Wis. Stat. § 11.0304 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0304
Reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) Contributions and disbursements.

(a) Each political party shall make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the commission and certified as required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c) , of all contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, and incurred by the political party. The political party shall include in each report the following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous report:

1. An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each person who has made a contribution to the political party, together with the amount of the contribution.

2. An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each committee to which the political party has made a contribution, together with the amount of the contribution.

3. The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative contributions to the political party for the calendar year are in excess of $200.

4. An itemized statement of each contribution made anonymously to the political party. If the contribution exceeds $10, the political party committee shall specify whether the committee donated the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization, and shall include the full name and mailing address of the donee.

5. A statement of totals during the reporting period of contributions received and contributions donated as provided in subd. 4.

6. A statement of the cash balance on hand at the beginning and end of the reporting period.

7. An itemized statement of each loan of money made to the political party, together with all of the following:

a. The full name and mailing address of the lender.

b. A statement of whether the lender is a commercial lending institution.

c. The date and amount of the loan.

d. The full name and mailing address of each guarantor, if any.

e. The original amount guaranteed by each guarantor.

f. The balance of the amount guaranteed by each guarantor at the end of the reporting period.

8. An itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made.

9. An itemized statement of every obligation exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name of the person or business with whom the obligation was incurred, and the date and the specific purpose for which each such obligation was incurred.

10. A statement of totals during the reporting period of disbursements made, including transfers made to and received from other committees, other income, and loans.

11. A statement of the balance of obligations incurred as of the end of the reporting period.

(b) The political party shall begin each report filed under this chapter with the first contribution received, disbursement made, or obligation incurred during the reporting period.

(2) Reports to support or oppose candidates at spring primary. A political party that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose one or more candidates for office at a spring primary or a candidate at a special primary held to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at a special election held to fill a vacancy in one or more of the nonpartisan state or local offices voted for at the spring election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall do all the following:

(a) File a preprimary report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the primary. If a candidate for a nonpartisan state office at an election is not required to participate in a spring primary, the political party shall file a preprimary report at the time prescribed in s. 11.0103 (4) preceding the date specified for the holding of the primary, were it to be required.

(b) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.

(c) Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(3) Reports to support or oppose candidates at spring election. A political party that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose one or more candidates for office at a spring election or a candidate at a special election held to fill a vacancy in one or more of the nonpartisan state or local offices voted for at the spring election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall do all the following:

(a) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.

(b) Annually in each year of an election cycle, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(c) Unless a continuing report is required to be filed under this subsection on or before the 45th day after the special election, file a postelection report no earlier than 23 days and no later than 45 days after each special election.

(4) Reports to support or oppose candidates at partisan primary. A political party that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose one or more candidates for office at a partisan primary or a candidate at a special primary held to nominate candidates to be voted for at a special election held to fill a vacancy in one or more of the state or local offices voted for at the general election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities, shall do all the following:

(a) File a preprimary report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the primary.

(b) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.

(c) In an odd-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(d) In an even-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(e) In an even-numbered year, file a report on September 30 indicating contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, or incurred after July 1 that are not included in the preprimary report.

(5) Reports to support or oppose candidates at general election. A political party that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose one or more candidates for office at a general election or a candidate at a special election held to fill a vacancy in one or more of the state or local offices voted for at the general election, or to support or oppose committees engaging in such activities shall do all of the following:

(a) File a preelection report no earlier than 14 days and no later than 8 days preceding the election.

(b) In an odd-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(c) In an even-numbered year, file a report on January 15 and July 15.

(cm) In an even-numbered year, file a report on September 30 indicating contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made, or incurred after July 1 that are not included in the preprimary report.

(d) Unless a continuing report is required to be filed under this subsection on or before the 45th day after the special election, file a postelection report no earlier than 23 days and no later than 45 days after each special election.

(6) Reports by political party committees. Every committee of a political party that is required to file statements and reports under this subchapter shall file all statements and reports with the commission. A congressional, legislative, county, or local party committee may designate a state committee of a political party as its reporting agent for purposes of this subchapter, but such designation does not permit combining reports. The state committee treasurer shall inform the commission of a designation made under this subsection.

(7) Reports of late contributions. If any contribution or contributions of $1,000 or more cumulatively are received by a political party from a single contributor during the period beginning on the day that is 14 days prior to a primary or election and ending on the day of the primary or election, and the contribution or contributions are not included in the preprimary or preelection report required of the political party under this chapter, the treasurer of the political party shall, within 72 hours of receipt, provide the commission with the information required to be reported for contributions received by the political party under this subchapter in such manner as the commission may prescribe. The information shall also be included in the political party’s next regular report.

History: 2015 a. 117 ss. 24 , 74 (1m) ; 2021 a. 265 ; 2023 a. 126 ; 2025 a. 7 s. 2 .