WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 598

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

1-1.

(a) As used in this article the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated unless a contrary meaning is clearly
intended from the context in which the term appears:

(12) "Partisan organization" means any combination of
two or more persons formed for the purpose of assisting the
promotion of the success or defeat of any candidate, political
party, principle or proposition to be submitted to a vote at any
election.

(14) "Political committee" means any combination of
two or more persons appointed by a candidate or any other person
or formed in any other manner which assists or attempts to assist
in any manner the promotion of the success or defeat of any
candidate, candidates, political party, principle or proposition
submitted to a vote at any election.

26-7.

(a) (1) [Every] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, EVERY treasurer and every subtreasurer shall keep
detailed, full and accurate accounts in a proper book or books,
to be called "account books," to be provided and preserved by
[him] THE TREASURER OR SUBTREASURER, of all contributions, money
or valuable things received by or promised to, and of all
expenditures, disbursements and promises of payment or
disbursements of money or valuable things made by any committee,
or any of its officers or members, or by any person acting under
its authority, or on its behalf or by the treasurer or
subtreasurer, and setting forth in such statement and accounts
the sum or valuable thing so received, or disbursed, or promised,
as the case may be, and the date when, the name AND ADDRESS of
the person [and his address] from whom received or promised, or
to whom paid or promised, as the case may be, and the object and
purposes for which the sum, or other valuable thing, was
received, or disbursed, or promised, as the case may be.

(2)  Books and records may be destroyed or discarded
at any time after two years from the date of filing the final
report required by § 26-11 OF THIS ARTICLE unless a court of
competent jurisdiction orders their retention for a longer
period.

(3)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW OR REGULATION THAT
PROHIBITS AN ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTION, A TREASURER OR SUBTREASURER
MAY ACCEPT AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY IN THE ACCOUNT BOOKS

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