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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-913 - Candidate committee contribution limits; requirements

16-913.
Candidate committee contribution limits;  requirements
A. A candidate committee shall not make contributions to a candidate committee for another candidate.
B. A candidate committee may transfer unlimited contributions to any one or more other candidate committees for that same candidate under the following conditions:
1. A candidate committee for a city or town candidate shall not transfer contributions to that same candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative office.
2. If a candidate committee for a city or town office transfers contributions to a candidate committee for a county office for that same candidate,  the candidate committee for the county office shall not transfer contributions to a statewide or legislative candidate committee for that same candidate during the twenty-four months immediately following that transfer of contributions to the county candidate committee.
3. Contributions originally made to the transferring candidate committee are deemed to be contributions to the receiving candidate committee. On transfer,  an individual's aggregate contributions to both candidate committees during the election cycle shall not exceed the individual's contribution limit for that candidate.
C. A candidate committee shall not knowingly accept contributions in excess of the contribution limits prescribed by law. A candidate committee that unknowingly accepts an excess contribution shall refund or reattribute any excess contribution within sixty days after receipt of the contribution. A candidate committee may reattribute an excess contribution only if both of the following apply:
1. The excess contribution was received from an individual contributor.
2. The individual contributor authorizes the candidate committee to reattribute the excess amount to another individual who was identified as a joint account holder in the original instrument used to make the excess contribution.
D. A candidate committee may accept contributions only from an individual,  a partnership,  a candidate committee,  a political action committee or a political party.
E. A candidate committee may make unlimited contributions to a person other than a candidate's committee.
F. A candidate may contribute unlimited personal monies to the candidate's own candidate committee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-914 - Political action committee contribution limits; requirements

16-914.
Political action committee contribution limits;  requirements
A. A political action committee without mega PAC status may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle:
1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city,  town,  county or district office.
2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for legislative office.
3. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for statewide office.
B. A political action committee with mega PAC status may contribute twice the amounts prescribed in subsection A of this section per election cycle if the political action committee provides the recipient candidate committee a copy of the political action committee's certification of mega PAC status.
C. A political action committee may only contribute to a candidate committee using monies contributed by an individual,  a partnership,  a candidate committee,  a political action committee or a political party.
D. A political action committee may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-915 - Political party contribution limits; requirements

16-915.
Political party contribution limits;  requirements
A. A political party may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle:
1. Ten thousand dollars to the party's nominee for a city,  town,  county or district office.
2. Ten thousand dollars to the party's nominee for legislative office.
3. One hundred thousand dollars to the party's nominee for statewide office.
B. A political party may only contribute to nominees using monies contributed by an individual,  a partnership,  a candidate committee,  a political action committee or a political party.
C. A political party shall not contribute to candidate committees other than nominees.
D. A political party may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees and nominees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-916 - Corporation, limited liability company and labor organization contributions; separate segregated fund; limits; requirements

16-916.
Corporation,  limited liability company and labor organization contributions;  separate segregated fund;  limits;  requirements
A. A corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization shall not make contributions to a candidate committee.
B. A corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.
C. A corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization may sponsor a separate segregated fund. Employees,  members,  executives,  stockholders and retirees and their families of a corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization and any subsidiary or affiliate of a corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization may make contributions to the separate segregated fund,  subject to the following:
1. The separate segregated fund must register as a political action committee.
2. The sponsor or its affiliate may pay the administrative,  personnel and fund-raising expenses of its separate segregated fund,  which shall not be deemed contributions to the fund.
3. The sponsor or its separate segregated fund may solicit contributions from the sponsor's,  sponsor's affiliates' or sponsor's subsidiaries' employees,  members,  executives,  stockholders and retirees and their families. The following additional restrictions apply:
(a) With respect to an insurer,  an insurer or its separate segregated fund may also solicit contributions from an insurance producer's employees,  members,  executives,  stockholders and retirees and their families.
(b) With respect to a trade association or membership organization,  the association or organization may solicit contributions from its members' employees,  executives,  stockholders,  subsidiaries and retirees and their families.
4. A sponsor or its affiliate or a trade association or membership organization may facilitate the making of contributions to its separate segregated fund by establishing a payroll deduction system or other similar payment transfer method.
5. A sponsor,  trade association,  membership organization or separate segregated fund may rely on the federal election commission's written guidance interpreting 52 United States Code section 30118(b) and rules adopted under that section when interpreting this subsection,  if otherwise consistent with this article and articles 1,  1.1,  1.3,  1.4,  1.5,  1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-917 - Partnership contribution limits; requirements

