Ch. 577                                         1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(M) (N) (1) "TREASURER" HAS THE MEANING PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 33, §
1-1 OF THE CODE.

(2) "TREASURER" INCLUDES A SUBTREASURER.

6-602.

(A)  AN APPLICANT OR AGENT OF THE APPLICANT MAY NOT MAKE A
PAYMENT TO A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, OR TO THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE APPLICATION.

(B)      (1) AFTER AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED, A MEMBER OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL MAY NOT VOTE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY WAY IN THE
PROCEEDING ON THE APPLICATION IF THE MEMBER'S TREASURER OR THE
MEMBER'S CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE RECEIVED A PAYMENT, DURING
THE 36-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION OR DURING THE
PENDENCY OF THE APPLICATION, FROM ANY OF THE APPLICANTS OR THE AGENTS
OF THE APPLICANTS.

(2) A MEMBER IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH
(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IF:

(I) AS TO THE APPLICATION, NO APPLICANT OR AGENT HAS FILED
AN AFFIDAVIT' NAMING THE MEMBER OR THE MEMBER'S CONTINUING POLITICAL
COMMITTEE AS THE RECIPIENT OF A PAYMENT; OR

(II) 1. A TRANSFER TO THE MEMBER'S TREASURER OR
CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE WAS MADE BY A POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE TO WHICH AN APPLICANT OR AGENT HAD MADE A PAYMENT;

2.        THE APPLICANT OR AGENT MADE THE PAYMENT TO THE
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE WITHOUT ANY INTENT TO SUBVERT THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SUBTITLE;

3.        THE. APPLICANT'S OR AGENT'S PAYMENT TO THE
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, AND THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE'S
TRANSFER, ARE DISCLOSED IN AN AFFIDAVIT; AND

4.        THE TRANSFER IS RETURNED TO THE POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE BY THE MEMBER, OR THE PAYMENT IS RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT
OR AGENT BY THE. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

(C)      (1) AFTER AN APPLICATION IS FILED, THE APPLICANT SHALL FILE AN
AFFIDAVIT, UNDER OATH, STATING TO THE BEST OF THE APPLICANT'S
INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND BELIEF THAT:

(I) 1. DURING THE 36-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE THE FILING OF
THE APPLICATION AND DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE APPLICATION, THE
APPLICANT HAS NOT MADE ANY PAYMENT TO THE TREASURER OF A CANDIDATE
OR CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE; OR

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