AB317,24,2320 (e) Whenever a candidate who files nomination papers is unopposed on the
21deadline for filing the papers but is later opposed by a write-in candidate who
22qualifies for ballot placement, the application deadline under par. (a) is the same for
23the candidate who files nomination papers as for his or her opponent.
AB317,25,524 (f) The board shall inform each candidate in writing of the approval or
25disapproval of the candidate's application, as promptly as possible after the date of

1the spring primary, September primary, special primary, or date that the primary
2would be held, if required. With respect to a candidate at a special election who
3applies for a postelection grant under sub. (1) (a) 2., the board shall inform the
4candidate in writing of the conditional approval or disapproval of the candidate's
5application at the same time.
AB317,25,126 (g) A candidate who voluntarily files an application to receive a grant in
7accordance with this subsection accepts and agrees to comply with the contribution
8limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitations imposed under
9s. 11.31 as binding upon himself or herself and his or her agents during the campaign
10as defined in s. 11.31 (7), as a precondition to receipt of a grant under this section,
11unless the board determines that the candidate is not eligible to receive a grant, the
12candidate withdraws the application under par. (h), or par. (i) applies.
AB317,25,1913 (h) An eligible candidate who files an application under par. (a) may file a
14written withdrawal of the application. A withdrawal of an application may be filed
15with the board no later than the 7th day after the day of the primary in which the
16person withdrawing the application is a candidate or the 7th day after the date that
17the primary would be held, if required. If an application is withdrawn in accordance
18with this paragraph, the person withdrawing the application is no longer bound by
19the statement filed under par. (a) after the date of the withdrawal.
AB317,26,620 (i) Notwithstanding par. (g), if an eligible candidate at the spring election or a
21special nonpartisan election who accepts a grant is opposed by one or more
22candidates in the election, or if an eligible candidate at the general election or a
23special partisan election who accepts a grant is opposed by one or more candidates
24in the election who receive at least 6 percent of the vote cast for all candidates for the
25same office on all ballots at the September primary or a special partisan primary if

1a primary was held, and in either case if any such opponent of the eligible candidate
2does not accept a grant under this section in whole or in part, the eligible candidate
3is not bound by the pledge made in his or her application to adhere to the contribution
4limitations prescribed in s. 11.26 and the disbursement limitation prescribed under
5s. 11.31, unless each such opponent files an affidavit of voluntary compliance under
6s. 11.31 (2m).
AB317,26,8 7(3) Nonpartisan candidates. (a) Annually on August 15, all moneys
8appropriated to the fund shall be apportioned as follows by the state treasurer:
AB317,26,129 1. If an election for state superintendent is scheduled in the following year, 8
10percent of the fund shall be placed in a superintendency account. From this account,
11an equal amount shall be disbursed to the campaign depository account of each
12eligible candidate by the state treasurer.
AB317,26,1513 2. If an election for justice is scheduled in the following year, 8 percent of the
14fund shall be placed in a justice account. From this account, an equal amount shall
15be disbursed to each eligible candidate by the state treasurer.
AB317,26,1616 3. The balance shall be apportioned under sub. (4).
AB317,26,2317 (b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of state superintendent after August 15 in
18any year and an election is scheduled to fill the vacancy at the spring election in the
19following year, the state treasurer shall transfer an amount not exceeding 8 percent
20of the moneys transferred to the fund on the preceding August 15 to the account for
21the office in which the vacancy occurs, those moneys to be drawn from any account
22within the accounts created under sub. (4) in the amount or amounts specified by the
23board.
AB317,26,25 24(4) Partisan and special election candidates. After apportionment under sub.
25(3), the remaining moneys shall constitute the partisan campaign account.
AB317,27,3
1(a) In the partisan campaign account, 25 percent of the moneys shall be
2apportioned into an executive campaign account and 75 percent of the moneys shall
3be apportioned into a legislative and special election campaign account.
AB317,27,64 (b) The executive campaign account shall be divided into accounts for each
5executive office as provided in this paragraph. The apportionment of moneys in the
6executive campaign account shall be made as follows:
AB317,27,87 1. Sixty-seven percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
8governor.
AB317,27,109 2. Eight percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
10lieutenant governor.
AB317,27,1211 3. Seventeen percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for
12attorney general.
AB317,27,1413 4. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for state
14treasurer.
AB317,27,1615 5. Four percent to be apportioned between all eligible candidates for secretary
16of state.
AB317,27,2117 (c) The legislative and special election campaign account shall be divided into
18a senate campaign account to receive 25 percent of the moneys, and an assembly
19campaign account to receive 75 percent of the moneys. Each account shall then be
20apportioned between all eligible candidates for the same office in the entire state. No
21apportionment shall be made by legislative district.
AB317,28,522 (cm) Each eligible candidate for the same office at a special election shall
23receive an equal amount, which amount shall be equivalent to the maximum grant
24which was payable to any candidate for that office at the most recent spring or
25general election. The amount shall be drawn from the senate campaign account and

