HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  The Comptroller shall credit to the fund all
money collected pursuant to these provisions.

(3)  No disbursements may be made from the fund prior
to January 1, [1986] 1990.

[(b) The State Board shall divide the money in the fund as
follows:

(1)  25 percent to be available for campaigns for
statewide election;

(2)  40 percent to be available for campaigns for
election to the General Assembly;

(3)  35 percent to be available for campaigns for
election to any other office for which an expenditure limitation
is provided in § 31-3, except that money from the fund may not be
available to finance a publicly elected political party office.]

(B)  SUBJECT TO THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
STATE BOARD SHALL DISTRIBUTE ONE-HALF OF THE MONEY IN THE FUND TO
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION AND THE REMAINING
MONEY IN THE FUND TO ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOMINEES IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.

(C)  NO LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 1988, THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR
SHALL PROMULGATE COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE
PURPOSES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT. THE REGULATIONS SHALL
INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING:

(1) SCHEDULES FOR:

(I) CANDIDATES TO INFORM THE STATE BOARD THAT
THEY INTEND TO QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS;

(II) CANDIDATES TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS;

(III) THE STATE BOARD OF ORDER, AND THE

COMPTROLLER TO MAKE DISBURSEMENTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS; AND

(IV) THE RETURN OF UNUSED PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS;

(2) PRO RATE DISTRIBUTIONS, IF THERE IS NOT, OR MAY

NOT BE, SUFFICIENT MONEY IN THE FUND AND SUPPLEMENTAL

DISTRIBUTIONS UPON AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S FAILURE TO QUALIFY OR
REQUEST A PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION, WITHDRAWAL, DISQUALIFICATION, OR
DEATH;

(1) THE MANNER AND DATE BY WHICH CANDIDATES SHALL
NOTIFY THE STATE BOARD THAT THEY INTEND TO QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS;