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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 263

any expenditure made by the treasurer in violation of this
section.

(f)   In a general election a political party may spend
in support of a candidate of the political party the greater
of $250 or 1/4 cent per person for the population in the
area from which the candidate seeks to be elected in
addition to the expenditure limit set forth in paragraph
(a).

(g)  Provisions in § 31-3 shall not be applicable to
any primary or general election held prior to January 1,
[1982] 1986.

31-4.

(a) There is established the "Fair Campaign Financing
Fund" which shall be administered by the Comptroller in
accordance with the provisions of §§ 465 through 467, of
Article 81 of the Code 31-11 AND 31-12 OF THIS ARTICLE. The
Comptroller shall credit to the fund all money collected
pursuant to these provisions. No disbursements may be made
from the fund prior to January 1, [1982] 1986.

31-10.

(A) THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 31-1 THROUGH 31-9 OF
THIS ARTICLE KNOWN AS THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT AND
PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ARE OF NO
EFFECT AND MAY NOT BE IMPLEMENTED OR ENFORCED AFTER JULY 1,
1985, PROVIDED THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION ARE MET.

(B) THE TERMINATION OF THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT
AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE
ONLY IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS ENACTED LEGISLATION THAT IS
EFFECTIVE ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1985, THAT ESTABLISHES A
PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE FAIR CAMPAIGN
FINANCING FUND FOR A PURPOSE AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE WITH
SOME OR ALL OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT THE FAIR CAMPAIGN
FINANCING ACT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO ATTAIN.

31-11.

THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING FUND CREATED BY CHAPTER 729
OF THE ACTS OF 1974 SHALL BE PRESERVED AND MAINTAINED UNTIL
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTS, NOT LATER THAN JULY 1, 1985,
LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF THE FUND
FOR A PURPOSE, TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AS
CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OR ALL OF THE OBJECTIVES
THAT THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED
TO ATTAIN.

31-12.