16-917.
Partnership contribution limits;  requirements
A. A partnership may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle:
1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city,  town,  county or district office.
2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for legislative office.
3. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for statewide office.
B. A partnership may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.
C. Partnership contributions are subject to the following:
1. Partnership contributions shall be attributed to each contributing partner as designated by the partnership. The partnership shall provide the recipient committee written notice identifying the contributing partners and the amount attributed to each.
2. Partnership contributions shall count against both the partnership's and the individual partners' contribution limits to a recipient. The portion attributed to each partner shall be aggregated with the individual partner's nonpartnership contributions to that recipient and shall not exceed the individual partner's contribution limit.
3. The partnership shall not attribute any contribution to a partner that is a corporation,  limited liability company or labor organization.
4. Partnership contributions need not be accompanied by the signature of each contributing partner.
D. A partnership may establish a separate segregated fund as prescribed in section 16-916.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-922 - Independent and coordinated expenditures

16-922.
Independent and coordinated expenditures
A. Any person may make independent expenditures.
B. An expenditure is not an independent expenditure if either of the following applies:
1. There is actual coordination with respect to an expenditure between a candidate or candidate's agent and the person making the expenditure or that person's agent.
2. Both of the following apply:
(a) The expenditure is based on nonpublic information about a candidate's or candidate committee's plans or needs that the candidate or candidate's agent provides to the person making the expenditure or that person's agent.
(b) The candidate or candidate's agent provides the nonpublic information with an intent toward having the expenditure made.
C. In evaluating whether an expenditure is an independent expenditure,  a filing officer or enforcement officer may consider the following to be rebuttable evidence of coordination:
1. Any agent of the person making the expenditure is also an agent of the candidate whose election or whose opponent's defeat is being advocated by the expenditure.
2. In the same election cycle,  the person making the expenditure or that person's agent is or has been authorized to raise or spend monies on the candidate's behalf.
3. In the same election cycle,  the candidate is or has been authorized to raise money or solicit contributions on behalf of the person making the expenditure.
D. Notwithstanding subsection C of this section,  coordination does not exist under either of the following:
1. If the person making the expenditure maintains a firewall between the person and that person's agent in compliance with all of the following:
(a) The person's agent did not participate in deciding to make the expenditure or in deciding the content,  timing or targeting of the expenditure.
(b) The person making the expenditure has a written policy establishing the firewall and its requirements.
(c) The person making the expenditure and the person's agent followed the written policy regarding the firewall.
2. Solely because an agent of a person making the expenditure serves or has served on a candidate's host committee for a fund-raising event.
E. An expenditure that is coordinated with a candidate,  other than a coordinated party expenditure,  is deemed an in-kind contribution to the candidate.
F. An entity that makes an independent expenditure,  other than an individual or a committee,  shall file independent expenditure reports pursuant to section 16-926,  subsection H.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-927 - Campaign finance reporting period

