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tion who are members of the local and State central committees shall
not be prohibited from being the treasurer of a central committee
during their candidacy. No person shall be appointed or act as
treasurer or subtreasurer or political agent in any election or pri-
mary election who is not a citizen, resident and registered voter of
the State of Maryland.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 105
(Senate Bill 180)

AN ACT to repeal Section 26-20 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1969 Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle
"Fair Election Practices," and to enact new Section 26-20 in
lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section repealed, making
changes and corrections in the language concerning violations of
the fair election practices act in the laws.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 26-20 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle "Fair Election
Practices," be and it is hereby repealed, and new Section 26-20 be
and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the
section repealed, and all to read as follows:

26-20.

[Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this sub-
title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be impris-
oned for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of
the court unless a different penalty is specifically prescribed for
violation of any section expressly set forth in this article, in which
event the specific penalty provided for this violation shall be ap-
plicable and the penalty set forth in this section shall not apply.]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subtitle is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned for
not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. If
a different penalty is specifically prescribed for violation of any
section in this subtitle and expressly set forth therein, the specific
penalty applies and the penalty set forth in this section does not
apply.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970