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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 462

excluding the chairmen and treasurers of political clubs, shall
file the report or statement of contributions and expenditures as
prescribed in accordance with § 26-12 of this article with the
State Administrative Board of Election Laws at each of the times
and for the respective periods specified in subsection (a)(1),
(2), and (3) of this section [and, in a year in which a general
election is not held, on the anniversary of the date of the last
general election] IN ANY YEAR DURING WHICH THE COMMITTEE MAKES

EXPENDITURES FOR ELECTORAL PURPOSES. IN ANY OTHER YEAR, THE

CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER SHALL FILE THE REPORT OR STATEMENT OF
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF
THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION, OR, IN THE YEAR OF AN ELECTION, ON THE
DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

(2) (I) IN ANY ELECTION YEAR, ON OR BEFORE THE DATES
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, IN LIEU OF THE
SCHEDULED REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED UNDER THAT SUBSECTION, A
POLITICAL COMMITTEE WHICH CONTINUES IN EXISTENCE FROM YEAR TO
YEAR MAY FILE AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT SINCE THE DATE COVERED BY
THE LAST REPORT THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN RAISING OR
SPENDING, AND DOES NOT INTEND TO RAISE OR SPEND, MONEY FOR THAT
ELECTION.

(II) A POLITICAL COMMITTEE WHICH CONTINUES IN
EXISTENCE FROM YEAR TO YEAR THAT FILES AN AFFIDAVIT UNDER THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL ALSO FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ANNIVERSARY
DATE OF THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION GIVING A STATEMENT OF ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND EXPENDITURES MADE SINCE THE END OF THE
PERIOD FOR WHICH THE LAST PRECEDING REPORT IS FILED, AS
PRESCRIBED IN § 26-12 OF THIS ARTICLE, WITH THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS.

(III) IF, SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THE
AFFIDAVIT PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, A POLITICAL COMMITTEE WHICH
CONTINUES IN EXISTENCE FROM YEAR TO YEAR RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS
OR MAKES EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTION FOR WHICH
IT FILED THE AFFIDAVIT, THE COMMITTEE SHALL FILE ALL SCHEDULED
REPORTS ON THE DATES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE RECEIVED OR EXPENDITURES MADE AFTER ANY
SCHEDULED REPORTING DATES, THE COMMITTEE IS LIABLE FOR ALL OF THE
PENALTIES FOR THE LATE-FILING OF EACH OF THE REQUIRED REPORTS.

(IV) THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTION LAWS
SHALL ESTABLISH BY REGULATIONS THE FORM OF THE AFFIDAVIT TO BE
FILED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 15, 1984.