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LAWS OF MARYLAND

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Baltimore City in which the committee has promoted the
success or defeat of a local principle or local
proposition submitted to a vote at an election only in
that county or Baltimore City; and

(3) The State Administrative Board of
Election Laws if a candidate supported or opposed by a
committee has filed his certificate of candidacy with the
State Administrative Board of Election Laws; and

(4) The State Administrative Board of
Election Laws if the committee has promoted the success
or defeat of a political party, statewide principle,
statewide proposition, or other principle or proposition
submitted to a vote at an election in a county or
Baltimore City and all or part of another county or
counties[.]; AND

(5)    THE LOCAL BOARD OF THE COUNTY OR
BALTIMORE CITY AND THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
ELECTION LAWS IF THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED OR OPPOSED
CANDIDATES FILING THEIR CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY WITH
BOTH THE LOCAL BOARD AND THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
OF ELECTION LAWS; AND

(6)    THE LOCAL BOARD AND THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS IF THE COMMITTEE
HAS PROMOTED THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A LOCAL PRINCIPLE
OR LOCAL PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO A VOTE AT AN ELECTION
IN THAT COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY AND HAS PROMOTED THE
SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A POLITICAL PARTY, STATEWIDE
PRINCIPLE, STATEWIDE PROPOSITION, OR OTHER PRINCIPLE OR
PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO A VOTE AT AN ELECTION IN MORE
THAN ONE COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY.

(e) Whenever any report is required to be filed by
a certain date, it shall be considered timely if it is
mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, and tears a postmark on or before the required
date, regardless of when it is actually received. Unless
a report is [sol mailed, the boards and the State
Administrative Board of Election Laws shall provide a
receipt for each report received.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect January 1, 1977.

Approved March 16, 1976.

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(House Bill 606)