her filing officer in writing no later than the 7th day after
12the date of the primary in which the person filing the affidavit is a candidate, or the
137th day after the date that the primary would be held, if no primary is required, or
14unless sub. (3n) applies to that candidate or the board issues a determination under
15sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate
.
AB843-engrossed, s. 86 16Section 86. 11.31 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,53,217 11.31 (2m) (a) Each candidate who files an application to receive a grant from
18the Wisconsin election campaign fund shall file an affidavit with the board affirming
19that the candidate, and his or her authorized agents, have complied with the
20limitations imposed under sub. (2) and s. 11.26 at all times during which the
21limitations have applied to his or her candidacy and will continue to comply with the
22limitations at all times during which the limitations apply to his or her candidacy,
23unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant from
24the fund, the candidate withdraws his or her application for a grant under s. 11.50

1(2) (h), sub. (3n) or s. 11.50 (2) (i) applies, or the board issues a determination under
2sub. (3r) applicable to the candidate.
AB843-engrossed, s. 87 3Section 87. 11.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-engrossed,53,94 11.31 (3) Gubernatorial campaigns. For purposes of compliance with the
5limitations imposed under sub. (2), candidates for governor and lieutenant governor
6of the same political party who both accept grants from the Wisconsin election
7campaign fund may agree to combine disbursement levels under sub. (1) (a) and (b),
8adjusted as provided under sub. (9),
and reallocate the total level between them. The
9candidates shall each inform the board of any such agreement.
AB843-engrossed, s. 88 10Section 88. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-engrossed, s. 89 11Section 89. 11.31 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,54,212 11.31 (3n) Disbursements by opposing candidates for certain state offices.
13If a candidate for a state office specified in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (e), or (f) in any campaign
14who has filed an affidavit under sub. (2m) determines that an opposing candidate
15who has not filed an affidavit under sub. (2m) has made disbursements exceeding the
16amount of the disbursement level applicable to that candidate under sub. (1), as
17adjusted under sub. (9), then that candidate and each of his or her opponents may
18make additional contributions to his or her own campaign exceeding the amount
19authorized under s. 11.26 (10) and may make additional disbursements in that
20campaign exceeding the amount authorized under sub. (1), as adjusted under sub.
21(9), in an amount equivalent to the lesser of the total contributions made by the
22opposing candidate to his or her own campaign or the amount by which the total
23disbursements made by the opposing candidate exceed the disbursement limitation
24or level applicable to that candidate under sub. (1), as adjusted under sub. (9), as
25reported to the board by the opposing candidate or his or her personal campaign

1committee. In addition, contributions to that candidate and to each of his or her
2opponents may be made as authorized under s. 11.26 (9m).
AB843-engrossed, s. 90 3Section 90. 11.31 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-engrossed,54,154 11.31 (3r) Independent expenditures; candidates for certain state offices.
5(a) If the board receives a report under s. 11.065 that an independent expenditure
6has been made for the purpose of making a communication in opposition to a
7candidate for a state office specified in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (e), or (f), or in support of a
8candidate whose name is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on the
9ballot in opposition to such a candidate, the board shall, no later than the end of the
103rd calendar day after receiving the report under s. 11.065, issue a determination
11that the candidate may make additional disbursements in that campaign exceeding
12any limitation imposed under sub. (2) or agreed to under sub. (2m) in an amount
13equivalent to the amount of the independent expenditure, as reported under s.
1411.065, and that contributions to the candidate may be made as authorized under s.
1511.26 (9m).
AB843-engrossed,54,1716 (b) The board shall immediately file a written copy of its determination with
17each of the candidates for the office that the candidate seeks.
AB843-engrossed, s. 91 18Section 91. 11.31 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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