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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 419

thereof.] THE FILING OF HIS NAME AS TREASURER. The board
or the State Administrative Board of Election Laws
[shall] MAY not accept any certificate of candidacy,
either finally or conditionally, unless the name of the
treasurer has previously been filed with it as provided
in this subsection.

(2)        A treasurer who resigns shall do so in a
writing signed by him, filed with the board or with the
State Administrative Board of Election Laws where the
original appointment was filed.        The        candidate
[forthwith] IMMEDIATELY shall appoint and file a new
treasurer in accordance with this section.

(3)        [No] A        member        of        the        State
Administrative Board of Election Laws, OR A member of any
board, or any permanent, part-time, or temporary employee
of either [shall] MAY NOT be a CANDIDATE OR CAMPAIGN
MANAGER OR treasurer[,] OR subtreasurer [, or political
agent] of any candidate, combination of candidates, or
political committee during any part of his tenure in
office or employment.

(c) [No person shall] A PERSON MAY NOT act as
treasurer, subtreasurer, or [political agent] CAMPAIGN
MANAGER unless the form required in subsection (b) of
this section [shall be] IS filed with the board or with
the State Administrative Board of Election Laws with
which the candidate is required to file his certificate
of candidacy. Nothing in this subtitle shall prevent the
treasurer, subtreasurer, or [political agent] CAMPAIGN
MANAGER of any candidate from being the treasurer,
subtreasurer, or [political agent] CAMPAIGN MANAGER of
another candidate or political committee, but [no] A
candidate for public or party office or nomination
[therefor may] TO PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE MAY NOT
designate himself as his own [political agent] [[CAMPAIGN
MANAGER,]] treasurer, or subtreasurer or act as the
[political agent] CAMPAIGN MANAGER, [or], treasurer, or
subtreasurer of any other candidate or political
committee[, provided, however, that]. HOWEVER, THOSE
CANDIDATES FOR PARTY office who are members of the local
and State central committees [shall not be] ARE NOT
prohibited from being the treasurer of a central
committee during their candidacy. [No] A person [shall]
MAY NOT be appointed or act as treasurer or subtreasurer
or [political agent] CAMPAIGN MANAGER in any election or
primary election [who] IF HE is not a citizen, resident,
and registered voter of the State of Maryland.

26-16.

(a) The following persons shall be guilty of
prohibited practices and shall be punished in accordance
with the provisions of this section:

(7) Campaign Literature. Every person who
publishes or distributes or causes to be published or