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tices," to provide that the board or the Secretary of State STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS provide
a suitable receipt for each election report received.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 26-11 (a) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Cumulative Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle
"Fair Election Practices" be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows :

26-11.

(a) The treasurer designated by a candidate for nomination or
election shall file the report or statement of contributions and expendi-
tures as prescribed in § 26-12 of this article with the board of the
county or Baltimore City in which the candidate resides, except that
the report or statement of a candidate for State-wide office or for
United States Senator or Representative in Congress shall be filed
with the Secretary of State STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
OF ELECTION LAWS [:]. The board and the Secretary of State
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS shall
provide a receipt for each such report received. Each report shall
be filed:

(1)    No later than noon on the seventh day preceding any election
and this report shall contain all contributions received and ex-
penditures made in furtherance of the candidate's nomination by the
candidate himself, or with the knowledge of the candidate, by any
other person or groups of persons since the date of the last preceding
election to fill the office for which he is a candidate; and

(2)    No later than noon on the thirtieth day after the election
or prior to taking office, whichever first occurs; and

(3)    If any unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid at the time
the report or statement in subsection (a) (2) above is filed, sixty (60)
days after the election; and

(4)    If any unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid at the time
the report or statement in subsection (a) (3) above is filed, six
months after the election; and

(5)    If any unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid at the time
the report or statement in subsection (a) (4) above is filed, one year
after the election.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 28, 1970

CHAPTER 439
(House Bill 700)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3-15(a)
AND (C) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967