§11-222  Candidate funding; application. 
(a)  Application forms for public funds shall be adopted by the commission and
shall provide for a sworn statement by the candidate that the candidate has
established eligibility under section 11-220 to receive payments under section
11-217.  Each application shall be accompanied by a qualifying campaign
contribution statement or statements, and shall be filed with the commission no
later than thirty days after the general election.  Upon approval by the
commission of the application and qualifying contribution statement, the
commission shall direct the comptroller to distribute matching public funds up
to the maximum of the amount of public funds to which the candidate is
entitled.



Public funds shall be distributed by the
comptroller to each eligible candidate within twenty days from the date of the
candidate's initial application with the commission.



(b)  Each candidate in receipt of the
qualifying sum of contributions established for the candidate's office may apply
to the commission for public funding after the candidate has become a candidate
in a primary or general election.



(c)  The commission shall make additional
certifications within two weeks after receiving an application and supplemental
contribution statement from an eligible candidate who requests additional
public funding pursuant to section 11-221.



(d)  Initial certification by the commission
under subsection (a) and all determinations made by the commission under this
section are final and conclusive, except to the extent they are subject to
examination and audit by the commission under section 11-225. [L 1979, c 224,
pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, §1(16); am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(24); am
L 1999, c 64, §8; am L 2005, c 203, §21]