11.26(1)(c)

(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500.

11.26(1)(d)1.

1. Two hundred fifty dollars,

11.26(2)(cw)

(cw) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $1,000.

11.26(2)(cg)

(cg) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $2,500.

11.26(1)(cc)

(cc) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 500,000, $3,000.

11.26(1)(cg)

(cg) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $2,500.

11.26(1)(cw)

(cw) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $1,000.

11.26(2)(b)

(b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000.

11.26(2)(c)

(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $500.

11.26(2)(cc)

(cc) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 500,000, $3,000.

11.26(1)(b)

(b) Candidates for state senator, $1,000.

11.26(2)(e)

(e) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:

11.26(2)(e)1.

1. Two hundred dollars.

11.26(8)

(8)

11.26(9)

(9)

11.26(1)(d)

(d) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:

11.26

11.26 Limitation on contributions.

11.26(1)

(1) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under § 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate’s opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

11.26(1)(a)

(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $10,000.

11.26(1)(cn)

(cn) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $3,000.

11.26(1)(d)2.

2. One cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $3,000.

11.26(2)

(2) No committee other than a political party committee or legislative campaign committee may make any contribution or contributions to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the following offices and to any individual or committee under § 11.06 (7) acting solely in support of such a candidate or solely in opposition to the candidate’s opponent to the extent of more than a total of the amounts specified per candidate:

11.26(2)(a)

(a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, 4 percent of the value of the disbursement level specified in the schedule under § 11.31 (1).

11.26(2)(cn)

(cn) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $3,000.

11.26(2)(e)2.

2. Three-fourths of one cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $2,500.

11.26(3)

(3) The contribution limitations of subs. (1) and (2) apply cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which a candidate participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election. The total limitation may be apportioned in any manner desired between the primary and election. All moneys cumulate regardless of the time of contribution.

11.26(4)

(4) No individual may make any contribution or contributions to all candidates for state and local offices and to any individuals who or committees which are subject to a registration requirement under § 11.05, including legislative campaign committees and committees of a political party, to the extent of more than a total of $10,000 in any calendar year.

11.26(5)

(5) The contribution limits provided in subs. (1) and (4) do not apply to a candidate who makes any contribution or contributions to his or her own campaign for office from the candidate’s personal funds or property or the personal funds or property which are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate’s spouse, with respect to any contribution or contributions made to that candidate’s campaign only. A candidate’s personal contributions shall be deposited in his or her campaign depository account and reported in the normal manner.

11.26(6)

(6) When a candidate adopts a preexisting support committee as his or her personal campaign committee, the support committee is deemed to have been the same committee as the candidate’s personal campaign committee for purposes of the application of subs. (1), (2) and (9). The limitations prescribed in subs. (2) and (9) do not apply to the transfer of contributions which is made at the time of such adoption, but do apply to the contributions which have been made by any other committee to the support committee at the time of adoption.

11.26(8)(a)

(a) No political party as defined in § 5.02 (13) may receive more than a total of $150,000 in value of its contributions in any biennium from all other committees, excluding contributions from legislative campaign committees and transfers between party committees of the party. In this paragraph, a biennium commences with January 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends with December 31 of each even-numbered year.

11.26(8)(b)

(b) No such political party may receive more than a total of $6,000 in value of its contributions in any calendar year from any specific committee or its subunits or affiliates, excluding legislative campaign and political party committees.

11.26(8)(c)

(c) No committee, other than a political party or legislative campaign committee, may make any contribution or contributions, directly or indirectly, to a political party under § 5.02 (13) in a calendar year exceeding a total value of $6,000.

11.26(9)(a)

(a) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 65 percent of the value of the total disbursement level determined under § 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees subject to a filing requirement, including political party and legislative campaign committees.

11.26(9)(b)

(b) No individual who is a candidate for state or local office may receive and accept more than 45 percent of the value of the total disbursement level determined under § 11.31 for the office for which he or she is a candidate during any primary and election campaign combined from all committees other than political party and legislative campaign committees subject to a filing requirement.

