2005 West Virginia Code - §3-8-4. — Treasurers and financial agents; written designation requirements.

§3-8-4. Treasurers and financial agents; written designation requirements.

(a) No person may act as the treasurer of any political committee, or as financial agent for any candidate for nomination or election to any statewide office, to any office encompassing an election district larger than a county or to any legislative office or for any person supporting, aiding or opposing the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate for an office encompassing an election district larger than a county, unless a written statement designating that person as the treasurer or financial agent is filed with the Secretary of State at least twenty-eight days before the election at which that person is to act as a financial agent or treasurer and is received by the Secretary of State before midnight, Eastern Standard Time, of that day or if mailed, is postmarked before that hour: Provided, That a change of treasurer or financial agent may be made at any time by filing a written statement with the Secretary of State.
(b) No person may act as treasurer of any committee or as financial agent for any candidate to be nominated or elected by the voters of a county or a district therein, except legislative candidates, or as the financial agent for a candidate for the nomination or election to any other office, unless a written statement designating him or her as the treasurer or financial agent is filed with the clerk of the county commission at least twenty-eight days before the election at which he or she is to act and is received before midnight, Eastern Standard Time, of that day or if mailed, is postmarked before that hour: Provided, That a change of treasurer may be made at any time by filing a written statement with the clerk of the county commission.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a filing designating a treasurer for a state or county political executive committee may be made anytime before the committee either accepts or spends funds. Once a designation is made by a state or county political executive committee, no additional designations are required under this section until a successor treasurer is designated. A state or county political executive committee may terminate a designation made pursuant to this section by making a written request to terminate the designation and by stating in the request that the committee has no funds remaining in the committee's account. This written request shall be filed with either the Secretary of State or the clerk of the county commission as provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this section.