§3-12-14. Duties of the State Election Commission; Secretary of State
(a) In addition to its other duties, the State Election Commission shall carry out the duties of this article and complete the following as applicable: (1) Prescribe forms for reports, statements, notices and other documents required by this article;
§3-12-15. Criminal Penalties
(a) A participating or certified candidate who, either personally or through his or her committee, knowingly accepts contributions or benefits in excess of those allowed under this article, spends or obligates funds in excess of the public campaign financing funding to which he or she is entitled or uses the benefits or funding for a […]
§3-12-16. Civil Penalties
(a) If a participating or certified candidate or his or her committee or financial agent unintentionally accepts contributions from a private source in violation of this article or spends or obligates to spend more than the amount of public financing money he or she is eligible to receive from the fund pursuant to section eleven […]
§3-12-4. Alternative Public Campaign Financing Option
This article establishes an alternative public campaign financing option available to candidates for election to the office of Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Candidates electing the alternative public campaign financing option shall comply with all other applicable election and campaign laws and rules.
§3-12-5. Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Fund
There is established within the State Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the "Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Fund" for the dual purpose of providing public financing for the election campaigns of certified candidates under the provisions of this article and of paying the administrative and enforcement costs of the […]
§3-12-6. Sources of Revenue for the Fund
Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the fund: (1) All exploratory and qualifying contributions in excess of the established maximums;
§3-12-7. Declaration of Intent
A candidate desiring to receive campaign financing from the fund shall first file a declaration of intent before the end of the qualifying period and prior to collecting any qualifying contributions. The declaration shall be on a form prescribed by the State Election Commission and shall contain a statement that the candidate is qualified to […]
§3-12-8. Exploratory Period; Contributions; Expenditures
(a) A participating candidate or his or her committee may not accept, spend or obligate exploratory contributions exceeding $20,000 in the aggregate, during the exploratory period. At the time the participating candidate formally declares his or her intent to qualify for public campaign financing, in accordance with section five of this article, any unexpended or […]
§3-12-9. Qualifying Contributions
(a) A participating candidate or his or her candidate's committee may not accept more than one qualifying contribution from a single individual. A qualifying contribution may not be less than $1 nor more than $100. To be considered as a proper qualifying contribution, the qualifying contribution must be made by a registered West Virginia voter. […]
§3-12-10. Certification of Candidates
(a) To be certified, a participating candidate shall apply to the State Election Commission for public campaign financing from the fund and file a sworn statement that he or she has complied and will comply with all requirements of this article throughout the applicable campaign. (b) Upon receipt of a notice from the Secretary of […]