11.26(11)

(11) Excess contributions shall be returned to the donor or treated in accordance with § 11.12 (2) or 11.23 (2), at the option of the treasurer.

11.26(12)

(12) In computing the limitations under this section, any transfer of funds between the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of the same political party in the general election may be excluded.

11.26(12m)

(12m) For purposes of this section, a contribution of money received from a conduit identified in the manner prescribed in § 11.06 (11)(a) shall be considered a contribution received from the original contributor.

11.26(13m)

(13m) Contributions utilized for the following purposes are not subject to limitation by this section:

11.26(13m)(a)

(a) For the purpose of payment of legal fees and other expenses incurred as a result of a recount at an election.

11.26(13m)(b)

(b) For the purpose of payment of legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with the circulation, offer to file or filing, or with the response to the circulation, offer to file or filing, of a petition to recall an officer prior to the time a recall primary or election is ordered, or after that time if incurred in contesting or defending the order.

11.26(14)

(14) No candidate or committee may receive and accept any contribution or contributions made in violation of this section.

11.26(15)

(15) The fact that 2 or more committees, other than personal campaign committees, utilize common policies and practices concerning the endorsement of candidates or agree to make contributions only to such endorsed candidates does not affect the right of each committee independently to make contributions up to the amount specified under sub. (2).

11.26(16)

(16) Contributions constituting surplus materials acquired in connection with a previous campaign of a candidate are not subject to limitation by this section, if the materials were previously reported as a contribution by that candidate.

11.26(17)

(17)

11.26(17)(a)

(a) For purposes of application of the limitations imposed in subs. (1), (2), and (9), the “campaign” of a candidate begins and ends at the times specified in this subsection.

11.26(17)(b)

(b) In the case of a candidate who has not been a candidate in a previous election for which he or she continues to be registered under § 11.05, the “campaign” of the candidate begins when the candidate or the candidate’s personal campaign committee is required to file a registration statement with the appropriate filing officer.

11.26(17)(c)

(c) In the case of a candidate who has been a candidate in a previous election for which he or she continues to be registered under § 11.05, the “campaign” of the candidate begins on the day after the closing date for the period covered by the first financial report filed by or on behalf of the candidate subsequent to the date of the previous election, or if the candidate has incurred obligations from a previous campaign, the date on which the candidate receives sufficient contributions to retire those obligations, whichever is later, except that the “campaign” of a candidate at a special election begins when the candidate or the candidate’s personal campaign committee is required to file or change the information on a registration statement as a result of the candidacy.

11.26(17)(d)

(d) In the case of any candidate at the spring primary or election or the September primary or general election, the “campaign” of the candidate ends on June 30 or December 31 following the date on which the election or primary is held in which the candidate is elected or defeated, or the date on which the candidate receives sufficient contributions to retire any obligations incurred in connection with that contest, whichever is later. In the case of any candidate at a special primary or election, the “campaign” of the candidate ends on the last day of the month following the month in which the primary or election is held in which the candidate is elected or defeated, or the date on which the candidate receives sufficient contributions to retire any obligations incurred in connection with that contest, whichever is later.

11.26(17)(e)

(e) The campaign of a candidate in a future election who has incurred obligations from a previous campaign may begin before the candidate receives sufficient contributions to retire all obligations incurred in connection with the previous campaign, but may not begin before the day after the closing date for the period covered by the first financial report filed by or on behalf of the candidate subsequent to the date of the previous election except as provided for a special election under para. (c).

11.26(17)(f)

(f) Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (d), contributions for inaugural expenses paid by a candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee authorized under § 11.05 (3)(p) from a campaign depository account are subject to the limitations of this section, but the registrant paying the expenses may elect to charge the contributions to a present or possible future campaign of the individual in connection with whose inauguration the expenses are paid.