§11-221  Entitlement to payments.  (a) 
A candidate shall obtain the minimum amount of qualifying contributions set
forth in section 11-219, once for the election period.  After the candidate
obtains the minimum amount of qualifying campaign contributions, the candidate
shall be entitled to receive for each election that the candidate's name
appears on the ballot:



(1)  The minimum payment in an amount equal to the
qualifying campaign contributions; and



(2)  Payments of $1 for each $1 of qualifying contributions
in excess of the minimum amount of qualifying contributions;



provided that the candidate shall not receive more
than the maximum amount of public funds available to a candidate pursuant to
section 11-218; provided further that the candidate shall not receive public
funds for a primary election if the candidate does not obtain the minimum
amount of qualifying contributions before the date of the primary election.



(b)  A candidate shall have at least one other
qualified candidate as an opponent for the primary or general election to
receive public funds for that election. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; gen ch 1985;
am L 1989, c 120, §§3, 6; am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(23); am L 1997, c 375, §17; am
L 2005, c 203, §20]