2506                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 729

THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DISBURSE AMOUNTS FROM THE FAIR
CAMPAIGN FINANCING FUND ON RECEIPT OF AN AUTHORIZED
REQUEST FROM THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING COMMISSION, AS
PROVIDED IN THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections
26-4(b), 26-5(b), 26-7, 26-8, 26-9, 26-16(a)(4), (5), and
(8) of Article 33 — Election Code, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)
be and they are hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 33 — Election Code
26-4.

(b) If any committee, including a political club,
directly or indirectly, expends fifty—one dollars ($51.00)
or more to aid or oppose the nomination or election of
any candidate NOT PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING NONPUBLIC
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY § 26-3A, regardless of the purpose
for which the committee is formed, the treasurer of the
committee, or in the case of a political club an officer
thereof, shall report, on the form prescribed in § 26—12
of this article, a statement of contributions and
expenditures to the treasurer appointed by the candidate
being so aided, which statement shall be included in, or
attached to, the statement of contributions and
expenditures reported by the treasurer of the candidate
as provided in §§ 26—11 and 26—12 of this article,
however, a political club need only report that amount
which is actually contributed to a candidate. The
provisions of this subsection shall apply to any
committees located outside the State of Maryland with
respect to any expenditures of funds within the State of
Maryland.

26-5.

(b) Each candidate, political committee or central
committee NOT PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING NONPUBLIC
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY § 26-3A, shall designate a campaign
depository or depositories and all funds and
contributions in furtherance of a candidacy, political
committee or local central committee shall after receipt
thereof be deposited by the treasurer or subtreasurer in
the designated campaign depository in an account properly
identifying the name of and the existence of the
political candidacy, political committee or local central
committee. No candidate, campaign treasurer or
subtreasurer shall pay any expense on behalf of a
candidate, directly or indirectly, and no political
committee or central committee, including political