MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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AN ACT concerning

Election Code - Election Reports

FOR the purpose of providing that election reports shall
be filed at the times and on the forms prescribed
even if no contributions or expenditures have been
made since the end of the last reporting period;
changing the deadlines for filing certain election
reports; requiring that a final election report must
be filed and must be clearly marked as such.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 26-11(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 26-11(a) of Article 33 - Election
Code, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (197 1 Replacement
Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

26-11.

(a) A candidate for nomination or election to
public or party office, including write—in candidates,
and the treasurer designated by that candidate shall file
the report or statement of contributions and expenditures
as prescribed in accordance with §26—12 of this article
with the board at which the candidate filed his
certificate of candidacy. Election reports as specified
below are required by all candidates for public or party
office whether or not the candidate's name appears on the
primary ballot, the candidate withdraws subsequent to
filing his certificate of candidacy, or the candidate is
unsuccessful in the election. Each report filed shall
contain all contributions received and expenditures made
in furtherance of the candidate's nomination or election
by the candidate himself or, with the knowledge of the
candidate, by any other person or groups of persons,
through and including the seventh day immediately
preceding the day by which that report is to be filed.
The initial report filed shall contain all contributions
so received and expenditures so made since the date of
the last preceding election to fill the office for which
he is a candidate. Each subsequent report shall contain
all contributions so received and expenditures so made
since the end of the period for which the last preceding
report is filed. EVEN IF NO CONTRIBUTIONS OR
EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THE END OF THE PERIOD
FOR WHICH THE LAST PRECEDING REPORT WAS FILED, A
STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT MUST BE FILED ON THE FORMS