Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB413%20SUB1.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=413
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SB413 SUB1 Senate Bill 413 History
A BILL to amend and reenact §3-1A-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §3-12-1, §3-12-2, §3-12-3, §3-12-4, §3-12-6, §3-12-7, §3-12-9, §3-12-10, §3-12-11, §3-12-13, §3-12-14, §3-12-16 and §3-12-17 of said code, all relating to extending the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program through the 2016 election; providing additional funding; modifying definitions; deleting a definition; providing that a candidate may not collect exploratory contributions after filing a declaration of intent; limiting the amounts an individual may contribute during certain periods; requiring all contributions to candidates participating in the program be collected by the candidate’s financial agent; increasing the amounts of financing certified candidates may receive in contested elections; permitting certain moneys to be transferred and invested in certain circumstances; removing provisions that permit the release of additional funds in certain circumstances; removing certain reporting requirements; and removing a provision permitting the doubling of civil penalties.
That §3-1A-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §3-12-1, §3-12-2, §3-12-3, §3-12-4, §3-12-6, §3-12-7, §3-12-9, §3-12-10, §3-12-11, §3-12-13, §3-12-14, §3-12-16 and §3-12-17 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
This article is known as the “West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.” The pilot program begins with the exploratory period for the 2012 primary election and continues through the 2012 2016 general election.
(9) (10) An alternative public campaign financing option for candidates running for a seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals will ensure the fairness of democratic elections in this state, protect the constitutional rights of voters and candidates from the detrimental effects of increasingly large amounts of money being raised and spent to influence the outcome of elections, protect the impartiality and integrity of the judiciary, and strengthen public confidence in the judiciary; and
(9) On or before July 1 2010, and for two successive years thereafter, the State Auditor shall authorize the transfer of the amount of $1 million from the Purchasing Card Administration Fund established in section ten-d, article three, chapter twelve of this code to the fund created by this article; and
(10) (11) Money appropriated to the fund.
(3) All contributions to candidates participating in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program shall be collected by the candidates’s designated financial agent.
(a) The State Election Commission, acting in concert with the State Auditor’s office and the State Treasurer’s office, shall have a check issued within two business days after the date on which the candidate is certified, to make payments from the fund for the 2012 and 2016 primary election campaign periods available to a certified candidate.
(6) Cause an audit of the fund to be conducted by independent certified public accountants ninety days after a general election where a justice or justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals are elected. The State Election Commission shall cooperate with the audit, provide all necessary documentation and financial records to the auditor and maintain a record of all information supplied by the audit;
(9) When it is determined to be in the best interest of increasing the amount of money in the fund and after consultation with the State Treasurer, the State Auditor and the West Virginia Investment Management Board, transfer as appropriate a portion of moneys maintained in the fund to the West Virginia Investment Management Board for their supervised investment.
The provisions of this article shall have no force or effect on or after July 1, 2018. 2013. Any moneys remaining in the fund on July 1, 2018, 2013, shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove language that violates the United States Constitution. The bill extends the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program through the 2016 election. The bill increases payments that certified candidates are eligible to receive from the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program. The bill eliminates additional reporting periods for nonparticipating candidates. The bill clarifies who is entitled to receive contributions.