# § 11-5 Fair Election Fund established.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 11-5 Fair Election Fund established.

Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 11-5 (2026)

(a) There is a Baltimore City Fair Election Fund.

(b) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund established under the authority of <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="I|§15">City Charter Article I, § 15</cite> {“Special fund for fair elections”}.

(c) As set forth in <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="I|§15|(a)|(2)">City Charter Article I, § 15(a)(2)</cite>, the purposes of the Fund include:

  (1) providing direct funding to candidates for public office who meet certain qualifications;

  (2) providing technical assistance and training to individuals seeking to make use of public campaign funding;

  (3) publicizing the availability of public campaign funding; and

  (4) administering a public campaign funding program.

(d) The Fund consists of:

  (1) money appropriated to the Fund in the annual Ordinances of Estimates;

  (2) grants or donations made to the Fund;

  (3) any unspent money remaining in a certified candidate’s publicly funded campaign account after the candidate is no longer a candidate for office;

  (4) any public contribution plus interest returned to the Fund by a participating candidate who withdraws from participation;

  (5) interest earned on money in the Fund; and

  (6) proceeds from fees and fines collected under this subtitle.

(e) The Fund may only be used for the purposes specified in subsection (c) of this section.

*History: Ord. 20-338*