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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:
Article 33 - Election Code
30-2.
(a) The statement required by this subtitle shall be
filed on or before February 1 of each year and shall
[ include all contributions made [during] BEFORE A COVER
THE REPORTING PERIOD WHICH CONSISTS OF the preceding
calendar year.
(b) Every person who has done business with the State,
or with a county, incorporated municipality, or other
political subdivision of the State during a reporting period
shall file the statement required by this subtitle if DURING
THE REPORTING PERIOD OR DURING THE PRECEDING REPORTING
PERIOD he made or caused to be made a contribution to a
candidate for an elective office of the State or for an
elective office of a county or incorporated municipality of
the State in any primary or general election [occurring]
during the reporting period or during the preceding
reporting period ] .
(c) The statement shall be under oath and shall
contain:
(i) The names of all candidates to whom a
contribution was made or caused to be made DURING THE
REPORTING PERIOD AND, IF NOT REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, DURING THE
PRECEDING REPORTING PERIOD and the office for which the
candidate sought election;
(ii) The amount of the aggregate REPORTED
contributions MADE to each candidate;
(iii) The name of each agency of the
State, a county, incorporated municipality, or other
political subdivision with which the person did business
DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. However, this information may
be omitted upon the written approval of the Attorney
General. The Attorney General may grant approval if he finds
that it would be unduly burdensome to require this
information, that the public interest would not be
substantially impaired by its omission, and that the person
submitting the statement stipulates that he has done the
requisite business in the amount of $10,000 or more during
the period in question;
(iv) The nature and amount of business
done with each agency. However, information concerning the
amount of business done with each agency may be omitted upon
the written approval of the Attorney General. The Attorney
General may grant approval if he finds that it would be
unduly burdensome to require this information, that the
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