66Registered parties eligible for public funding of election campaigns

#### 66 Registered parties eligible for public funding of election campaigns 66 Registered parties eligible for public funding of election campaigns (cf section 57 EFED Act) > > (1) Parties are, subject to and in accordance with this Act, eligible for payments from the Election Campaigns Fund in respect of a State election (other than a by-election for the Assembly). > > > (2) A party is eligible for payments from the Election Campaigns Fund in respect of any such State election if— > > > > > (a) it is a registered party on the election day for the State election, and > > > > > (b) it endorses candidates who are duly nominated for the State election and the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the candidates claim to be endorsed by the party, and > > > > > (c) it satisfies at least one of the party eligibility criteria. > > > (3) The party eligibility criteria are as follows— > > > > > (a) in the case of an Assembly general election—the total number of first preference votes received by all those candidates endorsed by a party is at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in all electoral districts in which the candidates were duly nominated for election, > > > > > (b) in the case of a periodic Council election—the total number of first preference votes received by all those candidates endorsed by a party (and by all other candidates included in the same group) is at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in that election, > > > > > (c) in the case of any election—at least one of those candidates endorsed by a party is elected at the State election.