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11.502

11.502 Qualification; certification.

11.502(1)

(1) Before a candidate for justice in the primary election may be certified as an eligible candidate to receive a public financing benefit for the primary election campaign period, the candidate shall apply to the board for a public financing benefit and file a sworn statement that the candidate has complied and will comply with all requirements of this section and ss. 11.503 to 11.522 throughout the applicable campaign, which includes the primary and election for that office. A candidate shall file the application and statement no later than the beginning of the primary election campaign period for the office that the candidate seeks.

11.502(2)

(2) A candidate shall be certified by the board as an eligible candidate for receipt of a public financing benefit for a primary election if the candidate complies with sub. (1) and receives qualifying contributions from at least 1,000 separate contributors in an aggregate amount of not less than $5,000 nor more than $15,000 before the close of the public financing qualifying period.

11.502(3)

(3) The board shall verify a candidate's compliance with the requirements of sub. (2) by such verification and sampling techniques as the board considers appropriate.

11.502(4)

(4) Each candidate shall:

11.502(4)(a)

(a) Acknowledge each qualifying contribution by a receipt to the contributor which contains the contributor's name and home address.

11.502(4)(b)

(b) No later than the 15th or the last day of the month which immediately follows the date of receipt of a qualifying contribution, whichever comes first, file a copy of the receipt under par. (a) with the board, except that during July, August, and September a copy need only be filed by the last day of the month.

11.502(5)

(5) A qualifying contribution may be utilized only for the purpose of making a disbursement authorized by law.

11.502 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 89.