WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 363

CHAPTER 363
(House Bill 1183)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Filing Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reports

FOR the purpose of altering certain contribution and expenditure reporting requirements
of certain candidates, committees, and their treasurers; requiring certain
candidates, committees, and their treasurers to file reports or statements of
contributions and expenditures with the local election board of the county or
Baltimore City where the candidates reside; and generally relating to campaign
contributions and expenditures of candidates for nomination or election.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 26-11

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article 33 - Election Code

26-11.

(a) A candidate for nomination or election to public or party office, including
write-in candidates, and the treasurer designated by that candidate shall file the report or
statement of contributions and expenditures as prescribed in accordance with § 26-12 of
this article with the board at which the candidate filed his certificate of candidacy. All
reports or statements of contributions and expenditures shall be filed in duplicate except
those filed with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws. Election reports as
specified below are required by all candidates for public or party office whether or not the
candidate's name appears on the primary ballot, or the candidate withdraws subsequent
to filing his certificate of candidacy, or the candidate is unsuccessful in the election. Each
report filed shall contain all contributions received and expenditures made in furtherance
of the candidate's nomination or election by the candidate himself or, with the knowledge
of the candidate, by any other person or groups of persons, which shall be complete,
except as otherwise provided in this section through and including the seventh day
immediately preceding the day by which that report is to be filed. The initial report filed
shall contain all contributions so received and expenditures so made since the date of the
last preceding election to fill the office for which he is a candidate. Each subsequent
report shall contain all contributions so received and expenditures so made since the end
of the period for which the last preceding report is filed. Even if no contributions or
expenditures have been made since the end of the period for which the last preceding
report was filed, a statement to that effect must be filed on the forms prescribed pursuant
to § 26-12 of this article under the circumstances and at the times specified in this
section. The initial and subsequent reports shall be consecutively filed as follows:

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