11.1206 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 117. 11.120711.1207 Political solicitation involving public officials and employees restricted. 11.1207(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may solicit or receive from any state officer or employee or from any officer or employee of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority any contribution during established hours of employment or while the officer or employee is engaged in his or her official duties. 11.1207(1)(b)(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to communications about a referendum. 11.1207(2)(2) No person may solicit or receive from any officer or employee of a political subdivision of this state any contribution during established hours of employment or while the officer or employee is engaged in his or her official duties. 11.1207(3)(3) Every person who has charge or control in a building, office, or room occupied for any purpose by this state, by any political subdivision thereof, or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall prohibit the entry of any person into that building, office, or room for the purpose of making or receiving a contribution. 11.1207(4)(4) No person may enter or remain in any building, office, or room occupied for any purpose by the state, by any political subdivision thereof or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or send or direct a letter or other notice thereto for the purpose of requesting or collecting a contribution. 11.1207(5)(5) This section does not apply to a response by a legal custodian or subordinate of the custodian to a request to locate, reproduce, or inspect a record under s. 19.35 if the request is processed in the same manner as the custodian or subordinate responds to other requests to locate, reproduce, or inspect a record under s. 19.35. 11.1207 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 117. 11.120811.1208 Unlawful political disbursements and obligations. 11.1208(1)(1) No person may intentionally receive or accept anything of value, or any promise or pledge thereof, constituting a disbursement made or obligation incurred contrary to law. 11.1208(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a committee may not make a disbursement or incur an obligation for the committee’s or an individual’s strictly personal use. 11.1208(2)(b)(b) A committee may accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for any of the following: 11.1208(2)(b)1.1. For the purpose of making disbursements in connection with a campaign for national office. 11.1208(2)(b)2.2. For payment of civil penalties incurred by the committee under this chapter but not under any other chapter. 11.1208(2)(b)3.3. For the purpose of making a donation to a charitable organization or the common school fund. 11.1208(2)(b)4.4. For payment of the expenses of nonpartisan campaigns to increase voter registration or participation. 11.1208(2)(c)(c) A candidate committee may accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to state or local office. Inaugural expenses paid from contributions made to the campaign depository account are reportable under s. 11.0204 (1) as disbursements and are subject to the limits under s. 11.1101. 11.1208(3)(3) No contributions to or disbursements from a committee’s depository account may be invested for the purpose of producing income unless the investment is in direct obligations of the United States and of agencies and corporations wholly owned by the United States, commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of investment, preferred shares of a corporation, or securities of an investment company registered under the federal investment company act of 1940 (15 USC 80a) and registered for public offer and sale in this state of the type commonly referred to as a “money market fund”. 11.1208 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 117. ADMINISTRATION
11.130111.1301 Defense fund authorized. 11.1301(1)(1) Any candidate or public official who is being investigated for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal violation of this chapter or ch. 12, or whose agent is so investigated, charged, or convicted, may establish a defense fund for disbursements supporting or defending the candidate, official, or agent, or any dependent of the candidate, official, or agent, while that person is being investigated for, or while the person is charged with or convicted of a criminal violation of this chapter or ch. 12. 11.1301(2)(2) No person may use a contribution received from a contributor to a candidate committee fund for a purpose for which a defense fund is authorized under sub. (1) unless the person obtains the contributor’s authorization. Notwithstanding s. 11.1202 (3), any contributor may authorize the transfer of all or part of a contribution from a campaign fund to a defense fund. 11.1301 HistoryHistory: 2015 a. 117.