MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2513

COUNTY EXECUTIVE                         GREATER OF 7.5                         7.5

	OR	$5,	000	OR	$7,	500
MAYOR-BALTIMORE CITY	GREATER	OF	7.5			7.5
	OR	$5,	000	OR	$7,	500
PRESIDENT-CITY COUNCIL
OF BALTIMORE CITY,
COMPTROLLER-BALTIMORE
CITY			5			5

COUNTY COUNCIL,
BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL,
OR OTHER BALTIMORE CITY-
WIDE OR COUNTY-WIDE

OFFICES_______________________GREATER OF 2.5______________2.5

OR $2,500 OR $2,500

OTHER COUNTY OFFICES
INCLUDING	SCHOOL
BOARDS		GREATER	OF 1	1
		OR	$500	OR $500
PUBLICALLY ELECTED	GREATER OF 0.5	CENTS	NOT
POLITICAL	PARTY	OR	$1000	APPLICABLE

OFFICES

(B)    DETERMINATION OF POPULATION.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE POPULATION OF THE
STATE, DISTRICT, OR OTHER AREA IN WHICH THE ELECTION IS
TO BE HELD SHALL BE DETERMINED ON JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR

IN WHICH THE ELECTION IS TO BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE MOST RECENT DECENNIAL UNITED STATES CENSUS, OR A MORE
RECENT POPULATION ESTIMATE PREPARED FOR THE STATE BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE IF THIS IS
AVAILABLE.

(C)    ADJUSTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LIMITS.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, OF EACH YEAR, THE BOARD SHALL
ADJUST THE EXPENDITURE LIMITS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (A)
TO REFLECT ANNUAL CHANGES IN THE RATE OF INFLATION OR
DEFLATION AS INDICATED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (ALL

ITEMS--U.S. CITY AVERAGE) PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE U.S.

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. THE BASE FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT
SHALL BE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT THE END OF THE FIRST
QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 1974.

(D)    LIMITATION ON CASH EXPENDITURES.

NO EXPENDITURE OF CASH MAY BE MADE BY ANY TREASURER
IN EXCESS OF $25 TO ANY SINGLE RECIPIENT.

(E)    LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS.

THE TREASURER OF A CANDIDATE, AND THE CANDIDATE ARE
JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE CIVILLY AND CRIMINALLY FOR
ANY EXPENDITURE MADE BY THE TREASURER IN VIOLATION OF