WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                             S.B. 44

(e)      Each candidate, the treasurer of each candidate, and the chairman and
treasurer of each committee shall be notified by the elections board with which that
person files reports under this section, by first class mail and no more than 20 nor less
than 10 days prior to the applicable filing date, of each report that person is required to
file. The notice shall include the filing date, the place for filing, the penalty for failure to
file a timely report, and the telephone number and business hours of the office where the
report is to be filed. A REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (D)(5) AND (K) OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SINGLE REPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ASSESSING LATE FILING FEES UNDER § 26-13 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(f)      Any report shall be considered timely if it is mailed on or before the filing
deadline, regardless of when it is actually received, if the United States Postal Service has
provided verification of that fact by affixing a mark so indicating on either the envelope or
any receipt therefor. Unless a report is mailed, the boards and the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws shall provide a receipt for each report received.

(g)      The provisions of this section shall apply to all committees and treasurers for
candidates for public or party office located outside of the geographic boundaries of the
State with respect to all expenditures of funds within the State of Maryland.

(h) For purposes of this section, the failure to provide all of the information
required by the forms prescribed in accordance with § 26-12 of this article, to the extent
applicable, is a failure to file.

(i) Within ten days after the deadline for the filing of any report which is required
to be filed with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, the Board shall compile
a list of every candidate or committee which failed to file the report and shall distribute
the list to the appropriate local election boards. Within ten days after the deadline for the
filing of any report which is required to be filed with a local election board, the local
board shall compile a list of every candidate or committee which failed to file the report
and shall send the list to the State Administrative Board of Election Laws.

(j) The provisions of this section are not applicable to a candidate or candidates
for election or elected to a public office of the United States. This candidate or
candidates shall file all reports and statements according to federal laws or regulations.

(K) (1) A CANDIDATE AND TREASURER DESIGNATED BY THAT CANDIDATE,
THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER OF A CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE, OR A SLATE OF
CANDIDATES, WHO ARE REQUIRED TO FILE REPORTS OR STATEMENTS UNDER
SUBSECTION (A), (C)(1), OR (D)(3) OF THIS SECTION WITH THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, SHALL ALSO FILE A SINGLE COPY OF
ALL REPORTS, STATEMENTS, AND AFFIDAVITS REQUIRED BY § 26-11 UNDER THIS
SECTION WITH THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OR BALTIMORE
CITY WHERE THE CANDIDATE RESIDES. THE PROVISIONS OF § 26-13 OF THIS
ARTICLE DO NOT APPLY TO THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH. THE
REPORT TO THE LOCAL ELECTION BOARD SHALL BE FILED ACCORDING TO THE
SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL NOT
BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF A LATE FILING
FEE PROVIDED UNDER § 26-13 OF THIS ARTICLE.

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