Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1)
Eligible Primary Candidates. A candidate shall be
certified as an eligible candidate for the purpose of receiving limited public
financing for that candidate's primary election campaign if:
(a) the state secretary has certified the
candidate as qualifying for the ballot and having opposition under M.G.L. c.
55C, § 2; and
(b) the
candidate has filed with the Director:
1. the
statement agreeing to the statutory expenditure limit;
2. the statement of qualifying contributions
required by
970 CMR
4.05, which the director has determined
includes qualifying contributions in the minimum amounts established by M.G.L.
c. 55C, § 4. Candidates for governor seeking public financing in the
primary campaign shall file the statement on or before the Friday preceding the
ninth Tuesday before the primary, and other candidates seeking public financing
in the primary campaign shall file the statement on or before the Friday
preceding the eighth Tuesday before the primary; and
3. the request required by 970 CMR
4.07(2).
(2)
The candidate shall file a written request for limited public financing on a
form prepared by the Director. Such request shall include a statement that the
candidate:
(a) is requesting limited public
funds for that candidate's primary election campaign and will use such funds
only in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55 and c. 55C and 970 CMR;
(b) understands that the candidate must
obtain a bond in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55C, § 8 and
970 CMR
4.09 prior to the distribution of any public
funds; and
(c) understands that the
candidate may be required to pay back public funds to the Commonwealth pursuant
to M.G.L. c. 55C, § 9.
(3)
Eligible General Election
Candidates. Except as provided in 970 CMR 4.07(5), a candidate or
candidate team shall be certified as an eligible candidate for the purposes of
receiving limited public financing for the candidate's general election
campaign if:
(a) the state secretary has
certified the candidate or candidate team as qualifying for the ballot and
having opposition under M.G.L. c. 55C, § 2; and
(b) the candidate has filed with the
director:
1. the statement agreeing to the
statutory expenditure limit;
2. the
statement of qualifying contributions required by
970 CMR
4.05, which the director has determined
includes qualifying contributions in the minimum amounts established by M.G.L.
c. 55C, § 6. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor seeking
public financing in the general election campaign shall file the statement on
or before the Friday preceding the fifth Tuesday before the primary, and other
candidates seeking public financing in the primary campaign shall file the
statement on or before the Friday preceding the fourth Tuesday before the
primary; and
3. the request
required by 970 CMR 4.07(4).
(4) The candidate shall file a written
request for limited public financing on a form prepared by the Director. Such
request shall include a statement that the candidate:
(a) is requesting limited public funds for
that candidate or candidate team's general election campaign and will use such
funds only in accordance with M.G.L. chs. 55 and 55C and 970 CMR;
(b) certifies that the candidate will obtain
a bond in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55C, § 8,
970
CMR 4.08(3) and
4.09
prior to the distribution of any public funds; and
(c) understands that the candidate may be
required to pay back public funds to the Commonwealth pursuant to M.G.L. c.
55C, § 9.
(5)
Candidate Teams. A candidate team shall be certified
as an eligible candidate team for the purposes of receiving limited public
financing for such team's general election campaign in the same manner as a
candidate is certified as an eligible candidate in accordance with 970 CMR
4.07(3) provided:
(a) the candidate for
governor and the candidate for lieutenant governor of a candidate team have
each filed the statement required by
970 CMR
4.04 agreeing to abide by the statutory
expenditure limit;
(b) the Director
has determined that the combined statements of qualifying contributions
submitted by the candidate for governor and the candidate for lieutenant
governor of such candidate team include qualifying contributions in the minimum
amounts established by M.G.L. c. 55C, § 6; and
(c) the candidate for governor has filed the
request for limited public financing in accordance with 970 CMR 4.07(4) on
behalf of the candidate team.
