§ 169.265Nominees entitled to receive funds

Sec. 65.
    (1) A major political party nominee is entitled to an amount from the state campaign fund of
 not more than $1,125,000.00 for a general election. A candidate, subject to law, may raise the
 remaining amount of the permissible expenditure limit in private contributions. An eligible
 candidate in a general election may elect to accept partial payment of money from the state
 campaign fund and instead raise private contributions as provided by law that, when added to
 the amount received from the state campaign fund, do not exceed the expenditure limit
 designated in section 67.
    (2) A minor political party nominee whose party received 5% or more of the vote for the
 same office in the last election is entitled to an amount from the state campaign fund of not
 more than $1,125,000.00, multiplied by the number of popular votes the minor party received
 in the preceding general election for governor and then divided by the average number of
 votes the major parties received in that general election for governor.
    (3) A minor political party nominee not eligible under subsection (2) but who receives more
 than 5% of the vote in that general election for governor is entitled to reimbursement from the
 state campaign fund in an amount of not more than $1,125,000.00, multiplied by the number
 of popular votes the minor party received in the preceding general election for governor and
 then divided by the average number of votes the major parties received in that general election
 for governor.
    (4) A minor political party nominee qualified under subsection (2) who receives more
 popular votes in an election than the candidate of that minor political party received at the
 preceding election is entitled to additional reimbursement from the state campaign fund in an
 amount determined as follows:
    (a) Compute the amount that the candidate would have received under subsection (3) had
 the candidate otherwise qualified.
    (b) Subtract the amount received under subsection (2) from the amount computed under
 subdivision (a).


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    (5) A candidate listed on the ballot in the general election is entitled to $1.00 for each $1.00
 of qualifying contributions certified to the secretary of state pursuant to this act up to
 $750,000.00, if the candidate has certified to the secretary of state $75,000.00 or more in
 qualifying contributions. A candidate who chooses to receive any public funds under this
 subsection shall not receive any money under subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4).
    (6) A major political party nominee shall receive from the state treasurer $56,250.00 of the
 funds that the candidate may be entitled to under this section not later than 10 days after the
 primary election, unless there is less than a 2% difference in vote totals of the top 2 primary
 election candidates of the same political party according to unofficial vote totals available to
 the secretary of state. The balance of any funds owed to a major political party nominee under
 this section shall be payable by the state treasurer within 3 days after the board of state
 canvassers' certification of the primary election results, but not later than 30 days after the
 primary election. Any funds paid to a major political party nominee under this section either
 erroneously or based on election results that are reversed due to a recount or fraud shall be
 repaid by that major political party nominee to the state treasurer within 60 days of receipt of
 notification by certified mail from the state treasurer.