AB387,109,10 7(5) Notwithstanding sub. (1), any person who is subject to a requirement to pay
8a filing fee under s. 11.0102 and who fails to pay that fee within the time prescribed
9in that section shall forfeit $500 plus treble the amount of the fee payable by that
10person.
AB387,109,17 11(6) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. and 16. and (h), 5.08,
12and 5.081, actions under this section may be brought by the board or, upon the board's
13determination of probable cause, by the district attorney for the county where the
14defendant resides or, if the defendant is a nonresident, by the district attorney for the
15county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. For purposes of this
16subsection, a person other than an individual resides within a county if the person's
17principal place of operation is located within that county.
AB387,109,21 18(7) Any elector may file a verified petition with the board requesting that civil
19action under this chapter be brought against any person or committee. The petition
20shall allege such facts as are within the knowledge of the petitioner to show probable
21cause that a violation of this chapter has occurred.
AB387,109,24 22(8) When a candidate committee treasurer or candidate's agent incurs an
23obligation or makes a disbursement, that action by the treasurer or agent is imputed
24to the candidate for purposes of civil liability under this subchapter.
AB387,110,3
1(9) In civil actions under this chapter the acts of every member of a candidate
2committee are presumed to be with the candidate's knowledge or approval until
3clearly proven otherwise.
AB387,110,6 411.1401 Criminal penalties; prosecution. (1) (a) Whoever intentionally
5violates s. 11.1204 or any registration or reporting requirement under this chapter
6is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB387,110,107 (b) Whoever intentionally violates subch. XI or s. 11.1201, 11.1208, or 11.1303
8is guilty of a Class I felony if the intentional violation does not involve a specific figure
9or if the intentional violation concerns a figure which exceeds $100 in amount or
10value.
AB387,110,1211 (c) Whoever intentionally violates any of the following may be fined not more
12than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both:
AB387,110,1313 1. Any provision of this chapter other than those provided in par. (a).
AB387,110,1514 2. Any provision under par. (b) if the violation concerns a specific amount or
15value not exceeding $100.
AB387,110,22 16(2) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. and 16. and (i), 5.08,
17and 5.081, and only after the board has determined probable cause, all prosecutions
18under this section shall be conducted by the district attorney for the county where
19the defendant resides or, if the defendant is a nonresident, by the district attorney
20for the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. For purposes of this
21subsection, a person other than a individual resides within a county if the person's
22principal place of operation is located within that county.
AB387,111,7 23(3) (a) If a successful candidate for public office, other than a candidate for the
24legislature, is adjudged guilty in a criminal action of any violation of this chapter
25under sub. (1) (a) or (b), or of any violation of ch. 12 under s. 12.60 (1) (a) committed

1during his or her candidacy, the court shall after entering judgment enter a
2supplemental judgment declaring a forfeiture of the candidate's right to office. The
3supplemental judgment shall be transmitted to the officer or agency authorized to
4issue the certificate of nomination or election to the office for which the person
5convicted is a candidate. If the candidate's term has not yet begun, the candidate
6shall not take office. If the candidate's term has begun, the office shall become
7vacant. The office shall then be filled in the manner provided by law.
AB387,111,128 (b) If a successful candidate for the legislature is adjudged guilty in a criminal
9action of any violation of this chapter under sub. (1) (a) or (b), or of any violation of
10ch. 12 under s. 12.60 (1) (a) committed during his or her candidacy, the court shall
11after entering judgment certify its findings to the presiding officer of the house of the
12legislature to which the candidate was elected.
AB387,25 13Section 25. 12.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,111,2414 12.07 (4) No person may, directly or indirectly, cause any person to make a
15contribution or provide any service or other thing of value to or for the benefit of a
16candidate, political party or registrant committee registered under s. 11.05 chapter
1711
, with the purpose of influencing the election or nomination of a candidate to
18national, state or local office or the passage or defeat of a referendum by means of the
19denial or the threat of denial of any employment, position, work or promotion, or any
20compensation or other benefit of such employment, position or work, or by means of
21discharge, demotion or disciplinary action or the threat to impose a discharge,
22demotion or disciplinary action. This subsection does not apply to employment by
23a candidate, political party or other registrant committee registered under s. 11.05
24chapter 11 in connection with a campaign or political party activities.
