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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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(II) THE PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD NOT BE IMPAIRED
SUBSTANTIALLY BY THE OMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION; AND
(III) THE PERSON FILING THE STATEMENT STIPULATES THAT THE
PERSON HAS DONE PUBLIC BUSINESS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
(D) CUSTODIAN.
(1) THE STATE BOARD SHALL RETAIN EACH STATEMENT FILED UNDER
THIS TITLE AS A PUBLIC RECORD FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AFTER ITS RECEIPT AND
SHALL MAKE THE STATEMENT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC EXAMINATION AND COPYING
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS,
(2) THE STATE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH REASONABLE FEES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES GOVERNING PUBLIC EXAMINATION AND COPYING
OF THE STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THIS SECTION.
(E) FORMS.
THE STATE BOARD SHALL PRESCRIBE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FORMS FOR THE
STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 14-102.
The Election Law Article Review Committee notes, for consideration by the
General Assembly, that former Art. 33, § 14-102 is ambiguous and
inconsistent in parts and, as a consequence, is not a model of clarity
regarding the schedule for filing initial reports of contributions, the trigger
for reporting contributions, and the period during which reporting is
required in the absence of new contracts. The revision encompassed by this
section represents an interpretation that is consistent with the advice of,
and the administration of this title by, the State Board, and with the notice
and reporting requirements under §§ 13-218, 13-221, and 17-402 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.
In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the reference to the time a contract is
"made" is substituted for the former reference to the "completion" of the
contract, for clarity, specificity, and consistency with the legal advice
provided to the State Board in a letter dated June 19, 1998, to Helen L.
Koss, Chairman of the State Administrative Board of Elections, et al, from
Kathleen Hoke Dachille, Assistant Attorney General, advising the State
Board that the execution of the sale, purchase, lease, or contract should be
the operative standard.
Also in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the phrase "24 months" is
substituted for the former reference to the "2 calendar years" for clarity
and specificity and to avoid a gap; which the Election Law Article Review
Committee presumes to be unintended, in the required reporting period of
applicable contributions and for consistency with the advice given to the
State Board in the Dachille letter dated June 19, 1998, to Helen L. Koss
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