Section 1.455. Allocation of disbursements of Wisconsin election campaign fund grant and other campaign funds.

  A candidate subject to the disbursement limitations under s. 11.31 , Stats., and s. ETH 1.44 who disburses grant and other campaign funds:

(1)  May prorate a disbursement between the primary election spending limit and the general election spending limit if the proration accurately reflects the use of the purchased materials or services in the respective primary and general election campaigns.

(2)  May use grant money from the Wisconsin election campaign fund to pay the amount allocated to the general election even if the disbursement was made before the primary election.

(3)  May not allocate to a future campaign any disbursements for services or materials delivered during the current campaign.

(4)  May not make any disbursements during the current campaign for a future campaign until on or after the first day after the day of the election and may only make such disbursements out of campaign funds which are not excess funds that must be returned to the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

(5)  May not encumber any excess funds remaining on the first day after the day of the election with incurred obligations for a future campaign.

(6)  May retire debts from previous campaigns by making disbursements during the current campaign.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1986, No. 362 , eff. 3-1-86; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 .

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