Sec. 9-708. Payment of general election campaign grant to eligible qualified candidate committee.
Sec. 9-708. Payment of general election campaign grant to eligible qualified
candidate committee. A qualified candidate committee that received moneys from the
Citizens' Election Fund for a primary campaign and whose candidate is the party nominee shall receive a grant from the fund for a general election campaign. Upon receiving
verification from the Secretary of the State of the declaration by the Secretary of the
State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-440 of the results of the votes
cast at the primary, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall notify the State
Comptroller of the amount payable to such qualified candidate committee pursuant to
section 9-705. Not later than two business days following notification by the commission, the State Comptroller shall draw an order on the State Treasurer for payment of
the general election campaign grant to said committee from said fund.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 9.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date.
See Sec. 9-717 re effect of court of competent jurisdiction's prohibiting or limiting the expenditure of funds from the
Citizens' Election Fund established in Sec. 9-701.