§11-220  Eligibility for payments.  (a) To be eligible to receive payments under section 11-217, a candidate shall inwriting:

(1)  Agree to obtain and furnish to the commission anyevidence of the campaign expenses of such candidate which the commission mayrequest;

(2)  Agree to keep and furnish records, books, andother information which the commission may request; and

(3)  Agree to an audit and examination by thecommission under section 11-225 and to pay any amounts required to be paidpursuant to that section.

(b)  To be eligible to receive paymentspursuant to section 11-217, a candidate shall certify to the commission that:

(1)  The candidate and all committees authorized bythe candidate shall not incur campaign expenses in excess of the expenditurelimitations imposed by section 11-209;

(2)  The candidate has qualified to be on the electionballot in a primary or general election;

(3)  The candidate has filed a statement of intent toseek qualifying contributions.  A contribution received before the filing of astatement of intent to seek public funds shall not be considered a qualifyingcontribution;

(4)  The candidate or committee authorized by thecandidate has received the qualifying sum of private contributions for theoffice sought by the candidate as set forth in section 11-219; and

(5)  The aggregate of contributions certified withrespect to any person under paragraph (4) does not exceed $100.

(c)  Each candidate and candidate's committeein receipt of qualifying campaign contributions which may be taken into accountfor purposes of public funding shall maintain, on a form prescribed by thecommission, records which show the date and amount of each qualifying campaigncontribution and the full name and mailing address of the person making thecontribution.  The candidate and all committees authorized by the candidateshall transmit to the commission all reports with respect to thesecontributions that the commission may require. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L1987, c 369, §1(15); am L 2005, c 203, §19]