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MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-236.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VI - Contributions -- Prohibitions|Section 13-236.1 - Contributions or Donations by Foreign Principals

    (a)    In this section, “foreign principal” has the meaning stated in 22 U.S.C. § 611(b).    (b)    A foreign principal may not:        (1)    make a contribution to a ballot issue committee; or        (2)    make a donation to a person that makes independent expenditures or electioneering communications relating to a ballot issue.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-237 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VI - Contributions -- Prohibitions|Section 13-237 - Contributions by Applicants for or Holders of Video Operation Licenses, or Persons Owning an Interest in Operation of Video Lottery Facilities to Campaign Finance Entity of Candidate for Nonfederal Public Office

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Own” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.        (3)    “Video lottery facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.        (4)    “Video lottery operation license” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.    (b)    This section applies to the following persons:        (1)    an applicant for a video lottery operation license;        (2)    a holder of a video lottery operation license; or        (3)    a person who owns an interest in the operation of a video lottery facility in this State.    (c)    This section does not apply to gaming activity that an eligible organization is authorized to conduct under the Criminal Law Article.    (d)    A person subject to this section may not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution to:        (1)    the campaign finance entity of a candidate for any nonfederal public office in the State; or        (2)    any other campaign finance entity organized in support of a candidate for any nonfederal public office in the State.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-239 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-239 - Anonymous Contributions -- in General

    Except as provided in § 13–240 of this subtitle, if a campaign finance entity receives a contribution from an anonymous source, the campaign finance entity:        (1)    may not use the contribution for any purpose; and        (2)    shall remit the contribution to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-239.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-239.1 - Prohibitions Regarding Receipt of Contributions as a Result of a Violation of 13-602(a)(5)

    If a campaign finance entity receives a contribution as a result of a violation of § 13–602(a)(5) of this title for which the contributor has been convicted, the campaign finance entity:         (1)    may not use the contribution for any purpose; and        (2)    shall remit the contribution to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-240 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-240 - Anonymous Contributions -- Money Received From Gaming Activity

    (a)    This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune or a raffle that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund–raising event.    (b)    Except as provided in § 13–304(c) of this title, but notwithstanding § 13–239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept contributions received from the sale of a spin or chance or a raffle ticket, and need not identify the individual contributor on its campaign finance reports, if:        (1)    the account book of the political committee includes:            (i)    the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event at which the sale was made; and            (ii)    the name and address of each person who attended the event;        (2)    no spin or chance is sold at the event for more than $2;        (3)    the net income of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances at the event does not exceed $1,500 in a 24–hour period;        (4)    the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $2,500;        (5)    a raffle is conducted in accordance with § 12–106(b) of the Criminal Law Article; and        (6)    the political committee includes on its campaign finance report:            (i)    a lump sum contribution of the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event; and            (ii)    the total number of persons purchasing a raffle ticket, spin, or chance at the event.    (c)    If a political committee raises funds in excess of a limit specified in this section, the political committee shall:        (1)    donate the excess to a charity of its choice; or        (2)    identify in its account book the amount received from each individual who purchased a spin or chance.    (d)    The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-241 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-241 - Payroll Deductions -- in General

    (a)    An employer may establish a program for collecting from employees by means of payroll deductions voluntary contributions to one or more campaign finance entities selected by the employer.    (b)    Periodic contributions collected by payroll deductions under a program established under subsection (a) of this section shall be combined and accumulated in a segregated escrow account maintained solely for that purpose.    (c)    An employer shall keep detailed and accurate records of each payroll deduction made under subsection (a) of this section, including:        (1)    the name and address of the contributor;        (2)    the date on which the contribution is withheld;        (3)    the amount of the contribution; and        (4)    the disposition of the contribution.    (d)    Within 3 months after withholding a contribution under this section, the employer shall transmit the contribution to the appropriate campaign finance entity, together with the information recorded under subsection (c)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.    (e)    In soliciting an employee to make a contribution to a campaign finance entity by payroll deduction, an employer shall inform the employee of:        (1)    the political purposes of the campaign finance entity; and        (2)    the employee’s right to refuse to contribute to the campaign finance entity without reprisal.    (f)    An employer may not receive or use money or anything of value under this section if it is obtained:        (1)    by actual or threatened:            (i)    physical force;            (ii)    job discrimination; or            (iii)    financial reprisal; or        (2)    as:            (i)    a result of a commercial transaction; or            (ii)    dues, fees, or other assessment required as a condition of membership in a labor organization or employment.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-243 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-243 - Collections by Membership Entities

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Affiliated political action committee” means a political action committee affiliated with a membership entity.        (3)    “Membership entity” means an organization that collects dues from its members.    (b)    A membership entity may establish a program for periodically collecting from its members and accumulating voluntary contributions by the members to an affiliated political action committee if those contributions are collected together with:        (1)    membership dues invoiced and collected by the membership entity; or        (2)    contributions by the members to a political action committee established under federal law, if that political action committee is also affiliated with the membership entity.    (c)    A membership entity shall keep detailed and accurate records of each contribution received under subsection (b) of this section, including:        (1)    the name and address of the contributor;        (2)    the date on which the contribution is withheld;        (3)    the amount of the contribution; and        (4)    the disposition of the contribution.    (d)    Within 30 days after being received, a contribution under this section shall be transmitted by the membership entity, with the information recorded under subsection (c)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, to its affiliated political action committee.    (e)    In soliciting a member, by joint invoice for membership dues or for a contribution to an affiliated federal political action committee, to make a contribution to its affiliated political action committee, a membership entity shall inform the member of:        (1)    the political purposes of the affiliated political action committee; and        (2)    the member’s right to refuse to contribute to the political action committee without reprisal.    (f)    An employee membership entity or its affiliated political action committee entity may not receive or use money or anything of value under this section if it is obtained:        (1)    by actual or threatened:            (i)    physical force;            (ii)    membership discrimination; or            (iii)    financial or professional reprisal; or        (2)    as dues, fees, or other assessment required as a condition of membership.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-245 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VIII - Expenditures -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-245 - Prohibited Expenditures

