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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="13-332" title_number="13" title_name="Campaign Finance" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="General Reporting Requirements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An individual may not become a candidate for any public or party office in this State or become a treasurer for a campaign finance entity if, as to any campaign finance report due under § 13–304 of this subtitle from, or on behalf of, that individual during the preceding five calendar years:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>there exists a failure to file as specified in § 13–327 of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the individual has failed to pay a late filing fee that is due.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual may not become a candidate for any public or party office in this State or become a treasurer for a campaign finance entity if the individual has failed to pay any civil penalty due under § 13–604.1 of this title from, or on behalf of, the individual during the immediately preceding 5 calendar years.</text>
  </level>
</section>
