HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      3853

(C) (1) THE STATE BOARD SHALL ORDER DISBURSEMENT IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF ALL MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND, INCLUDING
MONEY REMAINING FROM THE PORTION DESIGNATED FOR THE PRIMARY, AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) ALL ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOMINEES SHALL
RECEIVE EQUAL SHARES OF THE FUND.

(3) IF A CANDIDATE IS UNOPPOSED ON THE GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT, THE CANDIDATE SHALL RECEIVE NO PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS.

(4) AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE PRIMARY, BUT IS A NOMINEE IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION, MAY ONLY RECEIVE PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION IF THE CANDIDATE DID NOT SPEND MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM
EXPENDITURE LIMIT IN THE PRIMARY.

(5) THE STATE BOARD SHALL DISBURSE PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS PROMPTLY AFTER THE CERTIFICATION OF PRIMARY
RESULTS.

[(c) When making application for a public contribution, a
candidate shall submit to the State Board a matching public
contribution voucher of a form prescribed by the State Board, and
the candidate shall include on the form the full name and address
of each contributor and the date and amount of each contribution.

(d) On satisfying the requirements of this section relating
to seed money, a candidate is entitled to receive for each
private campaign contribution of not more than $50 from each
individual person matching payments in the following ratios for
candidates for:

(1) Statewide office - A $3 public contribution for
each $1 of eligible private contributions, but the total may not
exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the maximum primary
election limit provided in § 31-3, except that a candidate for a
publicly elected political party office may not receive a public
contribution.

(2) Nonstatewide office - A $2 public contribution
for each $1 of eligible private contributions, but the total may
not exceed an amount equal to 66 2/3 percent of the maximum
primary election limit provided in § 31-3, except that a
candidate for a publicly elected political party office may not
receive a public contribution.

(e) An independent candidate or the nominee of any party
who was unopposed in the primary shall raise and certify to the
State Board the amount of seed money defined in § 31-2 (1),
before becoming eligible for a general election public
contribution.]

31-10.