diff --git a/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py b/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b87e3702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import argparse
+import glob
+import os
+
+from openstack_election import check_candidacy
+from openstack_election import utils
+
+
+def validate_release(release):
+    print('Validate Release')
+    print('----------------')
+
+    release_path = os.path.join(utils.CANDIDATE_PATH, release)
+    is_valid = (os.path.exists(release_path) and os.path.isdir(release_path))
+
+    print('Release: %s [%s] is %sok' % (release, release_path,
+                                        {True: '', False: 'not '}[is_valid]))
+    print('')
+    return is_valid
+
+
+def validate_filename(filepath):
+    print('Validate file name looks like an email address')
+    print('----------------------------------------------')
+
+    file_name = utils.get_email(filepath)
+    is_valid = '@' in file_name
+
+    print('Filename: %s [%s] is %sok' % (file_name, filepath,
+                                         {True: '', False: 'not '}[is_valid]))
+    print('')
+    return is_valid
+
+
+def validate_member(filepath):
+    print('Validate email address is OSF member')
+    print('------------------------------------')
+
+    email = utils.get_email(filepath)
+    member = utils.lookup_member(email)
+    is_valid = member.get('data', []) != []
+
+    print('Email address: %s is %sok' % (email,
+                                         {True: '', False: 'not '}[is_valid]))
+    print('')
+    return is_valid
+
+
+def check_for_changes(projects, filepath, limit):
+    print('Looking for validating changes')
+    print('------------------------------')
+
+    email = utils.get_email(filepath)
+    project_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(filepath))
+    project_name = utils.dir2name(project_name, projects)
+
+    changes_found = check_candidacy.check_candidate(project_name, email,
+                                                    projects, limit)
+    print('')
+    return bool(changes_found)
+
+
+def main():
+    description = ('Check all files under the current open election are valid')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description)
+
+    parser.add_argument('--limit', dest='limit', type=int, default=1,
+                        help=('How many validating changes to report.  '
+                              'A negative value means report many.  '
+                              'Default: %(default)s'))
+    parser.add_argument('--tag', dest='tag', default=utils.conf['tag'],
+                        help=('The governance tag to validate against.  '
+                              'Default: %(default)s'))
+    parser.add_argument('--release', dest='release',
+                        default=utils.conf['release'],
+                        help=('The relase to validate candidates against.  '
+                              'Default: %(default)s'))
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    errors = False
+
+    if not validate_release(args.release):
+        return 1
+
+    projects = utils.get_projects(tag=args.tag, fallback_to_master=True)
+
+    for filepath in glob.glob(os.path.join(utils.CANDIDATE_PATH,
+                                           args.release, '*', '*')):
+        candiate_ok = True
+
+        candiate_ok &= validate_filename(filepath)
+        candiate_ok &= validate_member(filepath)
+
+        if candiate_ok and utils.is_tc_election:
+            candiate_ok &= check_for_changes(projects, filepath, args.limit)
+
+        errors |= not candiate_ok
+
+    return 1 if errors else 0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 26f9b074..e359f2ee 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ packages = openstack_election
 
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
+    ci-check-all-candidate-files = openstack_election.cmds.ci_check_all_candidate_files:main
     check-all-candidacies = openstack_election.cmds.check_all_candidacies:main
     check-candidacy = openstack_election.cmds.check_candidacy:main
     check-candidacy-manual = openstack_election.cmds.check_manual:main