Sec. 12A-35. Board's review of candidate photograph and statement; procedure for revision.

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(a)If a candidate files a photograph and statement under item

(8)of Section 12A-5 in a voters' guide, the Board shall review the photograph and statement to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Section 12A-10. Review by the Board under this Section shall be limited to determining whether the photograph and statement comply with the requirements of Section 12A-10 and may not include any determination relating to the accuracy or truthfulness of the substance or contents of the materials filed.

(b)The Board shall review each photograph and statement. If the Board determines that the photograph or statement of a candidate must be revised in order to comply with the requirements of Section 12A-10, the Board shall attempt to contact the candidate. A candidate contacted by the Board under this Section may file a revised photograph or statement no later than the 5th business day following notification .

(c)If the Board is required to attempt to contact a candidate under subsection

(b)of this Section, the Board shall attempt to contact the candidate by telephone or by using an electronic transmission facsimile machine, if such contact information is provided by the candidate.

(d)If the Board is unable to contact a candidate, if the candidate does not file a revised photograph or statement, or if the revised filing under subsection

(b)again fails to meet the standards of review set by the Board:

(1)If a photograph does not comply with Section 12A-10, the Board may modify the

photograph. The candidate shall pay the expense of any modification before publication of the photograph in the voters' guide. If the photograph cannot be modified to comply with Section 12A-10, the photograph shall not be printed in the guide.

(2)If a statement does not comply with Section 12A-10, the statement shall not be

published in the voters' guide.

(e)If the photograph or statement of a candidate filed under item

(8)of Section 12A-5 does not comply with a requirement of Section 12A-10 and the Board does not attempt to contact the candidate by the deadline specified in subsection

(b)of this Section, then, for purposes of this Section only, the photograph or statement shall be published as filed.

(f)A candidate revising a photograph or statement under this Section shall make only those revisions necessary to comply with Section 12A-10.

(g)The Board may by rule define the term "contact" as used in this Section.