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2. The name and address of the persons who received the disbursements.
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3. The purpose for making the disbursements.
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4. The amount spent for each act of express advocacy.
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5. The name of any candidate identified in the express advocacy, the office that
22the candidate seeks, and whether the express advocacy supports or opposes that
23candidate.
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6. An affirmation, made under oath, that the independent expenditure
25committee will comply with the prohibition on coordination under s. 11.1203 with
1respect to any candidate or agent or candidate committee who is supported or
2opposed by the express advocacy.
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7. The name and mailing and street address of the independent expenditure
4committee's designated agent in this state.
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5(2) Exception. (a) An independent expenditure committee that is required to
6report under this section is not required to submit the information described under
7sub. (1) (b) regarding disbursements made before reaching the $2,500 threshold
8under sub. (1) (a). For purposes of this section, a disbursement for express advocacy
9is the amount spent directly on developing, producing, and disseminating the
10express advocacy.
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(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
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1. A communication, other than an advertisement, appearing in a news story,
13commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any news organization,
14unless the facilities are controlled by any committee, or candidate.
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2. A communication made exclusively between an organization and its
16members. In this subdivision, a member of an organization means a shareholder,
17employee, or officer of the organization, or an individual who has affirmatively
18manifested an interest in joining, supporting or aiding the organization.
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19(3) Timing. An independent expenditure committee that is required to report
20under this section shall submit the report to the board no later than 72 hours after
21making the disbursements.
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111.0701 Registration; administrator and depositories. (1) Each conduit
2required to register under this chapter shall designate an administrator to comply
3with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
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4(2) The administrator shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the
5conduit depository account.
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6(3) Except as provided in s. 11.0705, the conduit administrator may release a
7contribution to a committee only upon the contributor's direction.
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8(4) The administrator shall maintain the records of the conduit in an organized
9and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which
10the conduit participates.
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1111.0702 Registration; timing. Every conduit that accepts and releases
12contributions made to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year shall, upon
13its inception and prior to accepting or releasing any such contribution, file a
14registration statement giving the information required by
s. 11.0703.
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1511.0703 Registration; required information. (1) Required information.
16The conduit shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a
17conduit and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration
18statement:
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(a) The name and mailing address of the conduit.
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(b) The name and mailing address of the administrator of the conduit and any
21other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the
22administrator on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this
23chapter or any rule of the board, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of
24the board shall be sent to the administrator at the administrator's address indicated
25upon the form.
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1(c) The name and address of the depository account of the conduit and of any
2other institution where funds of the conduit are kept.
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(d) The name and mailing address of a sponsor, as defined in s. 11.0705 (1), to
4which contributions may be redirected as provided under s. 11.0705 (2).
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5(2) Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a conduit's
6registration statement shall certify that all information contained in the statement
7is true, correct, and complete.
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8(3) Change of information. The conduit shall report any change in information
9previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the
10change. Any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who
11has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement or
12by the conduit administrator.
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1311.0704 Reporting. (1)
Contributions. (a) Each conduit shall make full
14reports, upon a form prescribed by the board and certified by the administrator as
15required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c), providing the following information covering the
16period since the last date covered on the previous report:
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1. An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each
18committee to whom contributions were released during the reporting period,
19together with the sum total of all contributions released to that committee during the
20reporting period.
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2. Whether, during the reporting period, any contribution was redirected to a
22sponsor as permitted under s. 11.0705.
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(b) A conduit releasing a contribution of money to the recipient shall, in writing
24at the time the contribution is released, identify itself to the recipient as a conduit
1and report to the recipient the following information about each contribution
2released by it:
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1. An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each
4person who has made a contribution to the conduit which contribution is being
5released to the recipient, together with the amount of the contribution.
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2. The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative
7contributions to the recipient for the calendar year are in excess of $200.
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8(2) Reports to support or oppose candidates at spring primary. A conduit that
9releases a contribution of money to a recipient to support or oppose one or more
10candidates for office at a spring primary or a candidate at a special primary held to
11nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at a special election held to fill a
12vacancy in one or more of the nonpartisan state or local offices voted for at the spring
13election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall,
14annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on the 15th day of the month
15in the months of January, April, July, and October.
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16(3) Reports to support or oppose candidates at spring election. A conduit
17that releases a contribution of money to a recipient to support or oppose one or more
18candidates for office at a spring election or a candidate at a special election held to
19fill a vacancy in one or more of the nonpartisan state or local offices voted for at the
20spring election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall
21do all the following:
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(a) Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on the 15th day of
23the month in the months of January, April, July, and October.
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1(b) Unless a continuing report is required to be filed under this subsection on
2or before the 45th day after the special election, file a postelection report no earlier
3than 23 days and no later than 45 days after each special election.
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4(4) Reports to support or oppose candidates at partisan primary. A conduit
5that releases a contribution of money to a recipient to support or oppose one or more
6candidates for office at a partisan primary or a candidate at a special primary held
7to nominate candidates to be voted for at a special election held to fill a vacancy in
8one or more of the state or local offices voted for at the general election, or to support
9or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall do all the following:
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(a) In an odd-numbered year, file a report on the 15th day of the month in the
11months of January, April, July, and October.
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(b) In an even-numbered year, file a report on the 15th day of the month in the
13months of January, April, and July, and on the 4th Tuesday in September.
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14(5) Reports to support or oppose candidates at general election. A conduit
15that releases a contribution of money to a recipient to support or oppose one or more
16candidates for office at a general election or a candidate at a special election held to
17fill a vacancy in one or more of the state or local offices voted for at the general
18election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities shall do all
19of the following:
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(a) In an odd-numbered year, file a report on the 15th day of the month in the
21months of January, April, July, and October.
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(b) In an even-numbered year, file a report on the 15th day of the month in the
23months of January, April, and July, and on the 4th Tuesday in September.
