(Amended by Ord. No. 183,236, Eff. 10/30/14.)
A. A participating candidate may not request a single matching funds payment that represents less than $10,000 in matchable portions of qualified contributions, as determined by the formula in Section 49.7.27 A., except in the following circumstances:
1. Beginning 14 days before an election and ending on the last day to submit requests for payment, as identified in Administrative Code Section 24.34(c)(3), a participating candidate may request a single matching funds payment that represents $1,000 or more in matchable portions of qualified contributions.
2. A participating candidate may request a matching funds payment that represents any amount in matchable portions of qualified contributions if the payment requested would result in the participating candidate receiving the maximum matching funds for that election.
B. If a contribution that forms the basis of a request for a matching funds payment cannot be negotiated or is returned or refunded, the candidate must either return all matching funds received as a result of that contribution or submit an alternate qualified contribution.
C. Requests for matching funds payments shall contain the information required by the Ethics Commission.
D. A candidate who makes a request for matching funds payment and knows or should know that the request is false or that a contribution that forms the basis of the request is misrepresented is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall return all matching funds received as a result of the request. If the candidate holds or is elected to office, the false request constitutes a violation of official duties and, if it is deemed appropriate by a court under Charter Section 207(c), shall be removed from office.