AB387,26 25Section 26. 12.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,112,9
112.08 Denial of government benefits. No person may, directly or indirectly,
2cause any person to make a contribution or provide any service or other thing of value
3to or for the benefit of a candidate, political party or registrant committee registered
4under s. 11.05 chapter 11, with the purpose of influencing the election or nomination
5of a candidate to national, state, or local office or the passage or defeat of a
6referendum by means of the denial or threat of denial of any payment or other benefit
7of a program established or funded in whole or in part by this state or any local
8governmental unit of this state, or a program which has applied for funding by this
9state or any local governmental unit of this state.
AB387,27 10Section 27. 12.13 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,112,1811 12.13 (3) (h) Deface, destroy or remove any legally placed election campaign
12advertising poster with intent to disrupt the campaign advertising efforts of any
13candidate, or of any committee, group or individual committee registered under ch.
1411, or alter the information printed thereon so as to change the meaning thereof to
15the disadvantage of the candidate or cause espoused. Nothing in this paragraph
16restricts the right of any owner or occupant of any real property, or the owner or
17operator of any motor vehicle, to remove campaign advertising posters from such
18property or vehicle.
AB387,28 19Section 28. 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,112,2120 12.60 (4) Prosecutions under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance
21with s. 11.61 11.1401 (2).
AB387,29 22Section 29. 13.62 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,112,2323 13.62 (5g) "Candidate" has the meaning given under s. 11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1).
AB387,30 24Section 30. 13.62 (5j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB387,112,2525 13.62 (5j) "Candidate committee" has the meaning given in s. 11.0101 (2).
AB387,31
1Section 31. 13.62 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,113,42 13.62 (5r) "Communications media" has the meaning given under s. 11.01 (5)
3means newspapers, periodicals, commercial billboards and radio and television
4stations, including community antenna television stations
.
AB387,32 5Section 32. 13.62 (5u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB387,113,66 13.62 (5u) "Contribution" has the meaning given in s. 11.0101 (8).
AB387,33 7Section 33. 13.62 (11t) of the statutes is repealed.
AB387,34 8Section 34. 13.625 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,113,129 13.625 (1) (b) (intro.) Furnish Give to any agency official or legislative employee
10of the state or to any elective state official or candidate for an elective state office, or
11to the official's, employee's or candidate's personal campaign candidate committee of
12the official, employee, or candidate
:
AB387,35 13Section 35. 13.625 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,113,1914 13.625 (1) (b) 3. Food, meals, beverages, money or any other thing of pecuniary
15value, except that a lobbyist may make a campaign contribution to a partisan elective
16state official or candidate for national, state or local office or to the official's or
17candidate's personal campaign
candidate committee of the official or candidate; but
18a lobbyist may make a contribution to which par. (c) sub. (1m) applies only as
19authorized in par. (c) sub. (1m).
AB387,36 20Section 36. 13.625 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
AB387,113,2322 13.625 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as permitted provided in this subsection,
23personally make
par. (b), a lobbyist may not do any of the following:
AB387,114,3
11. Make a campaign personal contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a
2partisan elective state official for the purpose of promoting the official's election to
3any national, state, or local office; or.
AB387,114,5 42. Make a personal contribution to a candidate for a partisan elective state
5office to be filled at the general election or a special election; or.
AB387,114,8 63. Make a personal contribution to the official's or candidate's personal
7campaign
candidate committee of a partisan elective state official or candidate for
8partisan state elective office
.
AB387,114,14 9(b) A lobbyist may personally make a campaign personal contribution to a
10partisan elective state official or candidate for partisan elective state office or to the
11personal campaign candidate committee of the official or candidate in the year of a
12candidate's election
between the first day authorized by law for the circulation of
13nomination papers as a candidate at a general election or special election and the day
14of the general election or special election, except that:
AB387,37 15Section 37. 13.625 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (b) 1.
16and amended to read:
AB387,114,1917 13.625 (1m) (b) 1. A campaign contribution to a candidate for legislative office
18may be made during that period only if the legislature has concluded its final
19floorperiod, and is not in special or extraordinary session.
AB387,38 20Section 38. 13.625 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (b) 2.