16-927.
Campaign finance reporting period
A. A political action committee and political party shall file a campaign finance report covering each reporting period as follows:
1. For a calendar quarter without an election,  the political action committee or political party shall file a quarterly report. The quarterly report shall be:
(a) Filed not later than the third Monday in the month after the calendar quarter.
(b) Complete through the last day of the calendar quarter.
2. For a calendar quarter with an election,  the political action committee or political party shall file a preelection and postelection report as follows:
(a) A preelection report shall be:
(i) Filed not later than ten days before the election.
(ii) Complete from the first day of the applicable calendar quarter through the seventeenth day before the election.
(b) A postelection report shall be:
(i) Filed not later than the fifteenth day after the applicable calendar quarter.
(ii) Complete from the sixteenth day before the election through the last day of the applicable calendar quarter.
B. A candidate committee shall file a campaign finance report only during the four calendar quarters comprising the twelve-month period preceding the general election for the office for which the candidate is seeking election,  or for cities and towns,  the city's or town's second,  runoff or general election,  however designated by the city or town. The reporting period for a candidate committee's first campaign finance report of the election cycle shall include the entire election cycle to date.
C. A committee shall file campaign finance reports until terminated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-928 - Filing officer; statements and reports

16-928.
Filing officer;  statements and reports
A. A person that is required to file any statements and reports required by this article and articles 1,  1.1,  1.2,  1.3,  1.5,  1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter shall file with the filing officer in charge of that election,  as follows:
1. The secretary of state is the filing officer for statewide and legislative elections,  including retention elections for supreme court justices and court of appeals judges. The secretary of state is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a statewide or legislative officeholder,  for committees that support or oppose a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure,  question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure,  question or proposition.
2. The county officer in charge of elections is the filing officer for county,  school district,  community college district and special taxing district elections,  including retention elections for superior court judges. The county officer in charge of elections is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for an officeholder of a county office,  a school district governing board office,  a community college district governing board office or a special taxing district governing board office,  for committees that support or oppose a county,  school district,  community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other ballot measure,  question or proposition,  including bond,  tax,  budget and budget override measures or that oppose or support the circulation of a petition for a county,  school district,  community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other county,  school district,  community college district or special taxing district ballot measure,  question or proposition.
3. The city or town clerk is the filing officer for city and town elections. The city or town clerk is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a city or town officeholder,  for committees that support or oppose a city or town initiative or referendum or other city or town ballot measure,  question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a city or town initiative or referendum or other city ballot measure,  question or proposition.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  a standing committee shall file reports only with the secretary of state.
C. A filing officer shall provide the option for electronic filing and shall make all statements and reports publicly available on the internet. A filing officer may comply with this section by opting into the secretary of state's electronic filing system.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-931 - Biennial adjustments; committee registration; contribution limits

16-931.
Biennial adjustments;  committee registration;  contribution limits
A. In January of each odd-numbered year,  the secretary of state shall increase:
1. The committee registration thresholds specified in section 16-905,  subsections A and C by one hundred dollars.
2. The contribution limits specified in article 1.2 of this chapter by one hundred dollars.
B. The secretary of state shall publish the revised amounts and make the amounts available to election officials,  candidates,  committees and the public.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-933 - Transfer and disposal of committee monies; limitations

16-933.
Transfer and disposal of committee monies;  limitations
A. A committee that intends to terminate shall dispose of surplus monies as follows:
1. Return surplus monies to the contributor.
2. Contribute surplus monies pursuant to and within the limits prescribed in article 1.2 of this chapter.
3. In the case of a candidate committee,  contribute surplus monies to a candidate committee for another candidate under the following conditions:
(a) The candidate committee makes the contribution after the time period for filing a nomination paper pursuant to section 16-311,  subsection A.
(b) The candidate associated with the candidate committee that makes the contribution did not file a nomination paper to run for election in the current election cycle.
(c) In the case of a candidate committee for legislative office,  the candidate committee makes the contribution when the legislature is not in regular legislative session.
(d) The candidate committee makes the contribution within the limits prescribed for individuals in section 16-912.
4. Donate surplus monies to a nonprofit organization that has tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
5. In the case of a statewide or legislative candidate committee and subject to section 41-133,  transfer surplus monies to the candidate's officeholder expense account.
B. Surplus monies shall not be used for or converted to personal use.
C. This section does not preclude the repayment of a loan to a committee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-934 - Termination statement; filing; contents

