WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 526

sectarian religious worship or instruction, or in connection with any program or
department of divinity for any religious denomination. Upon the request of the Board
of Public Works, the YMCA in Carroll County shall submit evidence satisfactory to the
Board that none of the proceeds of the loan or any matching funds have been or are
being used for a purpose prohibited by this Act.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1990.

Approved May 29, 1990.

CHAPTER 526
(House Bill 5)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Disposition of Surplus Campaign Funds

FOR the purpose of authorizing a political committee to dispose of surplus campaign
funds remaining after the payment of all campaign expenditures by paying the
funds to certain public or private institutions of higher education to be used for
scholarships, grants, or loans by students attending the institution; and generally
relating to the disposition of certain surplus campaign funds.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 26-7(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

26-7.

(d) Prior to the time of filing the final report required by § 26-11 of this article,
any surplus funds remaining after payment of all campaign expenditures shall be:

(1) [returned] RETURNED, pro rata, to the contributors by the
treasurer; [or]

(2) [paid] PAID to the State central committee of the party of which the
candidate is a member or for which the political committee is acting; [or]

(3) [paid] PAID to a central committee of the party of which the
candidate is a member or for which the political committee is acting so long as the

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