MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              2517

CONTRIBUTION MULTIPLIED BY A FRACTION WHICH
SHALL HAVE A NUMERATOR WHICH IS, IN THE CASE
OF A MINOR PARTY CANDIDATE, EQUAL TO THE
NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY THE PARTY'S
NOMINEE IN THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION, OR
IN THE CASE OF AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE, THE
NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY THAT CANDIDATE IN
THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION IF HE WAS A
CANDIDATE FOR THE SAME OFFICE IN THE PRECEDING
GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE DENOMINATOR IS THE
AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY THE MAJOR
PARTIES' NOMINEES FOR THE SAME OFFICE IN THE
PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION; OR

(II) THE AMOUNT THE CANDIDATE WOULD RECEIVE

ON A MATCHING BASIS IN A PRIMARY ELECTION FOR

THE SAME OFFICE, COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND ELIGIBLE FOR
MATCHING AS OF THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY
ELECTION.]]

[[(B)]](E) INDEPENDENTS AND UNOPPOSED NOMINEES.

AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE OR THE NOMINEE OF ANY PARTY
WHO WAS UNOPPOSED IN THE PRIMARY SHALL RAISE AND CERTIFY
TO THE STATE BOARD THE [[SAME]] AMOUNT OF SEED MONEY [[AS
A PRIMARY CANDIDATE FOR THE SAME OFFICE]] DEFINED IN
SECTION 30-2 (L), BEFORE BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR A GENERAL
ELECTION PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION[[, BUT IF ELIGIBLE MAY
RECEIVE THE PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
PRIMARY WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE]]. [[NO PERSON WHO RECEIVED
MATCHING PAYMENTS AS A CANDIDATE IN A PRIMARY ELECTION
AND LOST THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY
GENERAL ELECTION PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.]]

[[30-7]]30-6. CONDITIONS ON A PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.

(A)    LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDING PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
A PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION MAY BE EXPENDED ONLY:

(1) WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE CANDIDATE OR HIS
TREASURER;

(2) TO FURTHER THE CANDIDATE'S NOMINATION OR
ELECTION;

(3) FOR EXPENSES INCURRED NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS
AFTER THE ELECTION FOR WHICH THESE WERE MADE: AND

(4) FOR PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT VIOLATIVE OF STATE
LAW.

(B)    RETURN OF AN UNSPENT PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.