16-934.
Termination statement;  filing;  contents
A. A committee may terminate only when the committee treasurer files a termination statement with the filing officer with whom the committee's statement of organization was filed.
B. In the termination statement,  the committee treasurer shall certify under penalty of perjury that all of the following apply:
1. The committee will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements.
2. The committee either:
(a) Has no outstanding debts or obligations.
(b) Has outstanding debts or obligations,  or both,  that are all more than five years old,  and that the committee's creditors have agreed to discharge the debts and obligations and have agreed to the termination of the committee.
3. Any surplus monies have been disposed of and that the committee has no cash on hand.
4. All contributions and expenditures have been reported,  including any disposal of surplus monies.
C. A filing officer may reject the termination statement if it appears to the filing officer that the requirements in subsection B of this section have not been satisfied.
D. After a termination statement is filed,  a committee:
1. Is not required to file any subsequent campaign finance reports.
2. Shall have no further receipts or disbursements without filing a new statement of organization.
E. A standing committee may terminate its activities in a particular reporting jurisdiction,  and remain active in other reporting jurisdictions,  by filing a statement of that intent with the filing officer in each reporting jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-937 - Failure to file; penalties; notice; suspension

16-937.
Failure to file;  penalties;  notice;  suspension
A. If a committee fails to timely file a complete report as prescribed by articles 1,  1.1,  1.2,  1.3,  1.4,  1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter,  the filing officer shall send a written notice by e-mail to the committee within five days after the filing deadline that identifies the late report,  describes how fines accrue and identifies methods of payment.
B. A committee that fails to timely file a report shall pay the filing officer a penalty of ten dollars for each day that the filing is late during the first fifteen days after the filing deadline and twenty-five dollars for each subsequent day that the filing is late. Penalties accrue until the late report is filed.
C. If a committee fails to file a complete report within thirty days after the filing deadline and after providing notice pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the filing officer may notify the appropriate enforcement officer prescribed in this article.
D. For any political action committee or political party that fails to file three consecutive complete reports,  the filing officer shall send by e-mail to the committee a notice of temporary suspension and the following apply:
1. On receipt,  the committee's authority to operate in the jurisdiction is temporarily suspended.
2. The notice shall state that failure to comply with all filing and payment requirements within thirty days after the date of the notice shall result in permanent suspension of the committee's authority to operate in that jurisdiction.
E. After compliance with subsection D of this section,  the filing officer may permanently suspend the committee and shall notify the committee by e-mail and is not required to provide any further notice. Permanent or temporary suspension does not eliminate a committee's continuing obligation to file reports and pay any outstanding and accruing penalties provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-940 - Findings and declarations

16-940.
Findings and declarations
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. The people of Arizona declare our intent to create a clean elections system that will improve the integrity of Arizona state government by diminishing the influence of special-interest money,  will encourage citizen participation in the political process,  and will promote freedom of speech under the U.S. and Arizona Constitutions. Campaigns will become more issue-oriented and less negative because there will be no need to challenge the sources of campaign money.
B. The people of Arizona find that our current election-financing system:
1. Allows Arizona elected officials to accept large campaign contributions from private interests over which they have governmental jurisdiction;
2. Gives incumbents an unhealthy advantage over challengers;
3. Hinders communication to voters by many qualified candidates;
4. Effectively suppresses the voices and influence of the vast majority of Arizona citizens in favor of a small number of wealthy special interests;
5. Undermines public confidence in the integrity of public officials;
6. Costs average taxpayers millions of dollars in the form of subsidies and special privileges for campaign contributors;
7. Drives up the cost of running for state office,  discouraging otherwise qualified candidates who lack personal wealth or access to special-interest funding;  and
8. Requires that elected officials spend too much of their time raising funds rather than representing the public.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-941 - Limits on spending and contributions for political campaigns

