11.1202 – Earmarking.
11.1202 Earmarking. (1) The treasurer of a candidate committee may agree with a prospective contributor that a contribution is received to be used for a specific purpose not prohibited by law. That purpose may not include a disbursement to a committee to support or oppose another candidate. (2) When a contribution is made to a […]
11.1203 – Coordination.
11.1203 Coordination. (1) No political action committee, independent expenditure committee, other person required to report under s. 11.1001, or individual may make an expenditure for express advocacy for the benefit of a candidate that is coordinated with that candidate, candidate’s committee, or candidate’s agent, nor with any legislative campaign committee of the candidate’s political party, […]
11.1204 – Unlawful political contributions.
11.1204 Unlawful political contributions. (1) Subject to sub. (2), no person may, directly or indirectly, make any contribution other than from funds or property belonging to the person. No person may, directly or indirectly, give funds or property to another person for the purpose of making a contribution in other than the first person’s name. […]
11.1205 – Use of government materials by candidates.
11.1205 Use of government materials by candidates. (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2), no person elected to state or local office who becomes a candidate for national, state, or local office may use public funds for the cost of materials or distribution for 50 or more pieces of substantially identical material distributed after: […]
11.1206 – Travel by public officers.
11.1206 Travel by public officers. (1) No person may use any vehicle or aircraft owned by the state or by any local governmental unit for any trip which is exclusively for the purposes of campaigning to support or oppose any candidate for national, state, or local office, unless use of the vehicle or aircraft is […]
11.1207 – Political solicitation involving public officials and employees restricted.
11.1207 Political solicitation involving public officials and employees restricted. (1) (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 […]
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 […]
11.1111 – Valuation of opinion poll results.
11.1111 Valuation of opinion poll results. (1) In this section: (a) “Election period” means any of the following: 1. The period beginning on December 1 and ending on the date of the spring election. 2. The period beginning on May 1 and ending on the date of the general election. 3. The period beginning on […]
11.1101 – Contribution limits.
11.1101 Contribution limits. (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]: (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000. (b) Candidates […]
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 […]