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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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Also in subsection (b)(1)(i) of this section, the defined term "campaign
finance entit[ies]" is substituted for the former references to "candidate or
political committee" for clarity. See General Revisor's Note to this title and
§ 1-101 of this article.
In subsection (b)(1)(ii) of this section, the phrase "to all campaign finance
entities" is added for clarity.
In subsection (d)(1) of this section, the reference to the limit on "in-kind"
contributions that a State or local central committee may make during an
election cycle is added for clarity and for consistency with the advice
rendered by the Office of the Attorney General. See Letter of Advice dated
June 22, 1998, to Rebecca Wicklund, Director of Candidacy and Campaign
Finance, State Administrative Board of Election Laws, Annapolis,
Maryland from Kathleen Hoke Dachille, Assistant Attorney General.
Also in subsection (d)(1) of this section, the reference to "[n]otwithstanding
subsection (b) of this section" is substituted for the former reference to "any
other provision of this article" for clarity.
The Election Law Article Review Committee notes, for the consideration of
the General Assembly, that this section has been revised so that the
substantive provisions apply to the State central committee and the local
central committee of a political party. The Committee presumes that this is
the intent of the General Assembly. Thus, in subsection (d)(1)(ii) of this
section, the former reference to a "governing body" of a local central
committee is deleted as surplusage since the governing body for a local
central committee is the local central committee.
In subsection (d)(2) of this section, the reference to "the first day of the
election cycle" is substituted for the former references to "January 1
following the preceding gubernatorial election" in light of the defined term
"election cycle".
In subsection (f) of this section, the former phrase "for the purpose of
determining the maximum amount that a corporation may contribute" is
deleted as surplusage.
The Election Law Article Review Committee notes, for consideration by the
General Assembly, that it is the long-standing view of the Office of the
Attorney General that a donation of money or any other valuable thing to
[the political committee of] a political party for maintaining the political
party's normal headquarters office and staff is not chargeable against the
donor's contribution limits under this section. See, e.g., 60 Opinions of the
Attorney General 259 (1975); letter dated July 23, 1991, from Elizabeth L.
Nilson, Counsel to the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, to the
Honorable Robert L. Flanagan; and memorandum dated October 17, 1990,
from Joseph Sandler, General Counsel, Maryland Democratic Party. The
Election Law Article Review Committee does not intend for the revision of
former Art. 33, § 13-212 to affect these former interpretations.
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