16-941.
Limits on spending and contributions for political campaigns
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  a participating candidate:
1. Shall not accept any contributions,  other than a limited number of five-dollar qualifying contributions as specified in section 16-946 and early contributions as specified in section 16-945,  except in the emergency situation specified in section 16-954,  subsection F.
2. Shall not make expenditures of more than a total of five hundred dollars of the candidate's personal monies for a candidate for the legislature or more than one thousand dollars for a candidate for statewide office.
3. Shall not make expenditures in the primary election period in excess of the adjusted primary election spending limit.
4. Shall not make expenditures in the general election period in excess of the adjusted general election spending limit.
5. Shall comply with section 16-948 regarding campaign accounts and section 16-953 regarding returning unused monies to the citizens clean elections fund described in this article.
B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  a nonparticipating candidate shall not accept contributions in excess of an amount that is twenty per cent less than the limits specified in section 16-905,  subsections A through E,  as adjusted by the secretary of state pursuant to section 16-905,  subsection H. Any violation of this subsection shall be subject to the civil penalties and procedures set forth in section 16-905,  subsections J through M and section 16-924.
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  a candidate,  whether participating or nonparticipating:
1. If specified in a written agreement signed by the candidate and one or more opposing candidates and filed with the citizens clean elections commission,  shall not make any expenditure in the primary or general election period exceeding an agreed-upon amount lower than spending limits otherwise applicable by statute.
2. Shall continue to be bound by all other applicable election and campaign finance statutes and rules,  with the exception of those provisions in express or clear conflict with this article.
D. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  any person who makes independent expenditures related to a particular office cumulatively exceeding five hundred dollars in an election cycle,  with the exception of any expenditure listed in section 16-920 and any independent expenditure by an organization arising from a communication directly to the organization's members,  shareholders,  employees,  affiliated persons and subscribers,  shall file reports with the secretary of state in accordance with section 16-958 so indicating,  identifying the office and the candidate or group of candidates whose election or defeat is being advocated and stating whether the person is advocating election or advocating defeat.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-942 - Civil penalties and forfeiture of office

16-942.
Civil penalties and forfeiture of office
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. The civil penalty for a violation of any contribution or expenditure limit in section 16-941 by or on behalf of a participating candidate shall be ten times the amount by which the expenditures or contributions exceed the applicable limit.
B. In addition to any other penalties imposed by law,  the civil penalty for a violation by or on behalf of any candidate of any reporting requirement imposed by this chapter shall be one hundred dollars per day for candidates for the legislature and three hundred dollars per day for candidates for statewide office. The penalty imposed by this subsection shall be doubled if the amount not reported for a particular election cycle exceeds ten percent of the adjusted primary or general election spending limit. No penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection shall exceed twice the amount of expenditures or contributions not reported. The candidate and the candidate's campaign account shall be jointly and severally responsible for any penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection.
C. Any campaign finance report filed indicating a violation of section 16-941,  subsections A or B or section 16-941,  subsection C,  paragraph 1 involving an amount in excess of ten percent of the sum of the adjusted primary election spending limit and the adjusted general election spending limit for a particular candidate shall result in disqualification of a candidate or forfeiture of office.
D. Any participating candidate adjudged to have committed a knowing violation of section 16-941,  subsection A or subsection C,  paragraph 1 shall repay from the candidate's personal monies to the fund all monies expended from the candidate's campaign account and shall turn over the candidate's campaign account to the fund.
E. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited into the fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-943 - Criminal violations and penalties

16-943.
Criminal violations and penalties
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. A candidate,  or any other person acting on behalf of a candidate,  who knowingly violates section 16-941 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
B. Any person who knowingly pays any thing of value or any compensation for a qualifying contribution as defined in section 16-946 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
C. Any person who knowingly provides false or incomplete information on a report filed under section 16-958 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-945 - Limits on early contributions

