HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  2543

consistent with usual investing procedures for State
funds; prohibiting the use of the check-off system to
designate funds; generally relating to the Fair
Campaign Financing Act; making provisions of this Act
severable; and making this Act an emergency measure.

BY repealing

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 31-2(c) and 31-7

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 31-2(a) and (b), under the subheading "Fair

Campaign Financing Act"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 31-3 and 31-4(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 31-10 through 31-12

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 465 through 467, inclusive, and the subtitle

"Fair Campaign Financing Contribution"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

Preamble

The General Assembly of Maryland recognizes that the
Fair Campaign Financing Act cannot be implemented as
currently written because the income tax check-off system
has failed to generate sufficient revenues and because the
Act presents difficulties in administration which the
General Assembly has not acted to resolve; and