PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 533

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

2. If any such payment was made, discloses the name of the
member to whose treasurer, or whose continuing political committee, the payment was
made;

(ii) 1. During the 36-month period before the filing of the
application and during the pendency of the application, the applicant has not solicited
any person or business entity to make a payment to the treasurer of, a candidate or
continuing political committee; or

2. If any such solicited payment was made, discloses the name
of the member to whose treasurer, or whose continuing political committee, the payment
was made; and

(iii) 1. During the 36-month period before the filing of the
application and during the pendency of the application, a member of the applicant's
household has not made a payment to the treasurer of a candidate or continuing political
committee; or

2. If such a payment has been made, discloses the name of the
member to whose treasurer, or whose continuing political committee, the payment was
made.

(2)     The affidavit may be filed any time prior to consideration of the
application by the District Council, at the discretion of the applicant. However, in no
event may the affidavit be filed less than 30 calendar days prior to consideration by the
District Council of the application.

(3)     A supplemental affidavit shall be filed whenever a payment is made after
the original affidavit was filed.

(4)     An applicant has no obligation to make any representations pertaining
to the actions of anyone other than that applicant under the affidavit. In the case of
business entities, anyone with authority to act on behalf of, and bind, the business entity
may execute an affidavit on behalf of the business entity itself.

(5)     The only disclosures required under the affidavit are those involving
individuals or business entities that would be subject to the provisions of this subtitle.

(d)     (1) An agent shall file an affidavit in an application only if:

(i) The agent has acted on behalf of the applicant with regard to the
specific application; and

- 3105 -