16-945.
Limits on early contributions
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. A participating candidate may accept early contributions only from individuals and only during the exploratory period and the qualifying period,  subject to the following limitations:
1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  no contributor shall give,  and no participating candidate shall accept,  contributions from a contributor exceeding one hundred dollars during an election cycle.
2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  early contributions to a participating candidate from all sources for an election cycle shall not exceed,  for a candidate for governor,  forty thousand dollars or,  for other candidates,  ten per cent of the sum of the original primary election spending limit and the original general election spending limit.
3. Qualifying contributions specified in section 16-946 shall not be included in determining whether the limits in this subsection have been exceeded.
B. Early contributions specified in subsection A of this section and the candidate's personal monies specified in section 16-941,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 may be spent only during the exploratory period and the qualifying period. Any early contributions not spent by the end of the qualifying period shall be paid to the fund.
C. If a participating candidate has a debt from an election campaign in this state during a previous election cycle in which the candidate was not a participating candidate,  then,  during the exploratory period only,  the candidate may accept,  in addition to early contributions specified in subsection A of this section,  contributions subject to the limitations in section 16-941,  subsection B,  or may exceed the limit on personal monies in section 16-941,  subsection A,  paragraph 2,  provided that such contributions and monies are used solely to retire such debt.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-946 - Qualifying contributions

16-946.
Qualifying contributions
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. During the qualifying period,  a participating candidate may collect qualifying contributions,  which shall be paid to the fund.
B. To qualify as a qualifying contribution,  a contribution must be:
1. Made by a qualified elector as defined in section 16-121,  who at the time of the contribution is registered in the electoral district of the office the candidate is seeking and who has not given another qualifying contribution to that candidate during that election cycle.
2. Made by a person who is not given anything of value in exchange for the qualifying contribution.
3. In the sum of five dollars,  exactly.
4. Received unsolicited during the qualifying period or solicited during the qualifying period by a person who is not employed or retained by the candidate and who is not compensated to collect contributions by the candidate or on behalf of the candidate.
5. If made by check or money order,  made payable to the candidate's campaign committee,  or if in cash,  deposited in the candidate's campaign committee's account.
6. Accompanied by a three-part reporting slip that includes the printed name,  registration address and signature of the contributor,  the name of the candidate for whom the contribution is made,  the date and the printed name and signature of the solicitor. An electronic signature as defined in section 41-351 is deemed to comply with this paragraph.
C. A copy of the reporting slip shall be given as a receipt to the contributor,  and another copy shall be retained by the candidate's campaign committee. Delivery of an original reporting slip to the secretary of state shall excuse the candidate from disclosure of these contributions on campaign finance reports filed under article 1 of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-947 - Certification as a participating candidate

16-947.
Certification as a participating candidate
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. A candidate who wishes to be certified as a participating candidate shall file,  before the end of the qualifying period,  an application with the secretary of state,  in a form specified by the citizens clean elections commission.
B. The application shall identify the candidate,  the office that the candidate plans to seek and the candidate's party,  if any,  and shall contain the candidate's signature,  under oath,  certifying that:
1. The candidate has complied with the restrictions of section 16-941,  subsection A during the election cycle to date.
2. The candidate's campaign committee and exploratory committee have filed all campaign finance reports required under article 1 of this chapter during the election cycle to date and that they are complete and accurate.
3. The candidate will comply with the requirements of section 16-941,  subsection A during the remainder of the election cycle and,  specifically,  will not accept private contributions.
C. The commission shall act on the application within one week. Unless,  within that time,  the commission denies an application and provides written reasons that all or part of a certification in subsection B of this section is incomplete or untrue,  the candidate shall be certified as a participating candidate. If the commission denies an application for failure to file all complete and accurate campaign finance reports or failure to make the certification in subsection B,  paragraph 3 of this section,  the candidate may reapply within two weeks of the commission's decision by filing complete and accurate campaign finance reports and another sworn certification.
D. A candidate shall be denied certification if that candidate was removed from office by the commission or if the candidate is delinquent in payment of a debt to the commission. If the debt is paid in full or if the candidate is current on a payment agreement with the commission,  the candidate may apply for certification as a participating candidate and is eligible to be certified if otherwise qualified by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-948 - Controls on participating candidates' campaign accounts

