Section 1.39. Conversion of federal campaign committee to state committee prohibited.

 

(1)  As used in this rule,

(a) "Federal campaign committee" means the campaign committee of a candidate for federal office, which is not registered with a state or local filing officer, and

(b) "State campaign committee" means the personal campaign committee of a candidate for state or local office.

(2)  

(a) A candidate's federal campaign committee may not be converted to a state campaign committee.

(b) A candidate's federal campaign committee may contribute funds collected for federal purposes to the candidate's state or local campaign, not to exceed the maximum amount that may be contributed by a single committee to a candidate for the same office under ss. 11.1101 , 11.1103 , 11.1104 , and 11.1105 , Stats., by filing a campaign finance registration statement, pursuant to ss. 11.0501 , 11.0502 , and 11.0503 , Stats., with the appropriate filing officer.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1977, No. 260 , eff. 9-1-77; CR 05-027 : am. (2) Register November 2005 No. 599 , eff. 12-1-05; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 .