Arizona Administrative Code › Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 20 - CITIZENS CLEAN ELECTIONS COMMISSION › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R2-20-105 - Certification for Funding

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. After a
				candidate is certified as a participating candidate, pursuant to A.R.S. §
									16-947,
				in accordance with the procedure set forth in
				R2-20-104,
				that candidate may collect qualifying contributions only during the qualifying
				period.
B. A participating
				candidate must submit to the Secretary of State, a list of names of persons who
				made qualifying contributions, an application for funding prescribed by the
				Secretary of State, the minimum number of original reporting slips, and an
				amount equal to the sum of the qualifying contributions collected pursuant to
				A.R.S. §
									16-950
				no later than one week after the end of the qualifying period. Any and all
				expenses associated with obtaining the qualifying contributions, including
				credit card processing fees must be paid for from the candidate&'s early
				contributions or personal monies. A candidate may develop his or her own
				three-part reporting slip for qualifying contributions, or one that is
				photocopied or computer reproduced, if the form substantially complies with the
				form prescribed by the Commission. The candidate must comply with the Act and
				ensure that the original qualifying slip is tendered to the Secretary of State,
				a copy remains with the candidate, and that a copy is given to the
				contributor.
C. A candidate may
				accept electronic $5 qualifying contributions for the elected office sought by
				the candidate. The Secretary of State's secured internet portal must be used to
				collect electronic $5 qualifying. A $5 contribution must accompany every $5
				qualifying contribution form and must be submitted via the Secretary of State's
				portal using a private electronic payment service, specified by the Secretary
				of State's Office, bank account, credit or debit card. A non-refundable
				transaction fee may be assessed on electronic $5 qualifying contribution
				transactions. The transaction fee is not a contribution to the candidate's
				campaign and is paid by the contributor. If excess funds are accumulated by the
				candidate's campaign based on the transaction fee then all excess funds must be
				given to the Commission and must be entered into the candidate's campaign
				finance report in a manner that indicates the transaction fees have been
				accumulated and transferred.
D. A
				solicitor who seeks signatures and qualifying contributions on behalf of a
				participating candidate shall provide his or her residential address, typed or
				printed name and signature on each reporting slip. The solicitor shall also
				sign a sworn statement on the contribution slip avowing that the contributor
				signed the slip, that the contributor contributed the $5, that based on
				information and belief, the contributor&'s name and address are correctly
				stated and that each contributor is a qualified elector of this state. If a
				contribution is received unsolicited, the candidate or contributor may sign the
				qualifying contribution form as the solicitor and is accountable for all of the
				responsibilities of a solicitor. Nothing in this rule shall prohibit the use of
				direct mail or the internet to obtain qualifying contributions as long as an
				original signature is provided on the qualifying contribution form. The
				candidate may sign the qualifying contribution form as the solicitor and is
				accountable for all of the responsibilities of a solicitor. For qualifying
				contributions received in accordance with subsection (C) of this Section, the
				residential address and signature of the solicitor is not required.
E. The Secretary of State has the authority
				to approve or deny a candidate for Clean Elections funding, pursuant to A.R.S.
				§
									16-950(C)
				 based upon the verification of the
				qualifying contribution forms by the appropriate county recorder. The county
				recorder shall disqualify any qualifying contribution forms that are:
1. Unsigned by the contributor;
2. Undated; or
3. That the recorder is unable to verify as
				matching signature of a person who is registered to vote, on the date specified
				inside the electoral district the candidate is seeking.