11.51 Certification by candidate.
11.51
11.51 Certification by candidate.11.51(1)
(1) To apply for a public financing benefit, a candidate shall certify to the board that the candidate has complied and will comply, throughout the applicable campaign, with all requirements of ss. 11.502 to 11.522 and that all disclosures required as of the time of application have been made, and shall present evidence of the requisite number of qualifying contributions received by the candidate. The candidate's request for certification shall be signed by the candidate and the candidate's campaign treasurer.11.51(2)
(2) The board shall certify to the state treasurer the name of each eligible candidate at the spring primary together with the amount of the public financing benefit payable to the candidate promptly after the candidate demonstrates his or her eligibility and, in any event, not later than 5 days after the end of the public financing qualifying period. The state treasurer shall immediately credit that candidate's account with a line of credit for the amount certified. No candidate may utilize a line of credit received under this subsection until the beginning of the primary election campaign period.11.51(3)
(3) The board shall certify to the state treasurer the name of each eligible candidate at the spring election together with the amount of the public financing benefit payable to the candidate not later than 48 hours after the date of the spring primary election for the office of justice, or the date that the primary election would be held if a primary were required. The state treasurer shall immediately credit that candidate's account with a line of credit for the amount certified. However, no candidate for a particular office shall receive a line of credit until all candidates for the office of justice who apply and qualify for a public financing benefit have been certified as eligible candidates.11.51(4)
(4) If any candidate who receives a public financing benefit violates the requirements of ss. 11.502 to 11.522, the board shall require the candidate to repay the amount obligated by the candidate from the democracy trust fund for the primary or election campaign period for which the candidate received the benefit. The board shall deposit all repayments received under this subsection in the democracy trust fund.11.51 - ANNOT.
History: 2009 a. 89.