Section 13309 Of Chapter 4. Sample Ballots And Voter Pamphlets From California Elections Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 4.
13309
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13307, if a candidate alleges to
be indigent and unable to pay in advance the requisite fee for
submitting a candidate statement, the candidate shall submit to the
local agency a statement of financial worth to be used in determining
whether or not he or she is eligible to submit a candidate statement
without payment of the fee in advance.
(b) The statement of financial worth required by this section
shall be submitted by the candidate together with his or her
candidate statement in accordance with the deadline specified in
Section 13307. The statement of financial worth form shall be
furnished by the local agency, and may include questions relating to
the candidate's employer, income, real estate holdings, tangible
personal property, and financial obligations. The candidate shall
certify the content of the statement as to its truth and correctness
under penalty of perjury. The candidate shall also sign a release
form of the candidate's most recent federal income tax report.
(c) Upon receipt of a statement of financial worth, a
determination shall be made by the local agency of whether or not the
candidate is indigent. The local agency shall notify the candidate
of its findings.
(d) If it is determined that the candidate is not indigent, the
candidate shall, within three days of the notification, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, withdraw the statement or pay
the requisite fee. If the candidate fails to respond within the time
prescribed, the local agency shall not be obligated to print and
mail the statement.
(e) If the local agency determines that the candidate is indigent,
the local agency shall print and mail the statement.
(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the local agency from
billing the candidate his or her actual pro rata share of the cost
after the election.