MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                       3125

4.    House Bill 603 also amends Section 26-14 of
Article 33 by removing all present language of
26-14(a)(b) and (c). Although Senate Bill
456, Chapter 341, does not amend Section 26—14
in the identical manner its provisions are
essentially the same as Section 26—14(b) and
(c) of House Bill 603.

Section 26-14(a) of House Bill 603 would be
burdensome to election offices as well as the
treasurers referred to in paragraph 3, as
election offices would be required to retain
financial records for anywhere from 3 to 16
years. Some County offices do not have
adequate space for such retention.

5.    Senate Bill 456, Chapter 341, requires that
financial reports shall be filed until there
is a zero balance. House Bill 603 does
nothing to amend the financial reporting
schedule.

6.    House Bill 603 has an effective date of July
1, 1974.

Sincerely,

/s/ Willard A. Morris

Administrator

Letter from State Law Department on House Bill 603

April 29, 1974.
The Honorable Marvin Mandel
Governor of Maryland
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Re: Senate Bill 456
House Bill 603

Dear Governor Mandel:

Senate Bill 456 repeals and re—enacts Sections
2 6-11, 26-13 and 26-14 of Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland. House Bill 603, in turn, repeals and
re—enacts Section 26—7 (a) of Article 33 and repeals
Section 26—14 and enacts a new Section 26—14. All of the
affected Sections constitute a part of the Maryland law
on fair election practices.

Of the two bills, Senate Bill 456 contains a far
broader range of substantive changes dealing with various
of the requirements for reporting campaign contributions