SEC. 1.174. EFFECT OF VIOLATION ON CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
§ 1.174
The Elections Director cannot issue a certificate of nomination or election to a candidate unless that candidate has filed all required campaign financial disclosures under state and local law.
Before a candidate can officially become a nominee or elected official, they must have turned in all of their campaign finance paperwork. The Elections Director checks that everything is filed before handing out the official certificate.
- Controversial:Withholding certification based on administrative compliance is a significant enforcement mechanism that could delay or prevent a candidate from taking office, which reasonable people might view differently regarding due process and proportionality.
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Official text
The Director of Elections shall not issue any certificate of nomination or election to any candidate until all of the candidate's campaign declarations, statements, or reports required under State and local law have been filed.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; renumbered by Proposition O, 11/7/2000; amended by Ord. 141-03, File No. 030034, App. 6/27/2003)