Code of Massachusetts Regulations
970 CMR - OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE
Title 970 CMR 4.00 - Public Finance Regulations
Section 4.05 - Eligible Candidate's Statement of Qualifying Contributions
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Any candidate or candidate team who seeks certification as an eligible candidate or candidate team shall, in addition to any other requirement established by M.G.L. c. 55C or 970 CMR 4.00, file with the director on a form prepared by the director a statement of qualifying contributions pursuant to M.G.L. c. 55C, § 3.
(2) The statement of qualifying contributions shall include such information as the Director may reasonably require to expedite the certifications and determinations required to be made by the director under M.G.L. c. 55C and 970 CMR 4.00. Such information, except for the information required by 970 CMR 4.05(2)(e), (g) and (h), shall be submitted in a database approved by the director:
(3) The director shall prepare verification cards which include the information required by 970 CMR 4.05(2)(h). Verification cards shall be signed by the contributor and the candidate committee's treasurer or the treasurer's designee and shall state that the contribution identified by the verification card was made during the relevant election cycle from personal funds of the individual contributor signing the verification card.
(4) No contribution appearing on the statement of qualifying contributions shall be certified by the director as a qualifying contribution unless the name and residential address of the contributor appears on such statement and each of the following documents in substantially the same form as provided for in 970 CMR 4.06:
(5) Contributions of $250 or less made during the election cycle to either or both the candidate for governor or the candidate for lieutenant governor of a candidate team may be claimed as a qualifying contribution for the general election campaign by the candidate team and shall be certified by the director if such contribution otherwise complies with 970 CMR.
(6) A contribution that is not listed in the electronic filing system as having been received and deposited by the candidate will not be claimed as a qualifying contribution.
(7) A statement of qualifying contributions that is submitted prior to the deadline for filing such statements under M.G.L. c. 55, §§ 4 and 6 and 970 CMR 4.02(4) may be electronically amended prior to such deadline.