Wisconsin Code § 11.1208

Unlawful political disbursements and obligations
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(1) No person may intentionally receive or accept anything of value, or any promise or pledge thereof, constituting a
disbursement made or obligation incurred contrary to law.
(2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), a committee
may not make a disbursement or incur an obligation for the committee’s or an individual’s strictly personal use.
(b) A committee may accept contributions and make disbursements from a campaign depository account for any of the
following:
1. For the purpose of making disbursements in connection
with a campaign for national office.
2. For payment of civil penalties incurred by the committee
under this chapter but not under any other chapter.
3. For the purpose of making a donation to a charitable organization or the common school fund.
4. For payment of the expenses of nonpartisan campaigns to
increase voter registration or participation.
(c) A candidate committee may accept contributions and
make disbursements from a campaign depository account for
payment of inaugural expenses of an individual who is elected to
state or local office. Inaugural expenses paid from contributions
made to the campaign depository account are reportable under s.
11.0204 (1) as disbursements and are subject to the limits under
s. 11.1101.
(3) No contributions to or disbursements from a committee’s
depository account may be invested for the purpose of producing
income unless the investment is in direct obligations of the United
States and of agencies and corporations wholly owned by the
United States, commercial paper maturing within one year from
the date of investment, preferred shares of a corporation, or securities of an investment company registered under the federal investment company act of 1940 ( 15 USC 80a) and registered for
public offer and sale in this state of the type commonly referred to
as a “money market fund”.
(4) No person may make or accept a contribution, make a disbursement, make an expenditure, or incur an obligation in violation of 11 CFR 110.20 and 52 USC 30121.

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