16-947

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,
before the end of the qualifying period, file 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.