BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1915

party, barbecue, crab feast or similar function in the
individual amount of] (I) TO EACH PERSON OR TREASURER OF A
COMMITTEE, GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION IN WHOSE NAME A
CONTRIBUTION OR CONTRIBUTIONS, OTHER THAN THE PURCHASE OF
TICKETS, ARE MADE IN THE INDIVIDUAL OR CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF
$51 OR MORE; (II) TO EACH PERSON OR TREASURER OF A
COMMITTEE, GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION IN WHOSE NAME A TICKET OR
TICKETS ARE PURCHASED FOR ANY DINNER, TESTIMONIAL, COCKTAIL
PARTY, BARBECUE, CRAB FEAST OR OTHER CAMPAIGN RELATED
FUNCTION IN THE INDIVIDUAL AMOUNT OF $51 OR MORE OR IN THE
CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF $251 OR MORE. UPON REQUEST, A RECEIPT
MUST BE GIVEN FOR ANY LESSER AMOUNT. [fifty-one dollars
($51.00) or more, or tickets in the cumulative amount of two
hundred and fifty-one dollars ($251.00) or more or upon
request for any lesser amount, to the candidate or committee
of which he is treasurer or subtreasurer.]

(2)    If such contribution is received by a
subtreasurer, he shall forward the contribution and a
duplicate copy of the "campaign contribution receipt" with
his report to the treasurer of the candidate or committee
for which he is subtreasurer, as required by §§ 26—11 and
26—12 of this article.

(3)    The treasurer shall retain all "campaign
contribution receipts" with his books and records as
required by subsection (a) of this section and report the
information therein in the statement of contributions and
expenditures required by §§ 26—11 and 26—12 of this article.

(4) The "campaign contribution receipt" issued
to a contributor shall serve as evidence of a contribution
by such contributor.

(d) [Any] PRIOR TO THE TIME OF FILING THE FINAL
REPORT REQUIRED BY § 26-11 OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY surplus
funds remaining after payment of all campaign expenditures
shall be (1) returned, pro rata, to the contributors by the
[treasurers] TREASURER [prior to the time of filing the
final report required by § 26—11 of this subtitle, unless
prior thereto, the candidate or committee shall have]; OR
(2) paid [over all such surplus funds to the State] TO THE
STATE central committee [for the State] of the party of
which the candidate is a member or for which the POLITICAL
committee is acting; OR (3) PAID TO A CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF
THE PARTY OF WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS A MEMBER OR FOR WHICH
THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE IS ACTING SO LONG AS THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE IS LOCATED IN A COUNTY IN WHICH THE CANDIDATE
RESIDES OR SEEKS TO REPRESENT[, except that in the case of
surplus funds remaining in the treasury of a candidate for a
county board of education or in the treasury of a committee
associated with such candidate or group of candidates, the
candidate or candidates shall have the option of paying such
surplus funds]; OR (4) PAID to the local board of education
or to a recognized nonprofit organization providing services
or funds for the benefit of pupils or teachers[.]; OR (5)
PAID TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTERED PURSUANT TO §
103B OF ARTICLE 11 OR TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT