* § 14-212. Severability. If any clause, sentence, or other portion of paragraph (c) of subdivision two of section 14-203 of this title be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, then subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section 14-203 of this title shall read as follows:

(iii) state senator, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, not less than ten thousand dollars in matchable contributions including at least one hundred and fifty matchable contributions in an amount greater than five dollars and no greater than the limits in this chapter, of which the first two hundred fifty dollars shall be counted toward this qualifying threshold; and

(iv) member of the assembly, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, not less than five thousand dollars in matchable contributions including at least seventy-five matchable contributions in an amount greater than five dollars and no greater than the limits in this chapter, of which the first two hundred fifty dollars shall be counted toward this qualifying threshold. * NB Effective November 9, 2022