Timing.
52 RCNY § 7-02
in effect§ 7-02 Timing.
(a) Payment dates.
(i) The Board will schedule at least three payment dates in the 45 days before a covered primary election and at least four payment dates in the 90 days prior to a covered general election.
(ii) No public funds will be paid to candidates in a primary or general election any earlier than two weeks after the last day to file designating petitions for the primary election, except that optional early public funds payments may be made no earlier than December 15 in the year before the year of the election. For a candidate to receive an optional early public funds payment, the Board must determine that one of the conditions set forth in § 3-705(7)(a)(2) or (3) of the Code is satisfied, or the candidate must submit a certified signed statement attesting to the need for such public funds and demonstrating that at least one of the conditions set forth in § 3-705(7)(a)(1) of the Code is satisfied. The statement must be accompanied by supporting documentation and must be submitted to the Board at least 15 business days before the optional early public funds payment is scheduled to be made.
(b) Preliminary review of disclosure statements; reasons for delay. In order to enable payment within four business days after receipt of disclosure statements, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, pursuant to § 3-705(4) of the Code, the Board shall conduct a preliminary review of all disclosure statements filed.
(i) If a candidate's complete disclosure statement is not actually received by 5:00 p.m. on the due date, or if the candidate submits a disclosure statement that fails to comply substantially with the requirements of the Act or these rules, the Board may be unable to make payment within four business days, and may review the disclosure statement for possible payment determinations at the next payment date.
(ii) A preliminary review may also be delayed for reasons including, but not limited to, consideration of whether a basis exists for an ineligibility determination. A delayed preliminary review may result in a payment determination being delayed until such time as it is practicable.
(c) Preliminary review of matching claims.
(i) Before making a pre-election payment determination, the Board may issue a report to the candidate indicating any matching claims determined to be invalid based on preliminary review of each disclosure statement and of the matchable contribution claims reported. The candidate may respond to the report by providing information or documentation demonstrating that any of the matching claims should be considered valid. Failure by the candidate to respond to such report by the deadline set by the Board may delay payment of public matching funds.
(ii) Pursuant to § 3-703(12)(b) of the Code, the Board will not invalidate a matching claim in a review of any disclosure statement filed after the statement in which such claim was submitted, unless the Board learns of new information relevant to the eligibility of the claim that was not available to the Board at the time of the initial review. Such new information may include: (1) information related to the candidate's eligibility to receive public funds generally, including the submission of a Certification as provided in 52 RCNY § 2-02, where the submission had not been made at the time of the initial review, and (2) information related to the contribution limit applicable to the candidate, including a declaration or change of the office sought by the candidate.
(d) No candidate shall receive more than the maximum public funds payable amount for a single election, pursuant to § 3-705(2)(b) of the Code, any earlier than the day after the day of the primary election.
(Added City Record 8/16/2019, eff. 9/15/2019; amended City Record 5/22/2020, eff. 6/21/2020)
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