68Candidates eligible for public funding of election campaigns

#### 68 Candidates eligible for public funding of election campaigns 68 Candidates eligible for public funding of election campaigns (cf section 59 EFED Act) > > (1) Candidates are, subject to and in accordance with this Act, eligible for payments from the Election Campaigns Fund in respect of a State election. > > > (2) A candidate who is duly nominated for a State election is eligible for payments from the Election Campaigns Fund in respect of the election if— > > > > > (a) the candidate is registered in the Register of Candidates for the election on the election day for the election, and > > > > > (b) in the case of a candidate for a periodic Council election, the candidate was not included in a group, or was included in a group none of whose members were endorsed by a party, and > > > > > (c) the candidate satisfies at least one of the candidate eligibility criteria. > > > (3) The candidate eligibility criteria are as follows— > > > > > (a) in the case of an Assembly general election or by-election for the Assembly—the candidate is elected or the total number of first preference votes received by the candidate is at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in the electoral district in which the candidate was duly nominated for election, > > > > > (b) in the case of a periodic Council election—the candidate is elected or the total number of first preference votes received by the candidate (and, if included in a group, by all other candidates included in the same group) is at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in the election.