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1(c) Unless a continuing report is required to be filed under this subsection on
2or before the 45th day after the special election, file a postelection report no earlier
3than 23 days and no later than 45 days after each special election.
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411.0705 Redirected contributions. (1) Definitions. In this section,
5"sponsor" means a person, other than an individual or a candidate committee, that
6is associated with a conduit.
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7(2) Redirection. If all of the following apply, a conduit may redirect any
8contribution received from an individual to a sponsor or, if there is no sponsor, to an
9administrative fund of the conduit:
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(a) The conduit has held the contribution for at least 24 consecutive months,
11including the 24 months immediately preceding March 29, 2014, over which time the
12individual or organization that made the contribution has made no contact with the
13conduit.
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(b) Either of the following apply:
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1. The conduit has, over the 24-month period described in par. (a), attempted
16in good faith to contact the individual that made the contribution at least 5 times,
17and has documented each such attempt, but has been unable to make contact with
18the individual. A conduit may satisfy the requirement to contact the individual by
19telephoning the individual at the last-known telephone number; by sending a text
20message to the individual at the last-known cellular telephone number or pager
21number capable of receiving text messages; by sending a facsimile transmission to
22the individual at the last-known facsimile transmission number; by sending a letter
23or postcard to the individual by U.S. mail; by sending a message by electronic mail;
24or by any combination of the foregoing. A conduit may not satisfy the requirement
1to attempt in good faith to contact the individual at least 5 times if all 5 attempted
2contacts occur within a period of 30 consecutive days.
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2. The surviving spouse or executor of the estate of a deceased individual that
4made the contribution authorizes the redirection of the contribution.
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referendum committees
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711.0801 Registration; treasurer and depositories. (1) Each referendum
8committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to
9comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
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10(2) The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the
11referendum committee depository account.
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12(3) No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a
13referendum committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated
14agent.
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15(4) The treasurer shall maintain the records of the referendum committee in
16an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election
17in which the referendum committee participates.
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1811.0802 Registration; timing. (1) Every referendum committee that makes
19or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations for the purpose
20of influencing a particular vote at a referendum in a calendar year in an aggregate
21amount in excess of $10,000 shall file a registration statement giving the information
22required by
s. 11.0803.
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23(2) A referendum committee that triggers the registration requirement under
24sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day
25commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the referendum committee
1exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1), before making any disbursement
2exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.
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311.0803 Registration; required information. (1) Required information.
4The referendum committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is
5registering as a referendum committee and shall include all of the following on the
6registration statement:
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(a) The name and mailing address of the referendum committee.
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(b) The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of
9books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration
10form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the board, all
11mailings that are required by law or by rule of the board shall be sent to the treasurer
12at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
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(c) The name and address of the depository account of the referendum
14committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
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(d) The nature of any referendum that is supported or opposed.
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16(2) Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a
17referendum committee's registration statement and any form or report required of
18the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the
19statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
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20(3) Change of information. (a) The referendum committee shall report any
21change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10
22days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be
23reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of
24an individual who signed the original statement.
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1(b) The administrator or treasurer of a referendum committee may report a
2change in the committee's registration statement.
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311.0804 Reporting. (1) Contributions and disbursements. (a) Each
4referendum committee shall make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the board
5and certified as required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c), of all contributions, disbursements,
6and obligations received, made, or incurred by the committee. The referendum
7committee shall include in each report the following information, covering the period
8since the last date covered on the previous report:
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1. An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each
10person who has made a contribution to the referendum committee, together with the
11amount of the contribution.
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2. The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative
13contributions to the referendum committee for the calendar year are in excess of
14$200.
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3. An itemized statement of each contribution made anonymously to the
16referendum committee. If the contribution exceeds $10, the referendum committee
17shall specify whether the committee donated the contribution to the common school
18fund or to a charitable organization, and shall include the full name and mailing
19address of the donee.
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4. A statement of totals during the reporting period of contributions received
21and contributions donated as provided in subd. 3.
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5. A statement of the cash balance on hand at the beginning and end of the
23reporting period.
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16. An itemized statement of each loan of money made to the referendum
2committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $20, together with all of the
3following:
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a. The full name and mailing address of the lender.
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b. A statement of whether the lender is a commercial lending institution.
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c. The date and amount of the loan.
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d. The full name and mailing address of each guarantor, if any.
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e. The original amount guaranteed by each guarantor.
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f. The balance of the amount guaranteed by each guarantor at the end of the
10reporting period.
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7. An itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or
12value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement
13was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made.
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8. An itemized statement of every obligation exceeding $20 in amount or value,
15together with the name of the person or business with whom the obligation was
16incurred, and the date and the specific purpose for which each such obligation was
17incurred.
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9. A statement of totals during the reporting period of disbursements made,
19including transfers made to and received from other committees, other income, and
20loans.
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10. A statement of the balance of obligations incurred as of the end of the
22reporting period.
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(b) The referendum committee shall begin each report filed under this chapter
24with the first contribution received, disbursement made, or obligation incurred
25during the reporting period.
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1(2) Reports to support or oppose a referendum at spring primary. A
2referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements,
3or incurring obligations to support or oppose a referendum appearing on a spring
4primary ballot shall do all the following:
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(a) File a preprimary report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days
6preceding the primary.
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(b) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days
8preceding the election.
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(c) Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on the 15th day of
10the month in the months of January, April, July, and October.
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11(3) Reports to support or oppose a referendum at spring election. A
12referendum committee making or accepting contributions, making disbursements,
13or incurring obligations to support or oppose a referendum appearing on a spring
14election ballot shall do all the following:
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(a) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days
16preceding the election.
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(b) Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on the 15th day of
18the month in the months of January, April, July, and October.