Stein Misses Public Funding Qualification

Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor Jill Stein has failed to qualify for up to $519,000 in public funding, the WBUR Newsroom has confirmed.

The state Office of Campaign & Political Finance said Stein fell about $3,000 short of the $125,000 plateau needed to receive public funding.

The Boston Globe, which reported the story earlier, indicates that Stein’s missed target means that other candidates receiving public funding will get larger shares, including independent Tim Cahill:

With her now ineligible for public funds, state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, who has qualified for the money and will not have to divide the pool of funds with her, will get an infusion of $750,000 for his independent campaign.