Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
Sponsor: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections CommitteeCommittee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the day that a certain campaign finance report is due to be filed with the State Board of Elections; requiring that a certain campaign finance report cover a certain time period; and altering, from January 1 of the year of the election to July 1 of the year before the election, the earliest date on which the State Board of Elections may begin making distributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 7Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Hustings, Erin | Maryland State Board of Elections | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee, Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |