Public Funding Checklist

The following checklist is provided to ensure that all requirements have been met before an Application for Public Funds is filed:

1. File Statement of Intent to Seek Public Funds (Form CC-4)
2. File Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits (Form CC-2)
3. File nomination papers
4. Qualified opponent filed nomination papers
5. All reports have been filed and there are no fines owed to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund
6. Collect minimum qualifying contribution amount established for respective office
7. Electronically file the Statement of Qualifying Campaign Contributions on the Candidate Filing System and attach a copy with the manually filed Application for Public Funds (Form CC-6)

The three components to public funding are: voluntarily agreeing to an expenditure limit, collecting the minimum qualifying contribution amount to become eliglbe for public funds, and the maximum amount of public funds that a candidate can receive.