MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2515

BOARD THEN SHALL ALLOCATE THE AVAILABLE MONEY SO THAT ALL
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE A PRO RATA SHARE OF THE
FULL PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TO WHICH THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE
ENTITLED.

(D)    STATE BOARD TO CONSULT WITH COMPTROLLER.

PRIOR TO THE PROMULGATION OF ANY ROLE OR REGULATION
PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, THE STATE BOARD SHALL CONSULT WITH
THE COMPTROLLER AND MAY REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
COMPTROLLER IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT. THE
COMPTROLLER SHALL SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF THE FUND'S
BALANCE TO THE STATE BOARD AT THE STATE BOARD'S REQUEST
AND ON MAY 15 OF EACH YEAR.

(E)    DISBURSEMENT FROM THE FUND.

ON RECEIVING [[AN ORDER FROM THE BOARD]] A
CANDIDATE'S SEED MONEY, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DISBURSE
THE AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TO A SINGLE CAMPAIGN
DEPOSITORY, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 26-5(B) OF THE
DESIGNATED CANDIDATE. THE STATE BOARD HAS THE SOLE RIGHT
AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ORDERING A DISBURSEMENT FROM THE
FUND.

30-5. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION IN [[A PRIMARY]] AN ELECTION.

(A)    QUALIFYING FOR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.

IN [[A PRIMARY] AN ELECTION A CANDIDATE IS ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE A MATCHING PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION ON SATISFYING
THE FOLLOWING:

(1)    THAT THE SEED MONEY CONSISTS EXCLUSIVELY OF
PRIVATE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OF NOT MORE THAN $50 FROM
AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON;

(2)    THAT THE PRIVATE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
RECEIVED ARE REFUNDABLE ONLY IN THE EVENT OF THE
WITHDRAWAL OF THE CANDIDATE'S NAME FROM THE BALLOT: AND

(3)    ON CERTIFICATION BY THE TREASURER ON FORMS

PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD THAT THE SEED MONEY WAS

RAISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
AND CERTIFICATION BY THE CANDIDATE'S DEPOSITORY THAT THE
SEED MONEY WAS COLLECTED NOT LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO
THE [[PRIMARY]] ELECTION.

(B)    PRIVATE MONEY ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF UP TO $50 FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON

SHALL BE THE ONLY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR
HATCHING AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D).

NO PRIVATE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RAISED MORE THAN