PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 614

certain terms; establishing certain penalties; making the provisions of this Act
severable; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to
election law and ethics law provisions for Howard County.

BY adding to

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 26-9(f-2)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 15-848 through 15-850, inclusive, to be under the new part "Part VII.

Howard County - Special Provisions"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapter______ (H.B. 2 12) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1995)

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

Article 33 - Election Code

26-9.

(F-2) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(II)     "CANDIDATE" MEANS A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS
HOWARD COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR TO THE HOWARD COUNTY COUNCIL WHO
BECOMES AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

(III)   "CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE" MEANS A COMMITTEE
SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO PROMOTE THE CANDIDACY OF A PERSON RUNNING
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE.

(IV)   "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS ANY PAYMENT OR TRANSFER OF
MONEY OR PROPERTY OR THE INCURRING OF ANY LIABILITY OR PROMISE OF
ANYTHING OF VALUE TO THE TREASURER OF EITHER A CANDIDATE OR A
CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE.

(V)     "CONTRIBUTOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS ENTITY
THAT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION.

(VI)   "ELECTED OFFICIAL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVES AS
HOWARD COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR AS A MEMBER OF THE HOWARD COUNTY
COUNCIL.

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