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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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IF THE STATE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THERE IS NOT, OR MAY NOT BE,
SUFFICIENT MONEY IN THE FUND TO PROVIDE A FULL PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TO
ALL ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKETS IN A PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION, THE
STATE BOARD SHALL ALLOCATE THE AVAILABLE MONEY SO THAT EACH ELIGIBLE
GUBERNATORIAL TICKET IN THAT ELECTION RECEIVES A PROPORTIONATE SHARE
OF THE FULL PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TO WHICH THE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET
OTHERWISE WOULD BE ENTITLED.
(C) PRIMARY ELECTION.
(1) THE STATE BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
MONEY THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.
(2) AN ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET THAT IS OPPOSED IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL RECEIVE $1 IN PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EACH $1 IN
ELIGIBLE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS IT HAS RECEIVED.
(3) AN ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET THAT IS UNOPPOSED IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL RECEIVE $1 IN PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EACH $3 IN
ELIGIBLE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS IT HAS RECEIVED.
(D) GENERAL ELECTION.
(1) THE STATE BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE
GENERAL ELECTION OF ALL MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND, INCLUDING MONEY
REMAINING FROM THE PART DESIGNATED FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION, AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.
(2) EACH ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET THAT IS A NOMINEE
SHALL RECEIVE AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE FUND.
(3) AN ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET MAY NOT RECEIVE A PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTION IF IT IS UNOPPOSED ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.
(4) AN ELIGIBLE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET THAT DID NOT RECEIVE A
PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION MAY RECEIVE A PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTION IN THE GENERAL ELECTION ONLY IF THE GUBERNATORIAL TICKET:
(I) IS A NOMINEE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION; AND
(II) DID NOT EXCEED THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT FOR THE PRIMARY
ELECTION.
(5) THE STATE BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC
CONTRIBUTIONS PROMPTLY AFTER THE CERTIFICATION OF PRIMARY ELECTION
RESULTS.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, §§ 15-104(b) and (d) and 15-105(b) and (c).
In subsection (a)(1)(i) of this section, the reference to "subsection (c) of this
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