Chapter 11 — CAMPAIGN FINANCING

11.0100 Construction. This chapter shall be construed to impose the least possible restraint on persons whose activities do not directly affect the elective process, consistent with the right of the public to have a full, complete, and readily understandable accounting of those a…

11.0101 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Candidate” means an individual about whom any of the following applies: (a) The individual takes any of the following affirmative actions to seek nomination or election to a state or local office: 1. Files nomination papers with the appr…

11.0102 Duty to file; fees. (1) Each committee and conduit required to register and report under this chapter shall have and shall file each registration statement and report required un- 4 der this chapter with the commission, except that a candidate committee for a candidate fo…

11.0103 Reporting; general. (1) REPORT MUST BE COMPLETE. (a) Each committee and conduit required to register under this chapter shall be subject to the reporting requirements applicable to that committee or conduit. Each committee and conduit required to file a report under this …

11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (bm), any committee which does not anticipate accepting or making contributions, making disbursements, or incurring obligations, and any conduit which does not anticipate accepting or releasing con…

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, i…

11.0106 Disbursements; form. Every disbursement which is made by a committee registered under this chapter from the committee’s depository account shall be made by negotiable instrument. History: 2015 a. 117.

11.0107 Nonapplicability. Federal account committees, federal candidate committees, and national political party committees are not required to register or report under this chapter. History: 2015 a. 117. SUBCHAPTER II History: 2015 a. 117; 2021 a. 265; 2023 a. 126; 2025 a. 7 s. …

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 an…

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 commission giving the information required under s. 11.0203 as soon as practicable after …

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) …

11.0204 Reporting. (1) CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Each candidate, through his or her candidate committee, 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 oblig…

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 candida…

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.

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 ch…

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 …

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 suc…

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 addres…

11.0304 Reporting. (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…

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 …

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,…

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: (…

11.0404 Reporting. (1) CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Each legislative campaign committee 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, mad…

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 fund…

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 gi…

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 s…

11.0504 Reporting. (1) CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Each political action committee 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, a…

11.0505 Reporting; specific express advocacy. (1) DISBURSEMENTS. (a) 1. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the spring primary and ending on the date of the spring election, a political action committee spending $2,500 or more in the …

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 a…

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 state…

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 state…

11.0604 Reporting. (1) CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Each independent expenditure committee 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, …

11.0605 Reporting; specific express advocacy. (1) DISBURSEMENTS. (a) 1. For express advocacy that will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the spring primary and ending on the date of the spring election, an independent expenditure committee spending $2,500 or more…

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 rece…

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 r…

11.0703 Registration; required information. (1) REQUIRED INFORMATION. The conduit shall indicate on the registra- Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. 18 tion statement that it is registering as a conduit and shall include all of the following, where applicable, on the registration statemen…

11.0704 Reporting. (1) CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Each conduit shall make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the commission and certified by the administrator as required under s. 11.0103 (3) (c), providing the following information covering the period since the last date covered on…

11.0705 Redirected contributions. SUBCHAPTER VIII REFERENDUM COMMITTEES

11.0801 Registration; treasurer and depositories.

11.0802 Registration; timing.

11.0803 Registration; required information. 11.0804 Reporting. SUBCHAPTER IX RECALL COMMITTEES 11.0901 Registration; treasurer and depositories. 11.0902 Registration; timing. 11.0903 Registration; required information. 11.0904 Reporting. SUBCHAPTER X OTHER PERSONS 11.1001 Reporti…