Section 1.43. Referendum-related activities by committees; candidate-related activities by groups.

 

(1)  As used in this rule, "committee-group" means any committee which acts in support of or opposition to a referendum, and any group which acts in support of or opposition to a candidate.

(2)  Any committee-group may consolidate referendum-related and candidate-related activity by:

(a) Filing a duplicate consolidated registration statement or amending a previously filed registration statement with the appropriate filing officer or officers, indicating all candidates and referenda supported or opposed, or

(b) Filing duplicate consolidated financial disclosure reports, which indicate the specific purpose of each expenditure so as to differentiate between expenditures intended to influence referenda and expenditures intended to influence the election or defeat of a candidate.

(3)  A committee-group which consolidates activity pursuant to this rule is subject to those limits on the receipt of contributions to which it would be subject if it were operating solely as a committee.

(4)  A committee-group which consolidates activity pursuant to this rule must have a single treasurer and a single depository.

(5)  Notwithstanding the above, any committee-group may separate referendum-related and candidate-related activity by filing separate registration statements, separate financial disclosure reports, and by maintaining a separate depository for each type of activity.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265 , eff. 2-1-78.

Note

This section has been reviewed pursuant to 2015 Wisconsin Act 117 , Section 79 (1) , and determined to be inconsistent with Act 117 and, therefore, unenforceable. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1