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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0105 - Reporting exemptions: dissolution of committee or conduit and termination reports.

11.0105
Reporting exemptions: dissolution of committee or conduit and termination reports.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), whenever any committee or conduit dissolves or determines that obligations will no longer be incurred, contributions will no longer be received or, in the case of a conduit, accepted and released, and disbursements will no longer be made during a calendar year, and the committee has no outstanding incurred obligations, the committee or conduit shall file with the appropriate filing officer a termination report that indicates a cash balance of zero at the end of the reporting period. The committee or conduit shall certify the termination report in the manner required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c) and the committee shall include the information required to be reported by that committee on its continuing reports.
(b)
In no case may a candidate committee file a termination report covering any period ending sooner than the date of the election in which the candidate committee is participating.
(2)
A committee to which s. 11.0102 (2) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that subsection with a termination report filed under this section.
(3)
The committee shall include in the termination report filed under this section the manner in which residual funds were disposed. Residual funds may be used for any purpose not prohibited by law, returned to the donors in an amount not exceeding the original contribution, or donated to a charitable organization or the common school fund.
(4)
If a committee files a termination report under sub. (1) and within 60 days thereafter receives and accepts an unanticipated contribution, the committee shall do one of the following within 60 days after receipt of the unanticipated contribution:
(a)
File an amended termination report. An amended report supersedes the previous report. The individual who certifies to the accuracy of the report shall also certify to a statement that the amended report is filed on account of the receipt of unanticipated contributions and the failure to file a correct termination report was not intentional.
(b)
Return the contribution to the contributor or donate the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization.
History:  2015 a. 117; 2021 a. 265.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0201 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0201
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each candidate shall either designate a treasurer of his or her candidate committee to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter or serve as the treasurer and comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter. If the candidate appoints a treasurer, the candidate and the candidate's treasurer shall cosign the registration statement of the candidate's committee.
(2)
(a)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the candidate committee depository account.
(b)
Notwithstanding par. (a), any candidate who serves as his or her own treasurer and who is authorized to file and files an amended registration statement under s. 11.0104 may designate a single personal account as his or her candidate committee depository account, and may intermingle personal and other funds with campaign funds. If a candidate establishes a separate candidate committee depository account, the candidate shall transfer all campaign funds in the personal account to the new depository account. Disbursements made from a personal account under this paragraph need not be identified in accordance with s. 11.0106.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a candidate committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the candidate committee for the period specified under s. 11.1103 in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the last day of the period specified under s. 11.1103.
History:  2015 a. 117; 2021 a. 265.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0202 - Registration; timing; candidate committee required.

11.0202
Registration; timing; candidate committee required.
(1)
Time of registration.
(a)
Each candidate, through his or her candidate committee, shall file a registration statement with the appropriate filing officer giving the information required under s. 11.0203 as soon as practicable after the individual qualifies as a candidate under s. 11.0101 (1).
(b)
A candidate who receives no contributions, makes no disbursements, and incurs no obligations shall file the registration statement as provided in this subsection, but need not designate a campaign depository account until the first contribution is received, disbursement is made, or obligation is incurred.
(2)
Candidate committee required.
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), no candidate may make or accept contributions, make disbursements, or incur obligations except through a candidate committee registered under this subchapter.
(b)
A candidate does not violate this subsection by taking any of the following actions:
1.
Accepting a contribution, making a disbursement, or incurring an obligation in the amount required to rent a postal box, or in the minimum amount required by a bank or trust company to open a checking account, prior to the time of registration, if the disbursement is properly reported on the first report submitted under s. 11.0204 after the date that the candidate committee is registered, whenever a reporting requirement applies to the candidate committee.
2.
Accepting a contribution, making a disbursement, or incurring an obligation required for the production of nomination papers.
(c)
Except as provided in par. (d), no candidate may establish more than one candidate committee.
(d)
An individual who holds a state or local elective office may establish a second candidate committee under this subchapter for the purpose of pursuing a different state or local office.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0203 - Registration; required information.

11.0203
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The candidate committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a candidate committee and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the candidate committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the candidate committee treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
In the case of a candidate committee of an independent candidate for partisan office or a candidate for nonpartisan county or municipal office, a list of the members of the committee, in addition to those specified in par. (b), if any, whom the filing officer shall recognize as eligible to fill a nomination vacancy if the candidate dies before the election.
(d)
The name and address of the depository account of the candidate committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a candidate committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The candidate committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
A candidate or the treasurer of the candidate's committee may report a change in the candidate committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0205 - Transfers between candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.

11.0205
Transfers between candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
The candidate committee for governor and the candidate committee for lieutenant governor of the same political party may receive contributions and make disbursements for both candidates from either candidate committee's depository account.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0206 - Soliciting funds on behalf of certain organizations.

