in this recording I'm going to show you
how to register as a new candidate on
the campaign Finance reporting system
with the City of Albuquerque
the website can be found at
campaign finance.
cabq.gov
once you're on the landing page you'll
see a number of dashboards
to register navigate to the
top right corner and click
register select campaign
finance and the registration type
in this case I'm going to register as a
candidate the next page will collect
some basic information as a
candidate select the election
cycle the
office the jurisdiction
and importantly the financing status the
City of Albuquerque has privately
financed candidates and publicly
financed candidates in this instance I'm
going to select publicly financed
candidate you'll enter the name of the
candidate the address
it is required to enter the candidate
contact including phone number and
email this will be one of the main
points of contacts with the city clerk's
office
financial institutions are required for
both types of candidates publicly and
private
candidates the name of the
institution and the phone
number the account number and routing
number are only required for publicly
financed candidates that way we can send
the distribution to the correct account
privately financed candidates do not
have to submit their routing or account number
you'll need to list at least one
authorized user on the account it could
be the treasurer or the candidate
next you'll notice that there
is a required officer the only
required officer is the
treasurer you'll notice that there are
other options
authorized agent chairperson
assistant Treasurer and Treasurer again
only the treasurer is required to create
an account
finally you'll swear and affirm that the
information is correct
and you'll submit
the system will prompt you one
last time to double check your work
and finally you'll receive a
confirmation notification
the system will clarify that
your registration has been
submitted the city clerk's office will
then be notified of your registration
and can either
approve conditionally accept or reject
your registration once the candidate's
registration has been accepted or
conditionally accepted the the candidate
and the treasurer will receive an email
from the registration system with the
PDF attached it will give you your user ID
and it will also give you a link that
you can use to create security questions
and your
password if you've already created a
password you can find the link to login
right below
if you have any questions feel
free to reach out to the city clerk's
office
by emailing elections @ cabq.gov