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The voter has moved from Legislative District J in Pima County without updating his voter
registration and currently resides in the same Legislative District (District P) as the
candidate and wants to contribute $5.00. Will this contribution count toward qualifying
for Clean Election Funding?
Answer:
No. ?New resident ballot? rules that apply to voting and candidate nomination petitions
DO NOT APPLY to Clean Election Funding. The statutory language is clear. The voter must be REGISTERED TO VOTE in the Legislative District on the date they make the contribution before the contribution will qualify.
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In order to qualify for funding using the fast track random sample method of verification,
will I qualify if I submit 220 qualifying contributions?
Answer:
No. In order to qualify from a random sample, the number of valid contributions must be
MORE THAN 110% of the minimum number needed to qualify. The minimum number needed to
qualify for legislative candidates is 200 contributions. 110% of the minimum number of
contributions is 220 contributions. However, you must have MORE THAN 110% so you must
submit more than 220 contributions. The Clean Elections Commission recommends that you
submit 20% more than the minimum number required (240 contributions for Legislative candidates)
to ensure qualification.
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A voter has contributed $5.00 toward my opponent?s qualification as a Clean Election Candidate.
May that same voter also contribute $5.00 toward my campaign qualification?
Answer:
Yes. Nothing in the statutes or rules prohibits making contributions to more than one candidate.
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I want to contribute $5.00 to a campaign seeking qualification. When completing the paperwork,
may I be both the solicitor of the funds and the contributor?
Answer:
Yes. Nothing in the statute requires that there be two separate people involved. The paperwork
must be filled out completely.
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One of my opponent?s qualifying contributions came from my opponent himself. Is this valid?
Answer:
Yes. The candidate?s own $5.00 contribution is an easy qualifying contribution. Any voter who
is registered in the legislative district may contribute. Even the candidate.
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I am a solicitor of qualifying contributions for a Republican Candidate for Legislature. If I
receive a contribution from a voter registered as a member of the Democratic Party, will this
contribution count toward qualification?
Answer:
Yes. Political party affiliation is not taken into consideration. The only issue is whether or
not the individual is registered to vote in the candidate?s Legislative District on the date the
contribution was made.
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If the voter/contributor forgets to sign or date the qualification paperwork, may the solicitor
or another sign and date the form for them to correct the error?
Answer:
No. Only the voter may sign and date the qualification form unless the voter has a physical
disability that prevents him/her from signing. If anyone else signs on behalf of a voter who
is not disabled, the contribution will not count toward qualification and could lead to a criminal
investigation for forgery and/or fraud.
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If I obtain contributions from a husband and wife, may one spouse sign for the other?
Answer:
No. This is the same as question 7. Each voter must sign for himself or herself unless the voter
has a physical disability that prevents them from signing. If someone else is signing for a voter
because of a disability, make note of this on the form so it can be verified. Please note, as part
of the validation process, each signature is compared to the signature on the voter?s registration form. If the signature does not match, the contribution does not qualify.
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Before I submit my Clean Elections qualifying slips to the Secretary of State?s Office for
verification, I want to check to see if they are valid. Can I bring them to the Recorder?s
Office for checking?
Answer:
Yes. The Recorder?s Office has a number of public access computers available for research.
You may look up each voter?s record to determine if they were registered in the legislative
district on the date the qualification slip was signed. Voter?s signatures are now confidential
by state law. However, if you make a request to review signatures in advance, you will be
provided access to the signatures for your comparison. Recorder?s Office employees are prohibited
from making the comparisons for you.
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I solicit a contribution from a person living in my legislative district who tells me they are not
registered to vote. Before they give me the contribution, I have them complete a voter registration
form. Is this a qualifying contribution?
Answer:
Yes. If the completed and dated voter registration form is received by the Recorder?s Office within
10 days of the date it was completed, the voter will be registered as of the date on the voter
registration form. If the form is not dated, or not received by the Recorder?s Office within that
time period, the voter will be registered as of the date the form was received and the contribution
will not count towards qualification.
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WEB SITES:
Secretary of State
http://www.azsos.gov
Clean Election Commission
http://www.ccec.state.az.us
Arizona Redistricting Commission
http://www.azredistricting.org
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