21and amended to read:
AB387,114,2422 13.625 (1m) (b) 2. A campaign contribution by a lobbyist to the lobbyist's
23campaign candidate committee for partisan elective state office may be made at any
24time.
AB387,39 25Section 39. 13.625 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,115,4
113.625 (2) No principal may engage in the practices prohibited under sub. subs.
2(1) (b) and (c) (1m). This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of
3transportation, lodging, food, meals, beverages, or any other thing of pecuniary value
4which is also made available to the general public.
AB387,40 5Section 40. 13.625 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,115,126 13.625 (3) No candidate for an elective state office, elective state official, agency
7official, or legislative employee of the state may solicit or accept anything of
8pecuniary value from a lobbyist or principal, except as permitted under subs. (1) (b)
93. and (c), (1m), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9). No personal campaign candidate
10committee of a candidate for state office may accept anything of pecuniary value from
11a lobbyist or principal, except as permitted for such a candidate under subs. (1) (b)
123. and (c), (1m), (2), and (6).
AB387,41 13Section 41. 13.625 (6r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,115,2314 13.625 (6r) Subsections (1) (b) and (c) , (1m), and (3) do not apply to the
15furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by a lobbyist or principal to an employee
16of that lobbyist or principal who is a legislative official or an agency official solely
17because of membership on a state commission, board, council, committee or similar
18body if the thing of pecuniary value is not in excess of that customarily provided by
19the employer to similarly situated employees and if the legislative official or agency
20official receives no compensation for his or her services other than a per diem or
21reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his
22or her duties, nor to the receipt of anything of pecuniary value by that legislative
23official or agency official under those circumstances.
AB387,42 24Section 42. 13.69 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,116,4
113.69 (6) Any candidate for an elective state office, elective state official, agency
2official, or legislative employee of the state who, or any personal campaign candidate
3committee which, violates s. 13.625 (3) may be required to forfeit not more than
4$1,000.
AB387,43 5Section 43. 13.695 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,116,156 13.695 (4) No officer or employee of an agency who is identified in a statement
7filed under this section may engage in the prohibited practices set forth in s. 13.625
8(1) (a) or (d), or use state funds to engage in the practices set forth in s. 13.625 (1) (b)
9or to make campaign contributions as defined in s. 11.01 (6) a contribution. This
10subsection does not prohibit an agency official who is identified in a statement filed
11under this section from authorizing salaries and other payments authorized by law
12to be paid to state officers, employees, consultants, or contractors, or candidates for
13state office, or from authorizing property or services of the agency to be provided for
14official purposes or other purposes authorized by law, whenever that action is taken
15in the normal course of affairs.
AB387,44 16Section 44. 13.75 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 13.75 (1g) (intro.).
AB387,45 17Section 45. 13.75 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB387,116,2018 13.75 (1r) The board may accept payment under this section by credit card,
19debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism, and may charge a surcharge to
20recover the actual cost associated with the acceptance of that electronic payment.
AB387,46 21Section 46. 15.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,117,222 15.60 (5) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of nomination
23may have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political
24party, an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or

1organization, or an officer or employee of a registrant committee registered under s.
211.05
ch. 11.
AB387,47 3Section 47. 15.60 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,117,54 15.60 (6) No member, while serving on the board, may become a candidate, as
5defined in s. 11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1), for state office or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
AB387,48 6Section 48. 15.60 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,117,127 15.60 (7) No member, while serving on the board, may make a contribution, as
8defined in s. 11.01 (6) 11.0101 (8), to a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1) 11.0101
9(1),
for state office or local office, as defined in s. 5.02. No individual who serves as
10a member of the board, for 12 months prior to beginning that service, may have made
11a contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6) 11.0101 (8), to a candidate for a partisan state
12or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
AB387,49 13Section 49. 15.79 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,117,1614 15.79 (2) (b) Directly or indirectly solicit or receive any contribution, as defined
15in s. 11.01 (6), for any political purpose, as defined in s. 11.01 (16) 11.0101 (8), from
16any person within or outside of the state.
AB387,50 17Section 50. 19.42 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,117,1918 19.42 (3m) "Candidate," except as otherwise provided, has the meaning given
19in s. 11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1).