16-948.
Controls on participating candidates' campaign accounts
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. A participating candidate shall conduct all financial activity through a single campaign account of the candidate's campaign committee. A participating candidate shall not make any deposits into the campaign account other than those permitted under section 16-945 or 16-946.
B. A candidate may designate other persons with authority to withdraw monies from the candidate's campaign account. The candidate and any person so designated shall sign a joint statement under oath promising to comply with the requirements of this title.
C. The candidate or a person authorized under subsection B of this section shall pay monies from a participating candidate's campaign account directly to the person providing goods or services to the campaign and shall identify,  on a report filed pursuant to article 1.4 of this chapter,  the full name and street address of the person and the nature of the goods and services and compensation for which payment has been made. The following payments made directly or indirectly from a participating candidate's campaign account are unlawful contributions:
1. A payment made to a private organization that is exempt under section 501(a) of the internal revenue code and that is eligible to engage in activities to influence the outcome of a candidate election.
2. A payment made directly or indirectly to a political party.
D. Notwithstanding subsection C of this section,  a campaign committee may establish one or more petty cash accounts,  which in aggregate shall not exceed one thousand dollars at any time. No single expenditure shall be made from a petty cash account exceeding one hundred dollars.
E. Monies in a participating candidate's campaign account shall not be used to pay fines or civil penalties,  for costs or legal fees related to representation before the commission,  or for defense of any enforcement action under this chapter. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a participating candidate from having a legal defense fund.
F. A participating candidate shall not use clean elections monies to purchase goods or services that bear a distinctive trade name,  trademark or trade dress item,  including a logo,  that is owned by a business or other entity that is owned by that participating candidate or in which the candidate has a controlling interest. The use of goods or services that are prohibited by this subsection is deemed to be an unlawful in-kind contribution to the participating candidate.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-949 - Controls on spending from citizens clean elections fund

16-949.
Controls on spending from citizens clean elections fund
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. The commission shall not spend,  on all costs incurred under this article during a particular calendar year,  more than five dollars times the number of Arizona resident personal income tax returns filed during the previous calendar year. The commission may exceed this limit during a calendar year,  provided that it is offset by an equal reduction of the limit during another calendar year during the same four-year period beginning January 1 immediately after a gubernatorial election.
B. The commission may use up to ten per cent of the amount specified in subsection A of this section for reasonable and necessary expenses of administration and enforcement,  including the activities specified in section 16-956,  subsection A,  paragraphs 3 through 7 and subsections B and C. Any portion of the ten per cent not used for this purpose shall remain in the fund.
C. The commission may apply up to ten per cent of the amount specified in subsection A of this section for reasonable and necessary expenses associated with public education regarding participation as a candidate or a contributor,  or regarding the functions,  purpose and technical aspects of the act. Reasonable and necessary expenditures made pursuant to section 16-956 are not included in this subsection.
D. The commission may spend monies in the fund for the reasonable and necessary expenses to implement the act but shall not use monies in the fund to promote the benefits of the clean elections act. Expenditures made pursuant to subsection C of this section or in section 16-956,  subsection A are deemed not to constitute promoting the benefits of the clean elections act. Expenditures pursuant to this subsection shall not be included in the limits prescribed in subsection C of this section.
E. The state treasurer shall administer a citizens clean elections fund from which costs incurred under this article shall be paid. The auditor general shall review the monies in,  payments into and expenditures from the fund no less often than every four years.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-951 - Clean elections funding

16-951.
Clean elections funding
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
A. At the beginning of the primary election period,  the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of each candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding:
1. For a candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding for a party primary election,  an amount equal to the original primary election spending limit.
2. For an independent candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding,  an amount equal to seventy percent of the sum of the original primary election spending limit and the original general election spending limit.
3. For a qualified participating candidate who is unopposed for an office in that candidate's primary,  in the primary of any other party and by any opposing independent candidate,  an amount equal to five dollars times the number of qualifying contributions for that candidate certified by the commission.
B. At any time after the first day of January of an election year,  any candidate who has met the requirements of section 16-950 may sign and cause to be filed a nomination paper in the form specified by section 16-311,  subsection A,  with a nominating petition and signatures,  instead of filing such papers after the earliest time set for filing specified by that subsection. Upon such filing and verification of the signatures,  the commission shall pay the amount specified in subsection A of this section immediately,  rather than waiting for the beginning of the primary election period.
C. At the beginning of the general election period,  the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of each candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding for the general election,  except those candidates identified in subsection A,  paragraph 2 or subsection D of this section,  an amount equal to the original general election spending limit.
D. At the beginning of the general election period,  the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of a qualified participating candidate who has not received funds pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 3 of this section and who is unopposed by any other party nominee or any opposing independent candidate an amount equal to five dollars times the number of qualifying contributions for that candidate certified by the commission.
E. The special original general election spending limit,  for a candidate who has received funds pursuant to subsection A,  paragraphs 2 or 3 or subsection D of this section,  shall be equal to the amount that the commission is obligated to pay to that candidate.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-952 - One-party-dominant legislative district

