WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 645

(F) "CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE" MEANS A COMMITTEE

SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO PROMOTE THE CANDIDACY OF A PERSON RUNNING
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WINS AN ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR COUNTY COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(G) (F) (1) "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS ANY PAYMENT OR TRANSFER OF
MONEY OR PROPERTY OF $500 OR MORE, CALCULATED CUMULATIVELY DURING A
4-YEAR ELECTION CYCLE, OR THE INCURRING OF ANY LIABILITY OR PROMISE OF
ANYTHING OF VALUE OF $500 OR MORE, CALCULATED CUMULATIVELY DURING A
4-YEAR ELECTION CYCLE, TO THE TREASURER OF EITHER A CANDIDATE OR A
CONTINUING POLITICAL COMMITTEE.

(2) "CONTRIBUTION" INCLUDES A PAYMENT OR TRANSFER TO A SLATE
WITH WHICH A CANDIDATE IS ASSOCIATED.

(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
$500 CUMULATIVE THRESHOLD CONTRIBUTION IS CALCULATED SEPARATELY AS TO
EACH CANDIDATE OR ELECTED OFFICIAL.

(4) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE. A CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION
OF $500 OR MORE TO A SLATE IS FULLY ATTRIBUTED TO EACH CANDIDATE ON THE
SLATE.

(H) (G) "ELECTED OFFICIAL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL HOLDING OFFICE IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY
COUNCIL WHO HOLDS THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR MEMBER OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(H) (1) "PARTY OF RECORD" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS ENTITY
THAT IS GRANTED STANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL MAP AMENDMENT
PROCEEDING BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, SITTING AS THE DISTRICT COUNCIL, OR ITS
HEARING EXAMINER.

(2) "PARTY OF RECORD" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ATTORNEY,
CONSULTANT, EMPLOYEE, OR OTHER AGENT OF A PARTY OF RECORD, INCLUDING
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WHO IS
PARTICIPATING IN A PROCEEDING SOLELY ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION.

(I) "POLITICAL COMMITTEE" MEANS ANY COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE
PERSONS APPOINTED BY A CANDIDATE OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR FORMED IN ANY
OTHER MANNER WHICH ASSISTS OR ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST IN ANY MANNER THE
PROMOTION OF THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF ANY CANDIDATE, CANDIDATES,
POLITICAL PARTY, PRINCIPLE, OR PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO A VOTE IN ANY
ELECTION.

(J) (1) "TREASURER" HAS THE MEANING PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 33, § 1-1 OF
THE CODE.

(2) "TREASURER" INCLUDES A SUBTREASURER.

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