The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill to fund judicial elections with public funds. On what was nearly a party line vote, the Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a bill which will provide candidates up to $100,000 for primary contests and $300,000 for the general election. Candidates may opt out of the public funding, but if they do, they will be limited to accepting a maximum of $1000 per donor for each election.
For more details, here is the story in the Wisconsin Bar Association Journal.
