(1) Candidates of a constituency nomination which has been submitted by persons eligible to vote pursuant to Articles 18 and 20 who have obtained at least ten per cent of the valid first votes cast in a constituency shall receive 4.00 German marks per valid vote. The funds are to be provided for in the federal budget.
(2) The candidate must apply to the President of the German Bundestag in writing within two months after the constituent assembly of the German Bundestag for the fixing and disbursement of state funds. Applications received after that date shall not be considered. The President of the German Bundestag shall fix the volume of state funds and disburse the funds accordingly.
(3) The provisions of the Law on Political Parties on absolute and relative upper limits shall not apply.