1the assembly campaign account in the same proportions as the balance in each
2account bears to the total balance in both accounts at the time that payments are
3made. Whenever there are insufficient moneys in the senate campaign account and
4the assembly campaign account to make the payments required by this paragraph,
5payments shall be proportionately reduced or discontinued by the board.
AB317,28,86 (d) Within the accounts established under this subsection for each office at each
7general election, the entire amount of all available moneys shall be apportioned
8equally to all eligible candidates.
AB317,28,12 9(5) Time of disbursement. The state treasurer shall make the disbursements
10to the campaign depository account of each eligible candidate under subs. (3) and (4)
11by the end of the 3rd business day following notice from the board under s. 7.08 (2)
12(c) or (cm).
AB317,28,14 13(5m) Combination of accounts. Eligible candidates for governor and
14lieutenant governor of the same political party may combine accounts if desired.
AB317,28,18 15(6) Excess moneys. If the amounts which are to be apportioned to each eligible
16candidate under subs. (3) and (4) are more than the amount which a candidate may
17accept under sub. (9), or more than the amount which a candidate elects to accept
18under sub. (10), the excess moneys shall be retained in the fund.
AB317,28,21 19(7) Utilization. Grants distributed under this section may be utilized only for
20deposit in a campaign depository account under s. 11.10. Grants may be expended
21only for one or more of the following:
AB317,28,2222 (a) Purchase of services from a communications medium.
AB317,28,2323 (b) Printing, graphic arts or advertising services.
AB317,28,2424 (c) Office supplies.
AB317,28,2525 (d) Postage.
AB317,29,8
1(8) Lapsing grants. All grants disbursed under sub. (5) remain the property
2of the state until disbursed or encumbered for a lawful purpose. All grant moneys
3that are unspent and unencumbered by a candidate on the day after the election in
4which the candidate participates shall revert to the state. All deposits and refunds
5derived from grant moneys that are received by a candidate at any time after the day
6of the election in which the candidate participates shall revert to the state. All
7reversions shall be returned to the board by the candidate. The board shall deposit
8the amounts received in the fund.
AB317,29,17 9(9) Limitation on grants. The total grant available to an eligible candidate may
10not exceed that amount which, when added to all other contributions accepted from
11sources other than individuals, political party committees and legislative campaign
12committees, is equal to 45 percent of the disbursement level specified for the
13applicable office under s. 11.31. The board shall scrutinize accounts and reports and
14records kept under this chapter to assure that applicable limitations under ss. 11.26
15(9) and 11.31 are not exceeded and any violation is reported. No candidate or
16campaign treasurer may accept grants exceeding the amount authorized by this
17subsection.
AB317,29,20 18(10) Voluntary limitation. Any eligible candidate may by written request
19limit his or her participation in the fund to a lesser amount than that authorized
20under sub. (9).
AB317,30,2 21(10m) Return of grants. An individual who receives a grant prior to an
22election in which he or she is a candidate and who desires to return any portion of
23the grant shall return that portion no later than the 2nd Tuesday in October
24preceding a general election, the 4th Tuesday preceding a spring election or the 3rd
25Tuesday preceding a special election. A candidate who returns all or any portion of