11.0206
Soliciting funds on behalf of certain organizations.
Notwithstanding s. 19.45 (2), a candidate may solicit a donation for use by a nonprofit organization with which he or she is associated, as defined in s. 19.42 (2).
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0207 - Continuing compliance.

11.0207
Continuing compliance.
An individual does not cease to be a candidate for purposes of compliance with this chapter or ch. 12 after the date of an election and no candidate or candidate committee is released from any requirement or liability otherwise imposed under this chapter or ch. 12 simply because the election date has passed.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0301 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0301
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each political party required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the political party depository account.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of the political party without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the political party in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the political party participates.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0302 - Registration; timing.

11.0302
Registration; timing.
Every political party that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year shall, upon its inception and prior to making or accepting any such contribution, making any such disbursement, or incurring any such obligation file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0303.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0303 - Registration; required information.

11.0303
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The political party shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a political party and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the political party.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the political party and of any other institution where funds of the political party are kept.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a political party's registration statement and any form or report required of the political party under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The political party shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of a political party may report a change in the political party's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0401 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0401
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each legislative campaign committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the legislative campaign committee depository account.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a legislative campaign committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the legislative campaign committee in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the legislative campaign committee participates.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0402 - Registration; timing.

11.0402
Registration; timing.
Every legislative campaign committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year shall, upon its inception and prior to making or accepting any such contribution, making any such disbursement, or incurring any such obligation, file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0403.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0403 - Registration; required information.

11.0403
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The legislative campaign committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a legislative campaign committee and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the legislative campaign committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the legislative campaign committee and of any other institution where funds of the legislative campaign committee are kept.
(d)
A statement signed by the leader of the party in the house for which the legislative campaign committee is established attesting to the fact that the legislative campaign committee is the only authorized legislative campaign committee for that party in that house.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a legislative campaign committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The legislative campaign committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of a legislative campaign committee may report a change in the committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0501 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0501
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each political action committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the political action committee depository account.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a political action committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the political action committee in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the political action committee participates.
(5)
No person may register more than one political action committee under this subchapter, except that a person may register both a political action committee under this subchapter and an independent expenditure committee under subchapter VI.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0502 - Registration; timing.

11.0502
Registration; timing.
(1)
Every political action committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500 shall file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0503.
(2)
A political action committee that triggers the registration requirement under sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the political action committee exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1), before making any disbursement exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0503 - Registration; required information.

11.0503
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The political action committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a political action committee and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the political action committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(d)
The name and address of the depository account of the political action committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
(e)
The name and address of the political action committee's sponsoring organization, if any.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a political action committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The political action committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of a political action committee may report a change in the committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0601 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0601
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each independent expenditure committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the independent expenditure committee depository account.
(3)
(a)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of an independent expenditure committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(b)
An independent expenditure committee may not make a contribution to a committee, other than a referendum committee or another independent expenditure committee.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the independent expenditure committee in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the independent expenditure committee participates.
(5)
A person may register more than one independent expenditure committee under this subchapter.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0602 - Registration; timing.

11.0602
Registration; timing.
(1)
Every independent expenditure committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500 shall file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0603.
(2)
An independent expenditure committee that triggers the registration requirement under sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the independent expenditure committee exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1), before making any disbursement exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0603 - Registration; required information.

11.0603
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The independent expenditure committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as an independent expenditure committee and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the independent expenditure committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the independent expenditure committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
(f)
The name and address of the independent expenditure committee's sponsoring organization, if any.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending an independent expenditure committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The independent expenditure committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of an independent expenditure committee may report a change in the committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0701 - Registration; administrator and depositories.

11.0701
Registration; administrator and depositories.
(1)
Each conduit required to register under this chapter shall designate an administrator to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The administrator shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the conduit depository account.
(3)
Except as provided in s. 11.0705, the conduit administrator may release a contribution to a committee only upon the contributor's direction.
(4)
The administrator shall maintain the records of the conduit in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the conduit participates.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0702 - Registration; timing.

11.0702
Registration; timing.
Every conduit that accepts and releases contributions made to support or oppose a candidate in a calendar year shall, upon its inception and prior to accepting or releasing any such contribution, file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0703.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0703 - Registration; required information.

11.0703
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The conduit shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a conduit and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the conduit.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the administrator of the conduit and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the administrator on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the administrator at the administrator's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the conduit and of any other institution where funds of the conduit are kept.
(d)
The name and mailing address of a sponsor, as defined in s. 11.0705 (1), to which contributions may be redirected as provided under s. 11.0705 (2).
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a conduit's registration statement shall certify that all information contained in the statement is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information. The conduit shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement or by the conduit administrator.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0705 - Redirected contributions.

