Section 6.05. Filing campaign finance reports in electronic format.

 

(1)  Definitions: As used in this rule:

(a) "Campaign period" for a candidate, personal campaign committee or support committee has the same meaning as provided in s. 11.1103 , Stats., and for any other registrant begins on January 1 of an odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following year.

(b) "Contribution" has the same meaning as provided in s. 11.0101 (6) , Stats.

(c) "Electronic format" means computer diskette or a computer data file created using Access or Excel software or software that produces a delimited text file.

(d) "Filing officer" means the elections commission.

(e) "Registrant" has the same meaning as provided in s. 11.0101 (6) and (7) , Stats.

(f) "Report" means any filing required by ss. 11.0103 , 11.0204 , 11.0304 , 11.0404 , 11.0501 , 11.0502 , 11.0503 , 11.0504 , 11.0505 (3) , 11.0604 , 11.0605 (3) , 11.0704 , 11.0804 , 11.0904 , and 11.1001 , Stats.

(2)  Any registrant who files with the elections commission and who accepts contributions or makes disbursements in a total amount or value of $20,000 or more during a campaign period shall file each campaign finance report that is required to be filed by ch. 11 , Stats. , in an electronic format.

(3)  Any registrant not required to file reports electronically may elect to file any campaign finance report in an electronic format.

(4)  Any campaign finance report filed in an electronic format shall be transmitted in time to be received by the filing officer no later than the time provided by law for filing the report. Any registrant who files a campaign finance report electronically shall, thereafter, file electronically all campaign finance reports required to be filed by the registrant.

(5)  A registrant shall submit a trial report to the board before the end of the report period to determine if the report is in a format that meets the board's requirements set out in this rule.

(6)  Each registrant who files a report in an electronic format shall file, with the filing officer, a paper copy of the report that complies with the format set forth in Forms Ethcf-2, Ethcf-2a, Ethcf-3, Ethcf-4, Ethcf-7, Ethcf-10, Ethcf-10a, Ethcf-12 or Ethcf-24. The paper copy of the report shall be signed by an individual authorized by the registrant to file and filed no later than the time prescribed by law for filing the report.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1998, No. 512 , eff. 9-1-98; am., Register, August, 1999, No. 524 , eff. 9-1-99; CR 02-082 : am. (1) (c), (2) and (5), Register November 2002 No. 563 , eff. 12-1-02; correction in (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., and correction in (2), (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 .

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The forms listed in sub. (6) are the forms prescribed by the board for campaign finance reporting. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1