Ch . 813                          MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              1673

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 26-7(d) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Election Code," subtitle "Fair
Election Practices," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

26-7.

(d) Any surplus funds remaining after payment of all campaign expenditures
shall be returned, pro rata, to the contributors by the treasurers prior to the time
of filing the final report required by § 26-11 of this subtitle, unless prior thereto,
the candidate or committee shall have paid over all such surplus funds to the State
central committee for the State of the party of which the candidate is a member or
for which the committee is acting , EXCEPT THAT IN THE CASE OF
SURPLUS FUNDS REMAINING IN THE TREASURY OF A CANDIDATE
FOR A COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OR IN THE TREASURY OF A
COMMITTEE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CANDIDATE OR GROUP OF
CANDIDATES, THE CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES SHALL HAVE THE
OPTION OF PAYING SUCH SURPLUS FUNDS TO THE LOCAL BOARD
OF EDUCATION OR TO A RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
PROVIDING SERVICES OR FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS OR
TEACHERS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 814
(House Bill 924)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11-2(b) of Article 33
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle "Party Governing Bodies,"
providing that central committees for the counties or Baltimore City of political
parties required to select nominees at a primary election shall consist of the
number of persons elected from each county and legislative district of Baltimore
City as determined by party constitution, except as otherwise provided.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 11-2(b) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Election
Code," subtitle "Party Governing Bodies" be, and it. is hereby repealed and
amendments, to read as follows:

11-2.

(b) For parties required to select nominees at a primary election, the central
committee for the counties or Baltimore City shall be selected as provided in this
article. [The] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION,
THE. central committee for any county or Baltimore City shall consist of such
number of persons [and be] elected from [such political subdivisions as shall
be] EACH COUNTY AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE
CITY AS determined by party constitution and in a State central committee