AB387,51 20Section 51. 19.45 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,118,521 19.45 (13) No state public official or candidate for state public office may,
22directly or by means of an agent, give, or offer or promise to give, or withhold, or offer
23or promise to withhold, his or her vote or influence, or promise to take or refrain from
24taking official action with respect to any proposed or pending matter in consideration
25of, or upon condition that, any other person make or refrain from making a political

1contribution, or provide or refrain from providing any service or other thing of value,
2to or for the benefit of a candidate, a political party, any person who is subject to a
3registration requirement
committee registered under s. 11.05 ch. 11, or any person
4making a communication that contains a reference to a clearly identified state public
5official holding an elective office or to a candidate for state public office.
AB387,52 6Section 52. 19.579 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,118,227 19.579 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person who violates this
8subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation of s.
919.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) or not more than $5,000 for each violation of any other
10provision of this subchapter. If the court determines that the accused has realized
11economic gain as a result of the violation, the court may, in addition, order the
12accused to forfeit the amount gained as a result of the violation. In addition, if the
13court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13), the court may
14order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the amount or value of any political
15contribution, service, or other thing of value that was wrongfully obtained. If the
16court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no political
17contribution, service, or other thing of value was obtained, the court may order the
18official to forfeit an amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s.
1911.26 11.1101 (1) for the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is
20greater. The attorney general, when so requested by the board, shall institute
21proceedings to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section which is not paid
22by the person against whom it is assessed.
AB387,53 23Section 53. 19.59 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,119,824 19.59 (1) (br) No local public official or candidate for local public office may,
25directly or by means of an agent, give, or offer or promise to give, or withhold, or offer

1or promise to withhold, his or her vote or influence, or promise to take or refrain from
2taking official action with respect to any proposed or pending matter in consideration
3of, or upon condition that, any other person make or refrain from making a political
4contribution, or provide or refrain from providing any service or other thing of value,
5to or for the benefit of a candidate, a political party, any person who is subject to a
6registration requirement
committee registered under s. 11.05 ch. 11, or any person
7making a communication that contains a reference to a clearly identified local public
8official holding an elective office or to a candidate for local public office.
AB387,54 9Section 54. 19.59 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,119,1510 19.59 (7) (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be required to forfeit not
11more than $1,000 for each violation, and, if the court determines that a local public
12official has violated sub. (1) (br) and no political contribution, service or other thing
13of value was obtained, the court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit an
14amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s. 11.26 11.1101 (1) for
15the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is greater.
AB387,55 16Section 55. 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,119,2117 20.511 (1) (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue.
18Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board,
19including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08
20(1) (b), (3), and (4) and 11.21 11.1304 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials
21under s. 5.05 (7).
AB387,56 22Section 56. 20.511 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,119,2523 20.511 (1) (i) Elections administration; program revenue. The amounts in the
24schedule for the administration of chs. 5 to 12. All moneys received from fees imposed
25under s. 11.055 (1) 11.0102 (2) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
AB387,57
1Section 57. 20.511 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,120,42 20.511 (1) (j) Electronic filing software. All moneys received from registrants
3who purchase software to be utilized for electronic filing of campaign finance reports
4under s. 11.21 (16) 11.1304 (6), for the purpose of providing that software.
AB387,58 5Section 58. 20.855 (6) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,120,126 20.855 (6) (h) Vehicle and aircraft receipts. The amounts in the schedule for
7the purpose of subsidizing the cost of operation, maintenance, and depreciation of the
8vehicles and aircraft. All moneys received by state agencies under ss. 11.37 11.1206
9and 20.916 (7) for political and other personal uses of state-owned vehicles and
10aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation. The department of administration
11may transfer moneys from this appropriation to the proper appropriation of any state
12agency from which state vehicle and aircraft costs are financed.
AB387,59 13Section 59. 36.11 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,120,1714 36.11 (1) (cm) The board shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 prescribing the
15times, places, and manner in which political literature may be distributed and
16political campaigning may be conducted in state-owned residence halls. No such
17rule may authorize any activity prohibited under s. 11.36 (3) or 11.1207 (4) or (5).
AB387,60 18Section 60. 111.365 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387,120,1919 111.365 (3) (a) The application of s. 11.36 11.1207.
AB387,61 20Section 61. 120.06 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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