11.1001(1)(a)2.
2. For the period beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the partisan primary or general election shall submit statements to the commission under par.
(b) for express advocacy as follows:
11.1001(1)(a)2.a.
a. During the period beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the partisan primary.
11.1001(1)(a)2.b.
b. During the period beginning 60 days prior to the general election and ending on the date of the general election.
11.1001(1)(a)3.
3. For the period beginning 60 days prior to a special primary and ending on the date of the special election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the special primary or special election shall submit statements to the commission under par.
(b) for express advocacy.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as repealed and recreated eff. 1-3-23 by
2021 Wis. Act 265. Prior to 1-3-23 it reads:
Effective date text
(a) Any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) if the express advocacy is made during the period beginning on the day that is 60 days prior to the day of the primary or election involving the candidate identified under par. (b) 5. and ending on the day of the primary or election involving that candidate.
11.1001(1)(b)
(b) A person required to report under this section shall submit statements to the commission providing all of the following information:
11.1001(1)(b)2.
2. The name and address of the persons who received the disbursements.
11.1001(1)(b)5.
5. The name of any candidate identified in the express advocacy, the office that the candidate seeks, and whether the express advocacy supports or opposes that candidate.
11.1001(1)(b)6.
6. An affirmation, made under oath, that the person will comply with the prohibition on coordination under s.
11.1203 with respect to any candidate or agent or candidate committee who is supported or opposed by the express advocacy.
11.1001(1)(b)7.
7. The name and mailing and street address of the person's designated agent in this state.
11.1001(2)(a)(a) A person who is required to report under this section is not required to submit the information described under sub.
(1) (b) regarding disbursements made before reaching the $2,500 threshold under sub.
(1) (a). For purposes of this section, a disbursement for express advocacy is the amount spent directly on developing, producing, and disseminating the express advocacy.
11.1001(2)(b)
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
11.1001(2)(b)1.
1. A communication, other than an advertisement, appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any news organization, unless the facilities are controlled by any committee or candidate.
11.1001(2)(b)2.
2. A communication made exclusively between an organization and its members. In this subdivision, a member of an organization means a shareholder, employee, or officer of the organization, or an individual who has affirmatively manifested an interest in joining, supporting, or aiding the organization.
11.1001(3)
(3)
Timing. A person who is required to report under this section shall submit the report to the commission no later than 72 hours after making the disbursements.
11.1001 History
History: 2015 a. 117 ss.
24,
74 (1m);
2021 a. 265.
CONTRIBUTIONS
11.1101
11.1101
Contribution limits. 11.1101(1)(1)
Individual limits. An individual may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the individual supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]:
11.1101(1)(a)
(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.
11.1101(1)(c)
(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
11.1101(1)(d)
(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.
11.1101(1)(e)
(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
11.1101(1)(f)
(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
11.1101(1)(g)
(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
11.1101(1)(h)
(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
11.1101(1)(h)2.
2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.
11.1101(2)
(2)
Candidate committees. A candidate committee may contribute to another candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]:
11.1101(2)(a)
(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.
11.1101(2)(c)
(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
11.1101(2)(d)
(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.
11.1101(2)(e)
(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
11.1101(2)(f)
(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
11.1101(2)(g)
(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
11.1101(2)(h)
(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
11.1101(2)(h)2.
2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.
11.1101(3)
(3)
Political action committees. A political action committee may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]:
11.1101(3)(d)
(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $18,000.
11.1101(3)(f)
(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
11.1101(3)(g)
(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.
11.1101(3)(h)
(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
11.1101(3)(i)
(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
11.1101(3)(j)
(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
11.1101(3)(k)
(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
11.1101(3)(k)2.
2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000.
11.1101(4)
(4)
Other persons. A person, other than a person subject to sub.
(1),
(2), or
(3) or s.
11.1112, may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports:
11.1101(4)(d)
(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $18,000.
11.1101(4)(f)
(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
11.1101(4)(g)
(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts that contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.
11.1101(4)(h)
(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
11.1101(4)(i)
(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
11.1101(4)(j)
(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
11.1101(4)(k)
(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
11.1101(4)(k)2.
2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000.
11.1101 History
History: 2015 a. 117,
261;
2017 a. 207 s.
5.
11.1103
11.1103
Applicable periods. 11.1103(1)(1)
For an individual who is a candidate seeking reelection to the office that the individual holds, the limits under s.
11.1101 (1) to
(4) apply as follows:
11.1103(1)(a)
(a) For a candidate elected to an office at the general election, from the January 1 immediately after the candidate is elected to his or her current term to the December 31 immediately after a successor is elected or the incumbent is reelected.
11.1103(1)(b)
(b) For a candidate elected to an office at the spring election, from the July 1 immediately after the candidate is elected to his or her current term of office to the June 30 immediately after a successor is elected or the incumbent is reelected.
11.1103(2)
(2) For an individual who is a candidate for an office that the individual does not hold, the limits under s.
11.1101 (1) to
(4) apply as follows:
11.1103(2)(a)
(a) For an individual seeking election to an office at the general election, from the date on which the individual becomes a candidate to the December 31 immediately after the election.
11.1103(2)(b)
(b) For an individual seeking election to an office at the spring election, from the date on which the individual becomes a candidate to the June 30 immediately after the election.
11.1103(3)
(3) For an individual seeking election to an office at a special election, the limits under s.
11.1101 (1) to
(4) apply from the date on which the individual becomes a candidate to the 22nd day after the election. If the individual is elected at the special election, the limits under s.
11.1101 (1) to
(4) apply from the 23rd day after the special election to the end of the applicable period under sub.
(1).
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is shown as affected eff. 1-3-23 by
2021 Wis. Act 265. Prior to 1-3-23 it reads:
Effective date text
11.1103 Applicable periods. (1)
For an individual who is a candidate for an office that the individual holds, the limits under s. 11.1101 (1) to (3) apply during the term of that office.
Effective date text
(2) For an individual who is a candidate for an office that the individual does not hold, the limits under s. 11.1101 (1) to (3) apply during the period beginning on the date on which the individual becomes a candidate under s. 11.0101 (1) (a) and ending on the day before the term of office begins for the office sought by the candidate.
11.1103 History
History: 2015 a. 117;
2021 a. 265.
11.1104
11.1104
Exceptions. Except as provided in subs.
(3) (b) and
(4) (b) and s.
11.1112, the following contributions may be made in unlimited amounts:
