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Maryland Code, Election Law § 12-308

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A report filed by the treasurer of a contested election committee under this subtitle shall include the information required by the State Board with respect to all donations, disbursements, and outstanding obligations of the contested election committee during the reporting period.

(b)(1) If the person who established the contested election committee has filed a petition for a recount under Subtitle 1 of this title or has filed a complaint in the circuit court under Subtitle 2 of this title, the treasurer of the contested election committee shall file the contested election committee's first report on or before the first day after the earlier of:

(i) the day the person who established the contested election committee filed the petition for a recount; or

(ii) the day the person who established the contested election committee filed the complaint in the circuit court.

(2) If the person who established the contested election committee has not filed a petition for a recount under Subtitle 1 of this title or filed a complaint in the circuit court under Subtitle 2 of this title, the treasurer of the contested election committee shall file the contested election committee's first report on or before the day that is 7 days after the day that the contested election committee of the opposing candidate or opposing party filed its first report under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) The treasurer of a contested election committee shall file subsequent reports on or before:

(1) the Monday that is 30 days after the due date of the first report filed by the contested election committee under subsection (b) of this section;

(2) the Monday that is 60 days after the due date of the first report filed by the contested election committee under subsection (b) of this section; and

(3) the third Wednesday in January of each year that the contested election committee remains in existence.

(d) The State Board shall, by regulation, establish the reporting periods for each of the reports required under this subtitle.

(e) If the treasurer of a contested election committee fails to provide all the information required on a report under this subtitle:

(1) the State Board shall notify the treasurer in writing of the particular deficiencies; and

(2) the treasurer shall file an amended report that includes all the information required within 30 days after service of the notice.

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