16-952.
One-party-dominant legislative district
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)
Upon applying for clean elections funding pursuant to section 16-950,  a participating candidate for the legislature in a one-party-dominant legislative district who is qualified for clean elections funding for the party primary election of the dominant party may choose to reallocate a portion of funds from the general election period to the primary election period. At the beginning of the primary election period,  the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of a participating candidate who makes this choice an extra amount equal to fifty per cent of the original primary election spending limit,  and the original primary election spending limit for the candidate who makes this choice shall be increased by the extra amount. If a participating candidate who makes this choice becomes qualified for clean elections funding for the general election,  the amount the candidate receives at the beginning of the general election period shall be reduced by the extra amount received at the beginning of the primary election period,  and the original general election spending limit for that candidate shall be reduced by the extra amount. For the purpose of this subsection,  a one-party-dominant legislative district is a district in which the number of registered voters registered in the party with the highest number of registered voters exceeds the number of registered voters registered to each of the other parties by an amount at least as high as ten per cent of the total number of voters registered in the district. The status of a district as a one-party-dominant legislative district shall be determined as of the beginning of the qualifying period.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-953 - Return of monies to the citizens clean elections fund

16-953.
Return of monies to the citizens clean elections fund
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. At the end of the primary election period,  a participating candidate who has received monies pursuant to section 16-951,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 shall return to the fund all monies in the candidate s campaign account above an amount sufficient to pay any unpaid bills for expenditures made during the primary election period and for goods or services directed to the primary election.
B. At the end of the general election period,  a participating candidate shall return to the fund all monies in the candidate s campaign account above an amount sufficient to pay any unpaid bills for expenditures made before the general election and for goods or services directed to the general election.
C. A participating candidate shall pay all uncontested and unpaid bills referenced in this section no later than thirty days after the primary or general election. A participating candidate shall make monthly reports to the commission concerning the status of the dispute over any contested bills. Any monies in a candidate s campaign account after payment of bills shall be returned promptly to the fund.
D. If a participating candidate is replaced pursuant to section 16-343,  and the replacement candidate files an oath with the secretary of state certifying to section 16-947,  subsection B,  paragraph 3,  the campaign account of the participating candidate shall be transferred to the replacement candidate and the commission shall certify the replacement candidate as a participating candidate without requiring compliance with section 16-950 or the remainder of section 16-947. If the replacement candidate does not file such an oath,  the campaign account shall be liquidated and all remaining monies returned to the fund.
E. If a participating candidate who has received monies pursuant to section 16-951,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 does not qualify for the ballot for the primary election,  the participating candidate shall:
1. Return to the fund all monies in the candidate s campaign account above the amount sufficient to pay any unpaid bills for expenditures made before the date the candidate failed to qualify for the primary ballot.
2. Return to the commission,  within fourteen days,  all remaining assets purchased with public funds in that election cycle,  including all political signs. The disqualified participating candidate is not required to return political signs purchased in a previous election cycle.
3. Repay any monies paid to a family member unless the participating candidate demonstrates that the payment made was for goods or services actually provided before disqualification of the candidate and the payment was for fair market value. For the purposes of this paragraph,  " family member"  means a parent,  grandparent,  spouse,  child or sibling of the candidate or a parent or spouse of any of those persons.