1a grant under this subsection remains bound by the candidate's statement filed
2under sub. (2) (a).
AB317,30,3 3(11) Use restricted. (a) No grant may be utilized in any primary.
AB317,30,64 (b) No person may expend, authorize the expenditure of, or incur any obligation
5to expend a grant for any purpose other than to advance the candidacy by lawful
6means of the specific candidate or candidates who qualify for the grant.
AB317,30,87 (c) No person may expend, authorize the expenditure of, or incur any obligation
8to expend a grant except for a purpose authorized by sub. (7).
AB317,30,119 (d) No person may authorize the expenditure of or incur any obligation to
10expend a grant or other contribution after the date of any election where the moneys
11contained in the contribution are returnable to the state under sub. (8).
AB317,30,1512 (e) No candidate may expend, authorize the expenditure of, or incur any
13obligation to expend any grant if he or she violates the pledge required under sub.
14(2) (a) as a precondition to receipt of a grant, except as authorized in sub. (2) (h) or
15(i).
AB317,30,1916 (f) No person may prepare or transmit to a registrant under this chapter or to
17the board any evidence which purports to demonstrate the amount or purpose for
18which a grant has been used if that evidence specifies an amount or purpose for which
19a payment is received other than the true amount or purpose.
AB317,30,2320 (g) If any person violates pars. (a) to (f), the person is liable to the state in a civil
21action brought by the board for conversion, for treble the amount of the moneys
22wrongfully expended, and in addition is subject to penalties as provided in ss. 11.60
23and 11.61.
AB317,31,6 24(12) Proof of payment. No later than the next due date for continuing reports
25under s. 11.20 (4) which occurs at least 30 days after an election in which a candidate

1receives a grant, or no later than 30 days after each special election in which a
2candidate receives a grant, whichever is earlier, the candidate or his or her campaign
3treasurer shall deliver or transmit to the board by 1st class mail, sufficient proof of
4payment for all disbursements made from grants distributed under this section. This
5subsection does not restrict the authority of the board to audit records under ss. 5.05
6(2) and 13.94 (1) (k).
AB317,31,8 7(13) Donations to fund. Any committee or other person may make an
8unrestricted contribution to the fund by gift or bequest.
AB317, s. 45 9Section 45. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,31,1210 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
11who is certified under s 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the government accountability board
12as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB317, s. 46 13Section 46. 20.511 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,31,1714 20.511 (1) (q) Wisconsin election campaign fund. From the Wisconsin election
15campaign fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amounts determined under s. 11.50 to
16provide grants to eligible candidates whose names are certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c)
17or (cm).
AB317, s. 47 18Section 47. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,31,2119 20.855 (4) (b) Election campaign fund payments. A sum sufficient equal to the
20amounts determined under s. 71.10 (3) to be paid into the Wisconsin election
21campaign fund annually on August 15.
AB317, s. 48 22Section 48. 25.17 (1) (ys) of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,31,2323 25.17 (1) (ys) Wisconsin election campaign fund (s. 25.42);
AB317, s. 49 24Section 49. 25.42 of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,32,5
125.42 Wisconsin election campaign fund. All moneys appropriated under
2s. 20.855 (4) (b) together with all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8), and
3all gifts and bequests received under s. 11.50 (13), constitute the Wisconsin election
4campaign fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund
5not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.
AB317, s. 50 6Section 50. 71.10 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB317,32,117 71.10 (3) Campaign fund. (a) Every individual filing an income tax return who
8has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate $1 for the Wisconsin
9election campaign fund for the use of eligible candidates under s. 11.50. If the
10individuals filing a joint return have a tax liability or are entitled to a tax refund,
11each individual may make a designation of $1 under this subsection.
AB317,32,1912 (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for designations under par.
13(a) on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place
14a statement that a designation will not increase income tax liability. Annually on
15August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the government accountability
16board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the
17total amount of designations made for the preceding fiscal year. If any individual
18attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation, that individual is
19deemed not to have made a designation on his or her income tax return.
AB317,32,2120 (c) The names of individuals making designations under this subsection are
21confidential.
AB317, s. 51 22Section 51. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB317,33,223 (1) The government accountability board shall allocate the amount transferred
24to the Wisconsin election campaign fund under Section 52 within the subaccounts

1of the fund to reflect the same allocation that existed within the Wisconsin election
2campaign fund on June 30, 2011.
AB317, s. 52 3Section 52 . Fiscal changes.
AB317,33,54 (1) There is transferred $1,128,600 from the general fund to the Wisconsin
5election campaign fund, as created by this act.
AB317, s. 53 6Section 53. Initial applicability.
AB317,33,97 (1) This act, except for the treatment of section 71.10 (3) of the statutes, first
8applies with respect to grants payable for elections held at least 60 days after the
9effective date of this subsection.
AB317,33,1410 (2) The treatment of section 71.10 (3) of the statutes first applies to taxable
11years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except
12that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 the treatment of section 71.10 (3) of
13the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year
14following the year in which this subsection takes effect.
AB317,33,1515 (End)
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