(a) Fund created. There is a Public Campaign Financing Fund. This Fund is continuing and non-lapsing.
(b) Source of funding. The Fund consists of:
(1) all funds appropriated to it by the County Council;
(2) any unspent funds remaining in a participating 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 funds in the Fund; and
(5) voluntary donations made directly to the Fund.
(Bill No. 25-23)