Sec. 16-19. Public Election Fund established.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 16-19 (2026)
Sec. 16-19. Public Election Fund established.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director must create a Public Election Fund. This Fund is continuing and non-lapsing.
(b)
The Fund consists of:
(1)
all funds appropriated to it by the County Council;
(2)
any unspent money remaining in a certified candidate’s publicly funded campaign account after the candidate is no longer a candidate for a covered office;
(3)
any public contribution plus interest returned to the Fund by a participating candidate who withdraws from participation;
(4)
all interest earned on money in the Fund; and
(5)
voluntary donations made directly to the Fund.