HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A) A CANDIDATE WHO APPLIES FOR AND ACCEPTS A PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING FUND MAY NOT
EXPEND, IN THE APPLICABLE ELECTION, AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE
PRODUCT OF 20 CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE.

(b) For purposes of this section, the population of the
State[, district, or other area in which the election is to be
held] shall be determined on January 1 of the year in which the
election is to be held in accordance with the most recent
decennial United States census, or a more recent population
estimate prepared for the State by the State Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene if this is available.

[(c) Effective January 1, of each year, the Board shall
adjust the expenditure limits set forth in subsection (a) to
reflect annual changes in the rate of inflation or deflation as
indicated by the consumer price index (all items — U.S. city
average) published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The base for this adjustment shall be the consumer
price index at the end of the first quarter of calendar year
1974.

(cents per person by population of the
area in which the election is to be held)

Governor/Lt. Governor 10 10

Attorney General 2. 5 2.5

Comptroller 2.5 2. 5

State Senate 10 10

House of Delegates___________________________5_________________5

State's Attorney___________greater of 2.5_______________2. 5

or $2,500________or $2,500

Other State offices________greater of_______1_________________1

or $1,000________or $1,000

County executive___________greater of 7.5_______________7.5

or $5,000________or $7,500

Mayor—Baltimore City______greater of 7.5_______________7.5

or $5,000________or $7,500

President—City Council
of Baltimore City,
Comptroller—Baltimore

City,                                          _______________________5_________________5

County council,

Baltimore City Council, greater of_____2.5_______________2.5

or other Baltimore city-___________or $2,500________or $2,500

wide or countywide

offices____________________________________________________________

Other county offices                                 

including school

boards ___________greater of_______1__________________1

or $500___________or $500

Publicly elected

political party

offices______________________greater of 0.5_____________ not

or $1,000________applicable]