§11-222 - Candidate funding; application.
§11-222 Candidate funding; application. (a) Application forms for public funds shall be adopted by the commission and shall provide for a sworn statement by the candidate that the candidate has established eligibility under section 11-220 to receive payments under section 11-217. Each application shall be accompanied by a qualifying campaign contribution statement or statements, and shall be filed with the commission no later than thirty days after the general election. Upon approval by the commission of the application and qualifying contribution statement, the commission shall direct the comptroller to distribute matching public funds up to the maximum of the amount of public funds to which the candidate is entitled.
Public funds shall be distributed by the comptroller to each eligible candidate within twenty days from the date of the candidate's initial application with the commission.
(b) Each candidate in receipt of the qualifying sum of contributions established for the candidate's office may apply to the commission for public funding after the candidate has become a candidate in a primary or general election.
(c) The commission shall make additional certifications within two weeks after receiving an application and supplemental contribution statement from an eligible candidate who requests additional public funding pursuant to section 11-221.
(d) Initial certification by the commission under subsection (a) and all determinations made by the commission under this section are final and conclusive, except to the extent they are subject to examination and audit by the commission under section 11-225. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, §1(16); am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(24); am L 1999, c 64, §8; am L 2005, c 203, §21]