MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2511

FROM RECEIVING NONPUBLIC CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY § 26-3A,
makes any payment, contribution, expenditure or promotes
or incurs any liability to pay, contribute or expend from
his own personal financial resources any money or thing
in value in excess of that authorized by § 26—8(c).

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect January 1, 1975.]]

FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT
30-1. PURPOSE.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, RECOGNIZING THAT
OUR SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT DEPENDS IN PART
ON GUARANTEEING THAT ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ARE FUNDED BY THE

PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE AND ON ELIMINATING THE

CORRUPTING AND UNDEMOCRATIC EFFECTS OF LARGE PRIVATE
CONTRIBUTIONS. FINDS AND DECLARES THAT AN EQUITABLE MEANS
OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING IS NECESSARY IN THESE TIMES
FOR THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY.

30-2. DEFINITIONS.

(A)    IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING HAVE THE

MEANINGS INDICATED UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED:

(B)    "CANDIDATE" MEANS A CANDIDATE FOR A STATE OR
COUNTY OFFICE WHO IS REGULATED BY THE EXPENDITURE LIMITS
IN SECTION 30-3.

(C)    "COMMISSION" MEANS THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING
COMMISSION PROVIDED IN SECTION 30-8.

(D)    "COMPTROLLER" MEANS THE STATE COMPTROLLER OF
THE TREASURY.

(E) "COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.

(F)    "FUND" MEANS THE "FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING
FUND" PROVIDED IN SECTION 30-4.

(G)    "FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING CONTRIBUTION" MEANS

THE MONIES CREATED, COLLECTED, ADMINISTERED, AND INVESTED
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 465 TO 467 OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE
CODE.

(H) "MAJOR PARTY" MEANS A POLITICAL PARTY WHOSE
CANDIDATE, FOR THE SAME OFFICE IN THE IMMEDIATE PREVIOUS
ELECTION TO THAT FOR WHICH PUBLIC FINANCING IS CURRENTLY
SOUGHT, RECEIVED 25 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE TOTAL POPULAR