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§ 12-313. Unspent contributions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Contested Elections (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Contested Election Committee (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, Election Law, § 12-313
§ 12-313. Unspent contributions
Public contribution repaid to appropriate government entity
(a)(1) Any part of a public contribution made to a contested election committee that is not spent shall be repaid to the appropriate government entity.
(2) In computing whether part of a public contribution is not spent, all private contributions to the person shall be treated as spent before the expenditure of any public contribution.
Return of remaining balance to donors on pro rata basis
(b) After repaying remaining public contributions under subsection (a) of this section and before filing a final report, a contested election committee shall pay all outstanding obligations and dispose of all its remaining assets by returning the remaining balance in the account of the contested election committee to the donors on a pro rata basis.

Credits

Added by Acts 2022, c. 624, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 625, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, Election Law, § 12-313, MD ELEC LAW § 12-313
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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