WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 363

(2) (i) In any election year, on or before the dates specified in subsection
(a) of this section, in lieu of the scheduled reports required to be filed under that
subsection, a political committee which continues in existence from year to year may file
an affidavit stating that since the date covered by the last report the committee has not
been involved in raising or spending, and does not intend to raise or spend, money for
that election.

(ii) A political committee which continues in existence from year to
year that files an affidavit under this paragraph shall also file an annual report on the
anniversary date of the last general election giving a statement of all contributions
received and expenditures made since the end of the period for which the last preceding
report is filed, as prescribed in § 26-12 of this article, with the State Administrative Board
of Election Laws.

(iii) If, subsequent to the filing of the affidavit provided in this
paragraph, a political committee which continues in existence from year to year receives
contributions or makes expenditures in connection with the election for which it filed the
affidavit, the committee shall notify the State Administrative Board of Election Laws in
writing within 14 days after the receipt of the contributions or the making of the
expenditures that the committee has resumed receiving contributions or making
expenditures, and thereafter shall file all scheduled reports on the dates specified in
subsection (a) of this section. If the committee fails to file the notice required by this
subparagraph, or thereafter fails to file the scheduled reports on the dates specified in
subsection (a) of this section, the candidate and the treasurer of the committee are
subject to the penalties prescribed in §§ 26-13 and 26-20 of this subtitle.

(iv) The State Administrator of Election Laws shall establish by
regulations the form of the affidavit to be filed under this paragraph.

(d) The chairmen and the treasurers of all other committees shall file the report
or statement of contributions and expenditures, as prescribed in accordance with § 26-12
of this article, at each of the times and for the respective periods specified in subsection
(a) of this section. Each report, filed in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
subsection, shall be filed in duplicate. This report or statement shall be filed with:

(1)     The local board of the county or Baltimore City at which a candidate
supported or opposed by a committee has filed his certificate of candidacy; and

(2)     The local board of the county or Baltimore City in which the committee
has promoted the success or defeat of a local principle or local proposition submitted to
a vote at an election only in that county or Baltimore City; and

(3)     The State Administrative Board of Election Laws if a candidate
supported or opposed by a committee has filed his certificate of candidacy with the State
Administrative Board of Election Laws; and

(4)     The State Administrative Board of Election Laws if the committee has
promoted the success or defeat of a political party, statewide principle, statewide
proposition, or other principle or proposition submitted to a vote at an election in a
county or Baltimore City and all or part of another county or counties; and

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