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West Virginia Regulations § 146-5-9 Restrictions on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures

⤴ Up to Series 146-05: West Virginia Supreme Count of Appeals Public Campaign financing Program

Regulation Text

9.1. During the qualifying period a participating candidate may spend or obligate only that amount which he or she has collected in exploratory and qualifying contributions.
9.2. At the end of the qualifying period, a certified candidate may spend or obligate any unspent exploratory or qualifying contributions and the moneys he or she receives from the Fund.
9.3. A participating or certified candidate may expend exploratory and qualifying contributions and money from the Fund only for lawful election expenses as provided W.Va. Code § 3-8-9 .
9.4. Moneys distributed from the Fund may be expended only during the non-partisan judicial election campaign periods for which the funds were dispersed.
9.5. Money from the Fund may not be used:
9.5.a. In violation of law;
9.5.b. To repay any personal, family or business loans, expenditures or debts; or
9.5.c. To help any other candidate.
9.6. A certified candidate must return to the Fund any unspent and unobligated exploratory contributions, qualifying contributions or moneys received from the Fund within forty-eight hours after he or she ceases to be certified or otherwise ceases to be a candidate.
9.7. A certified candidate who remains certified through the non-partisan judicial election campaign period shall pay to the Fund, within five business days after the non-partisan judicial election, any unspent or unobligated public campaign financing funds.
9.8. A candidate who decides not to run for office shall pay to the Fund all unspent or unobligated exploratory and qualifying contributions.
9.9. A candidate who decides to run for office as a non-participating candidate may use unspent or unobligated exploratory and qualifying contributions in accordance with articles 8 and 12, Chapter 3, of the West Virginia Code.
9.10. A candidate may not mingle public campaign financing funds in the same bank account with his or her personal funds.

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