HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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26-11.

(a) A candidate for nomination or election to public
or party office, including write-in candidates, and the
treasurer designated by that candidate shall file the report
or statement of contributions and expenditures as prescribed
in accordance with § 26-12 of this article with the board at
which the candidate filed his certificate of candidacy.
Election reports as specified below are required by all
candidates for public or party office whether or not the
candidate's name appears on the primary ballot, or the
candidate withdraws subsequent to filing his certificate of
candidacy, or the candidate is unsuccessful in the election.
Each report filed shall contain all contributions received
and expenditures made in furtherance of the candidate's
nomination or election by the candidate himself or, with the
knowledge of the candidate, by any other person or groups of
persons, through and including the [seventh] THIRD day
immediately preceding the day by which that report is to be
filed. The initial report filed shall contain all
contributions so received and expenditures so made since the
date of the last preceding election to fill the office for
which he is a candidate. Each subsequent report shall
contain all contributions so received and expenditures so
made since the end of the period for which the last
preceding report is filed. Even if no contributions or
expenditures have been made since the end of the period for
which the last preceding report was filed, a statement to
that effect must be filed on the forms prescribed pursuant
to § 26-12 of this article under the circumstances and at
the times specified in this section. The INITIAL AND
SUBSEQUENT reports shall be CONSECUTIVELY filed AS FOLLOWS;

(1) NO LATER THAN THE THIRD FOURTH TUESDAY
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ANY PRIMARY ELECTION; AND

[(1)](2) No later than the Tuesday immediately
preceding any election; and

[(2)](3) No later than the [third] SEVENTH
Tuesday after any election or prior to taking office,
whichever first occurs; and

[(3) (4) If a cash balance exists or if any
unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid as of the end of
the period for which the report or statement in subsection
(a) (2) (3) above is filed, on the seventh Tuesday after the
election; and]

(4) (5) If a cash balance exists or if any
unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid as of the end of
the period for which the report or statement in subsection
(a) (3) (4) above is filed, six months after the election;
and

(5) (6) If a cash balance exists or if any
unpaid bills or deficits remain to be paid as of the end of