1406                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [Ch. 334

CHAIRMAN AND A treasurer, whose [name] NAMES and
residence [address] ADDRESSES, together with the names
and residence addresses of [the] ITS OTHER principal
officers, [who shall be registered voters of the State of
Maryland,] shall be filed AS FOLLOWS: [with the board of
the county or Baltimore City] if the committee or
organization actions are limited to local candidates,
principles, or propositions of [the] A county or
Baltimore City [. A committee or partisan organizations
whose], THEN WITH THE BOARD OF THAT COUNTY OR BALTIMORE
CITY; IF THE COMMITTEE OR ORGANIZATION actions pertain to
candidates, principles, or propositions submitted to the
voters of more than one county or [legislative district
shall file the name and residence address of its
treasurer and the names and residence addresses of the
principal officers of the committee] BALTIMORE CITY, THEN
with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws.
THE CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND OTHER PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
SHALL ALL BE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
The treasurer shall receive, keep and disburse all sums
of money, or other valuable things, which may be
collected, received or disbursed by [such] THE committee
OR ORGANIZATION or by any of its members for any purposes
for which [such] THE committee OR ORGANIZATION exists or
acts. Unless [such] THE CHAIRMAN, treasurer and OTHER
officers are appointed and filed as required in this
subsection, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for a STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, PARTISAN
ORGANIZATION OR political committee, or any of its
members, to collect or receive or disburse money, or
other valuable things, for such purposes. A CHAIRMAN OR
TREASURER OF A COMMITTEE OR ORGANIZATION WHO RESIGNS
SHALL DO SO IN A WRITING SIGNED BY HIM AND FILED WITH THE
BOARD OR WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION
LAWS WHERE THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT WAS FILED. A NEW
APPOINTMENT MUST BE MADE AND FILED FORTHWITH IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. The treasurer shall report
contributions and expenditures on the form prescribed in
ACCORDANCE WITH § 26-12 of this article and in the manner
required by subsection (b) of this section and § 26—11 of
this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and
necessary for the immediate preservation 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 30, 1974