Section 1.85. Conduit registration and reporting requirements.

 

(1)  A conduit, as defined in s. 11.01 (5m) , Stats., is required to register no later than the date of the initial transfer of a contribution to a candidate, personal campaign committee, legislative campaign committee, or political party committee, or within 5 days of the receipt of a contribution from a conduit member, whichever event occurs first.

(2)  A conduit shall register with the filing officer as defined in s. 11.02 , Stats., on the conduit registration statement, form EB-9.

(3)  A conduit shall send to each candidate or committee at the time funds are transferred a letter identifying itself as a conduit, the name and address of the transferee, and listing the name and address of each contributor and the date and amount of each contribution.

(4)  A conduit shall report to the transferee the full name and address, the occupation and the name and address of the principal place of employment, if any, of the contributor if the contributor's cumulative contributions exceed $50 for the calendar year.

(5)  A conduit shall file a campaign finance report, form EB-10, at the times specified in s. 11.20 , Stats., except that the pre-primary or pre-election report is filed only when a contribution is made during that period. If the conduit has no reportable activity during the continuing report period, the conduit may report on the campaign finance report, short form, form EB-2a.

(6)  A conduit shall file with its campaign finance report 2 copies of each letter of transmittal sent to each transferee during the reporting period.

(7)  A conduit shall file with the filing officer a special report of late contribution, form EB-3, within 24 hours of making a transfer to a candidate or committee of more than $500 in a single amount or cumulatively received during the 15 day period before the primary or election.

History: Emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-86; cr. Register, November, 1986, No. 371 , eff. 12-1-86; am. (1) and (4), Register, April, 1998, No. 508 , eff. 5-1-98.

Note

Sub. (1) 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 Sub. (2) 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 Sub. (4) 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 Sub. (5) 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 Sub. (6) 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 Sub. (7) 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