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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Except as provided in subs. (3)(b) and (4)(b) and s. 11.1112, the following contributions may be made in unlimited amounts:
(1) Contributions to a political action committee.
(2) Contributions transferred between political action committees.
(3)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a legislative campaign committee.
(b) A political action committee or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101(4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a legislative campaign committee.
(4)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), contributions to a political party.
(b) A political action committee or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101(4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a political party.
(5) Contributions made by a political party or legislative campaign committee to a candidate committee.
(6) Contributions paid to a segregated fund established and administered by a political party or legislative campaign committee for purposes other than making contributions to a candidate committee or making disbursements for express advocacy, except that a political action committee or a person subject to s. 11.1101(4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to such a fund.
(7) Contributions that a candidate makes to his or her candidate committee from the candidate's personal funds or property or the personal funds or property that are owned jointly or as marital property with the candidate's spouse.
(8) Contributions transferred between the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of the same political party.
(9) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred as a result of a recount under s. 9.01.
(10) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with or in response to circulating, offering to file, or filing a petition to recall an office holder prior to the time that a recall primary or election is ordered, or after that time if incurred to contest or defend the order.
(11) Contributions to a recall committee.
(12) Contributions to a referendum committee.
(13) Contributions to an independent expenditure committee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Elections (Ch. 5 to 12) § 11.1104. Exceptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/elections-ch-5-to-12/wi-st-11-1104/
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