§ § 14-127Notice of civil penalty to authorizing candidate

person fails to file a statement of campaign receipts and expenditures
for a candidate authorized political committee, and thereafter said
person is a party to recovery of a civil penalty in a special proceeding
or civil action brought by the state board of elections or other board
of elections under section 14-126 of this article, said board of
elections shall also provide the authorizing candidate with actual
notice of the civil penalty, and the special proceeding or civil action
by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service.