Campaign Treasurer

(a)Every committee, political party, and candidate shall appoint a campaign treasurer on or before the day for filing an organizational report. Up to five

(5)deputy campaign treasurers may be appointed. A candidate may appoint himself or herself as campaign treasurer.

(b)A campaign treasurer may be removed at any time. In case of death, resignation, or removal of the campaign treasurer, the committee, party, or candidate shall promptly appoint a successor. During the period the office of campaign treasurer is vacant, the candidate, committee chairman, or party chairman, whichever is applicable, shall serve as a campaign treasurer.

(c)Each campaign treasurer shall be authorized to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of the candidate, committee, or political party appointing him.