11.0705
Redirected contributions.
(1)
Definitions. In this section, “sponsor" means a person, other than an individual or a candidate committee, that is associated with a conduit.
(2)
Redirection. If all of the following apply, a conduit may redirect any contribution received from an individual to a sponsor or, if there is no sponsor, to an administrative fund of the conduit:
(a)
The conduit has held the contribution for at least 24 consecutive months, including the 24 months immediately preceding March 29, 2014, over which time the individual or organization that made the contribution has made no contact with the conduit.
(b)
Either of the following apply:
1.
The conduit has, over the 24-month period described in par. (a), attempted in good faith to contact the individual that made the contribution at least 5 times, and has documented each such attempt, but has been unable to make contact with the individual. A conduit may satisfy the requirement to contact the individual by telephoning the individual at the last-known telephone number; by sending a text message to the individual at the last-known cellular telephone number or pager number capable of receiving text messages; by sending a facsimile transmission to the individual at the last-known facsimile transmission number; by sending a letter or postcard to the individual by U.S. mail; by sending a message by electronic mail; or by any combination of the foregoing. A conduit may not satisfy the requirement to attempt in good faith to contact the individual at least 5 times if all 5 attempted contacts occur within a period of 30 consecutive days.
2.
The surviving spouse or executor of the estate of a deceased individual that made the contribution authorizes the redirection of the contribution.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0801 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0801
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each referendum committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the referendum committee depository account.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a referendum committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the referendum committee in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the referendum committee participates.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0802 - Registration; timing.

11.0802
Registration; timing.
(1)
Every referendum committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations for the purpose of influencing a particular vote at a referendum in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 shall file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0803.
(2)
A referendum committee that triggers the registration requirement under sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the referendum committee exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1), before making any disbursement exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0803 - Registration; required information.

11.0803
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The referendum committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a referendum committee and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the referendum committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the referendum committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
(d)
The nature of any referendum that is supported or opposed.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a referendum committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The referendum committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of a referendum committee may report a change in the committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0901 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0901
Registration; treasurer and depositories.
(1)
Each recall committee required to register under this chapter shall designate a treasurer to comply with the registration and reporting requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The treasurer shall ensure that all funds received are deposited in the recall committee depository account.
(3)
No disbursement may be made or obligation incurred by or on behalf of a recall committee without the authorization of the treasurer or a designated agent.
(4)
The treasurer shall maintain the records of the recall committee in an organized and legible manner for not less than 3 years after the date of the election in which the recall committee participates.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0902 - Registration; timing.

11.0902
Registration; timing.
(1)
Every recall committee that makes or accepts contributions, makes disbursements, or incurs obligations to support or oppose a recall in a calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000 shall file a registration statement giving the information required by s. 11.0903.
(2)
A recall committee that triggers the registration requirement under sub. (1) shall file the registration statement no later than the 10th business day commencing after receipt of the first contribution by the recall committee exceeding the amount specified under sub. (1), before making any disbursement exceeding that amount, and before incurring obligations exceeding that amount.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.0903 - Registration; required information.

11.0903
Registration; required information.
(1)
Required information. The recall committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a recall committee and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:
(a)
The name and mailing address of the recall committee.
(b)
The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer's address indicated upon the form.
(c)
The name and address of the depository account of the recall committee and of any other institution where funds of the committee are kept.
(2)
Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a recall committee's registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.
(3)
Change of information.
(a)
The recall committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b), any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.
(b)
The administrator or treasurer of a recall committee may report a change in the committee's registration statement.
History:  2015 a. 117 ss. 24, 74 (1m).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1103 - Applicable periods.

11.1103
Applicable periods.
(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:
(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.
(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.
(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:
(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.
(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.
(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).
History:  2015 a. 117; 2021 a. 265.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1104 - Exceptions.

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:
(1)
Contributions to a political action committee.
(2)
Contributions transferred between political action committees.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a legislative campaign committee.
(b)
A political action committee or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101 (4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a legislative campaign committee.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a political party.
(b)
A political action committee or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101 (4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a political party.
(5)
Contributions made by a political party or legislative campaign committee to a candidate committee.
(6)
Contributions paid to a segregated fund established and administered by a political party or legislative campaign committee for purposes other than making contributions to a candidate committee or making disbursements for express advocacy, except that a political action committee or a person subject to s. 11.1101 (4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to such a fund.
(7)
Contributions that a candidate makes to his or her candidate committee from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property that are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse.
(8)
Contributions transferred between the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of the same political party.
(9)
Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred as a result of a recount under s. 9.01.
(10)
Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with or in response to circulating, offering to file, or filing a petition to recall an office holder prior to the time that a recall primary or election is ordered, or after that time if incurred to contest or defend the order.
(11)
Contributions to a recall committee.
(12)
Contributions to a referendum committee.
(13)
Contributions to an independent expenditure committee.
History:  2015 a. 117, 261.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1105 - Valuation.

