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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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(1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, IN AN ELECTION
YEAR A CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE THE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS PRESCRIBED BY § 13-304 OF THIS SUBTITLE IF THE
RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS FILE AN AFFIDAVIT:
(I) ON OR BEFORE THE DAY WHEN THE FIRST CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORT IS DUE; AND
(II) STATING THAT THE CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE,
WITH RESPECT TO EACH ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THAT YEAR:
1. HAS NOT RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS OR MADE
EXPENDITURES SINCE THE CLOSING DATE OF ITS LAST CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORT; AND
2. DOES NOT INTEND TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OR
MAKE EXPENDITURES.
(2) THE CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE SHALL FILE THE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 13-309(A)(3) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(3) IF THE CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE RECEIVES
CONTRIBUTIONS OR MAKES EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH AN ELECTION IN
THAT YEAR, THE CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE SHALL:
(I) NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD IN WRITING WITHIN 14 DAYS; AND
(II) FILE ALL SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS
PRESCRIBED BY THIS SUBTITLE.
(4) A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION IS A FAILURE
TO FILE BY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY, AND THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS ARE
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION ARE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES
PRESCRIBED UNDER PART VII OF THIS SUBTITLE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 13-401(a)(8) and (d)(2).
Throughout this section, the defined term "campaign finance report[s]" is
substituted for the former references to "form prescribed by the State
Board", a "report", "reports", "scheduled reports", and "annual reports". See
General Revisor's Note to this title and § 1-101 of this article.
Also throughout this section, the defined term "continuing political
committee" is substituted for the former references to "political committee
which continues in existence from year to year". See General Revisor's
Note to this title and § 1-101 of this article.
In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former reference to using the "form
prescribed by the State Board" is deleted as included in the defined term
"campaign finance report". See § 1-101 of this article.
In subsections (a)(3) and (b)(4) of this section, the references to the
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