[Adopted 10-4-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-18]
The City of Hagerstown adopts the provisions of Title 13, Campaign Finance, of the Election Law Article of the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland as from time to time amended and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, subject to the revisions set forth in the following section.
The following sections of Title 13, Campaign Finance, are revised as follows:
A. 
All references in the State Law to "State Board" or "Secretary of State" are changed to "City Clerk."
B. 
Section 13-101(a) is amended to read as follows:
(a)
In general. This article applies to each City election.
C. 
Section 13-103 is hereby amended to delete (b).
D. 
Section 13-104, Electronic signatures, is hereby deleted.
E. 
Section 13-210, Lobbyist, is hereby deleted.
F. 
Subtitle 2, Part VI, Contributions-Prohibitions, is hereby deleted.
G. 
Section 13-239, Anonymous contributions, Subsection 2 is hereby amended to change the reference from "State Treasurer" to "City Finance Director."
H. 
Section 13-241 and 13-242 dealing with payroll deductions are hereby deleted.
I. 
Section 13-243, Collection by Membership Entities, is hereby deleted.
J. 
Section 13-313, Termination of Campaign Finance Entity by State Board, is hereby deleted.
K. 
Section 13-324, Electronic Filing of Campaign Reports, is hereby deleted.
L. 
Section 13-335(a)(3), dealing with referral of prosecution to the Maryland Central Collections Unit, is hereby deleted.
M. 
Section 13-340 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Fees relating to campaign finance reports shall be paid to the City of Hagerstown to cover administrative costs."
N. 
Section 13-341(c) and (d), referring to the transfer of campaign finance reports to the state archives, is hereby deleted.
O. 
Section 13-402, Advertising Rates, is hereby deleted.
P. 
Sections 13-406, 407, 408 and 409 relating to General Assembly Legislative Newsletters, are hereby deleted.
Q. 
Subtitle 5, Local Provisions, dealing with other jurisdictions, is hereby deleted.
R. 
Section 13-602, Subsection (c), is hereby modified to change the reference to "State Prosecutor" to "State's Attorney."