§3-12-11. Schedule and Amount of Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Fund Payments
(a) The State Election Commission, acting in concert with the State Auditor's office and the State Treasurer's office, shall have a check issued within two business days after the date on which the candidate is certified, to make payments from the fund for the nonpartisan judicial election campaign period available to a certified candidate. In […]
§3-12-12. Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures
(a) A certified candidate or his or her committee may not accept loans or contributions from any private source, including the personal funds of the candidate and the candidate's immediate family, during the nonpartisan judicial election campaign period except as permitted by this article. (b) After filing the declaration of intent and during the qualifying […]
§3-12-13. Reporting Requirements
(a) Participating candidates and certified candidates shall comply with this section in addition to any other reporting required by this chapter. (b) During the exploratory and qualifying periods, a participating candidate or his or her financial agent shall submit, on the first of each month, a report of all exploratory and qualifying contributions along with […]
§3-12-1. Short Title
This article is known as the "West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program."
§3-12-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations
The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Current campaign finance laws permit candidates to spend unlimited amounts of money raised from private sources;
§3-12-3. Definitions
As used in this article, the following terms and phrases have the following meanings: (1) "Candidate's committee" means a political committee established with the approval of or in cooperation with a candidate or a prospective candidate to explore the possibilities of seeking a particular office or to support or aid his or her nomination or […]