11.1105
Valuation.
(1)
Except as provided in s. 11.1111, for purposes of complying with a contribution limit under this section, the value of a contribution of any tangible or intangible item, other than money, is the item's fair market value at the time that the individual or committee made the contribution.
(2)
Except as provided in s. 11.1111, for purposes of complying with a contribution limit under this section, the value of a contribution of a service is the fair market value of the service at the time that the individual or committee made the contribution.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1106 - Conduit contributions.

11.1106
Conduit contributions.
(1)
For purposes of this chapter, a contribution released by a conduit to a committee is to be reported by the committee as a contribution from the individual who made the contribution and not as a contribution from the conduit.
(2)
A contribution of money received from a conduit, accompanied by the information required under s. 11.0704 (1), is considered to be a contribution from the original contributor.
(3)
Each filing officer shall place a copy of any report received under s. 11.0704 in the file of the conduit and the file of the recipient.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1107 - Limitation on cash contributions.

11.1107
Limitation on cash contributions.
Every contribution of money exceeding $100 shall be made by negotiable instrument or evidenced by an itemized credit card receipt bearing on the face the name of the remitter. No committee required to report under this chapter may accept a contribution made in violation of this section. The committee shall promptly return the contribution, or donate it to the common school fund or to a charitable organization in the event that the donor cannot be identified.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1109 - In-kind contributions.

11.1109
In-kind contributions.
Before making a contribution, as defined under s. 11.0101 (8) (a) 2., to a committee, the prospective contributor shall notify the candidate or candidate's agent or the administrator or treasurer of the committee and obtain that individuals oral or written consent to the contribution.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1110 - Return of contributions.

11.1110
Return of contributions.
(1)
A committee required to report under this chapter may return a contribution at any time before or after it has been deposited.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), the subsequent return of a contribution deposited contrary to law does not constitute a defense to a violation.
(b)
A committee that accepts a contribution contrary to law, reports that contribution, and returns that contribution within 15 days after the filing date for the reporting period in which the contribution is received does not violate the contribution or source limits under this subchapter.
History:  2015 a. 117.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1112 - Corporations, cooperatives, and tribes.

11.1112
Corporations, cooperatives, and tribes.
No foreign or domestic corporation, no association organized under ch. 185 or 193, no labor organization, and no federally recognized American Indian Tribe may make a contribution to a committee, other than an independent expenditure committee or referendum committee, but may make a contribution to a segregated fund as provided under s. 11.1104 (6) in amounts not to exceed $12,000 in the aggregate in a calendar year.
History:  2015 a. 117.
The government may regulate corporate political speech through disclaimer and disclosure requirements, but it may not suppress that speech altogether. Federal law prohibiting corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures for speech defined as an “electioneering communication" or for speech expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate is unconstitutional. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, 130 S. Ct. 876, 175 L. Ed. 2d 753 (2010).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 11 - Campaign financing. › 11.1113 - Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies.

11.1113
Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
(1)
Sole proprietorships. A contribution made to a committee by a sole proprietorship is considered a contribution made by the individual who is the sole proprietor and subject to the limits under this subchapter.
(2)
Partnerships. A contribution made to a committee by a partnership is considered a contribution made by each of the contributing partners and subject to the limits under this subchapter. A partnership that makes a contribution to a committee shall provide to the committee the names of the contributing partners and the amount of the individual contribution made by each partner. For purposes of determining the individual contribution amounts made by each partner, the partnership shall attribute the individual contributions according to each partner's share of the partnership's profits, unless the partners agree to apportion the contribution in a different manner.
(3)
Limited liability companies.
(a)
A contribution made to a committee by a limited liability company treated as a partnership by the federal internal revenue service pursuant to 26 CFR 301.7701-3 is considered a contribution made by each of the contributing members and subject to the limits under this subchapter. A limited liability company that makes a contribution under this paragraph shall affirm to the committee that it is treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes and eligible to make the contribution. The company shall provide to the committee the names of the contributing members and the amount of the individual contribution made by each member. For purposes of determining the individual contribution amounts made by each member, the company shall attribute the individual contributions according to each member's share of the company's profits, unless the members agree to apportion the contribution in a different manner.
(b)
A contribution made to a committee by a single-member limited liability company in which the sole member is an individual is considered a contribution made by that individual and subject to the individual limits under s. 11.1101 (1). A limited liability company that makes a contribution under this paragraph shall affirm to the committee that it is a single-member limited liability company in which the sole member is an individual and eligible to make the contribution.
History:  2015 a. 117; 2017 a. 366; 2021 a. 265.