Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) No later than January 1, 1988, the State Administrator
shall promulgate comprehensive regulations to carry out the
purposes and requirements of this [Act] SUBTITLE. The
regulations shall include provisions regarding:

(1)  The manner and date by which candidates shall
notify the State Board that they intend to qualify for public
contributions;

(2)  The deadline for candidates to submit requests
for public contributions;

(3)  The dates upon which the State Board is to order,
and the Comptroller is to make, disbursements of public
contributions to candidates;

(4) Pro rata distributions if there is not, or may
not be, sufficient money in the Fund;

(5)  A formula for distributing supplementary public
contributions to the other eligible candidates if, because an
eligible candidate fails to request a public contribution,
withdraws as a candidate, becomes disqualified, or dies,
additional funds become available;

(6)  The standards by which expenditures by political
committees and slates with which an eligible candidate is
affiliated are applied to the expenditure limit of the candidate
as specified in § 31-3 of this subtitle;

(7)  The specification of thresholds for in-kind
contributions that will not be deemed contributions or
expenditures for the purposes of this subtitle;

(8)  Distributions to:

(i) Unopposed candidates;

(ii) Candidates who are not members of the 2
principal political parties; and

(iii) Write-in candidates; and

(9) The purposes for which public contributions may
not be used.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects a stylistic error in an
     internal reference in Article 33, § 31-4(c).

The stylistic error occurred in Ch. 104 of the Acts of
1986.

The stylistic error was noted by the Michie Company.

- 118 -