368                              Laws of Maryland                        Ch. 103

Board of Election Laws, if the committee's action is not limited to
one county or to Baltimore City. The treasurer shall receive, keep
and disburse all sums of money, or other valuable things, which may
be collected, received or disbursed by such committee or by any of its
members for any purposes for which such committee exists or acts.
Unless such treasurer, officers and steering committee, if any, are
appointed and filed as required in this subsection, it shall be unlawful
and a violation of this article for a political committee, or any of its
members, to collect or receive or disburse money or other valuable
things, for such purposes. The treasurer shall report contributions
and expenditures on the form prescribed in Section 26-12 of this
article and in the manner required by subsection (b) of this section
and Section 26-11 of this article.

26-11.

(a) The treasurer designated by a candidate for nomination or
election shall file the report or statement of contributions and ex-
penditures as prescribed in Section 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 Con-
gress shall be filed with the [Secretary of State] State Administra-
tive Board of Election Laws:

(1)    No later than noon on the seventh day preceding any elec-
tion and this report shall contain all contributions received and
expenditures 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.

(c)    The treasurer of any State or local central committee, exclud-
ing a political club and of any political committee which continues
in existence from year to year, shall file the report or statement of
contributions and expenditures as prescribed in Section 26-12 of
this article with the [Secretary of State] State Administrative
Board of Election Laws by no later than noon on the seventh day
preceding and the thirtieth day following any election.

(d)    All other committees shall file the report or statement of
contributions according to the times specified in subsection (a) of
this section. Such report or statement shall be filed with the board
of that county or Baltimore City in which the greatest number
of its members or contributors resident in the State may reside and