Certification Of Intention - Delaware Campaign Finance Section

Campaign Finance Section

Certification of Intention

Municipal Candidates Only

(Except City of Wilmington)

Title 15, Section 7555 of the Delaware Code: Candidate for Municipal Election

A candidate for municipal office (except City of Wilmington) shall file a Certificate of Intention or a Statement

of Organization establishing a campaign committee with the Commissioner of Elections no later than seven (7)

days after declaring his candidacy. A Certificate of Intention is submitted by a candidate when the yearly salary

for the office for which he has filed a Declaration of Candidacy is less than $1,000 or who does not intend to

receive more than $2,000 in contributions or expend more than $2000 for campaign expenses during the

campaign pursuant to § 7555 Title 15 of the Delaware Code.

If the campaign subsequently receives or expends more than $2,000 (including any contributions or

expenditures by the Candidate), the candidate must notify the Office of the State Election Commissioner within

seven days of the receipt or expenditure which brings the total to more than $2,000. The Candidate must then

form a Committee and file all required reports with the Campaign Finance Section of the Office of the State

Election Commissioner.

STATEMENT

With this Certification of Intention, I, __________________________________________________________,

TYPE OR PRINT CANDIDATE’S FULL LEGAL NAME

as a candidate for the office of ________________________________________________________________

NAME OF OFFICE

for _____________________________________________________, hereby certify under penalty of perjury,

NAME OF TOWN, OR MUNICIPALITY

that I do not intend to receive or expend more that $2000 and I will comply with and adhere to the provisions

mandated in Title 15, Section 7555 of the Delaware Code as they pertain to my tenure. I also certify that all

information I provide herein is true and complete.

CANDIDATE SIGNATURE

DATE

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ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBER

Campaign Finance Section

Certification of Intention-Mun (01/07)