    (a)    In this section, “walk-around services” means the following activities if performed for money while the polls are open:        (1)    distributing campaign material;        (2)    stationing a person, including oneself, or an object in the path of a voter;        (3)    electioneering or canvassing as described in § 16-206 of this article;        (4)    communicating in any other manner a voting preference or choice; or        (5)    performing any other service as a poll worker or distributor of sample ballots.    (b)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    meals, beverages, and refreshments served to campaign workers;        (2)    salaries of regularly employed personnel in campaign headquarters;        (3)    media advertising, including newspaper, radio, television, billboard, or aerial advertising;        (4)    rent and regular office expenses; or        (5)    the cost of telephoning voters or transporting voters to and from polling places.    (c)    (1)    A campaign finance entity, or a person acting on its behalf, may not at any time, directly or indirectly, pay or incur an obligation to pay, and a person may not, directly or indirectly, receive any money or thing of value, for a political endorsement.        (2)    (i)    A campaign finance entity, or a person acting on its behalf, that pays any person for walk-around services shall make all payments by check from a campaign account designated under § 13-220(a) of this subtitle.            (ii)    All payments made under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be reported in accordance with § 13-304 of this title.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-246 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VIII - Expenditures -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-246 - Presentation of Claim for Payment

    A person who claims that money is due from a campaign finance entity shall present a claim for payment to the treasurer or subtreasurer not later than 30 days after the election for which the liability was incurred.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-247 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VIII - Expenditures -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-247 - Disposition of Surplus Funds

    After all campaign expenditures have been made and before filing a final campaign finance report under Subtitle 3 of this title, any remaining balance in the account of a campaign finance entity shall be returned pro rata to the contributors or paid to:        (1)    if the campaign finance entity is a political committee formed to support a candidate or act for a political party:            (i)    the State central committee of the political party:                1.    of which the candidate is a member; or                2.    for which the political committee is acting;            (ii)    the local central committee of the political party:                1.    of which the candidate is a member in a county in which the candidate resides or which the candidate seeks to represent; or                2.    for which the political committee is acting;            (iii)    the legislative party caucus committee of the political party:                1.    of which the candidate is a member; or                2.    for which the political committee is acting; or            (iv)    the board of education of a county in which the candidate resides or which the candidate seeks to represent;        (2)    a nonprofit organization that provides services or funds for the benefit of pupils or teachers;        (3)    a charitable organization registered or exempt from registration under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act;        (4)    the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article; or        (5)    a public or private institution of higher education in the State if:            (i)    that institution possesses a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and            (ii)    the payment is designated for use by the institution solely to award scholarships, grants, or loans to students attending the institution.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-248 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity|Part VIII - Expenditures -- Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 13-248 - Requirements for Disbursement of Compensation

    If a responsible officer of a campaign finance entity has a compensation agreement with the campaign finance entity, before making a disbursement for the compensation, the campaign finance entity shall submit to the State Board:        (1)    a copy of the compensation agreement; and        (2)    if the campaign finance entity is an authorized candidate campaign committee, the written consent of the candidate.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part I - General Provisions|Section 13-301 - Registration Required for Out-of-State Political Committees

    (a)    In this section, “out–of–state political committee” means a nonfederal political committee organized under the law of another state.    (b)    (1)    An out–of–state political committee shall register with the State Board on a form that the State Board prescribes within 48 hours after directly or indirectly making transfers in a cumulative amount of $6,000 or more in an election cycle to one or more campaign finance entities organized under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.        (2)    The registration form the State Board prescribes shall require an out–of–state political committee to designate the election year in which the committee is participating.    (c)    After registering with the State Board, an out–of–state political committee shall file reports with the State Board for the election year in which the committee is participating on or before each date that a campaign finance entity of a candidate is required to file a campaign finance report under § 13–309 of this subtitle.    (d)    The reports under subsection (c) of this section shall:        (1)    disclose all expenditures made in the State by the out–of–state political committee:            (i)    from the beginning of the election cycle in the case of the first report filed by the out–of–state political committee; or            (ii)    during the applicable reporting period under § 13–312 of this subtitle for each subsequent report filed by the out–of–state political committee;        (2)    describe how to access the campaign finance reports filed by the out–of–state political committee in the state where the committee is registered and files the reports; and        (3)    be filed in the manner and subject to the sanctions provided in Parts VI and VII of this subtitle.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part II - Reporting Requirements|Section 13-305 - Exception to Filing Requirements

    (a)    Instead of filing a report required under § 13–309 of this subtitle, a treasurer may file an affidavit stating that the campaign finance entity has not raised or spent a cumulative amount of $1,000 or more, exclusive of the filing fee, and regardless of the balance of the campaign account, since:        (1)    establishing the campaign finance entity; or        (2)    filing the campaign finance entity’s last campaign finance report.    (b)    The affidavit shall be filed on or before the date a campaign finance report is due to be filed under § 13–309 of this subtitle.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part II - Reporting Requirements|Section 13-305.1 - Duties of Candidates Exempt Under 13-202(a)

    A candidate for election to the central committee of a political party who is exempt under § 13–202(a) of this title shall file with the certificate of candidacy an affidavit stating that the candidate during the election cycle will not:        (1)    spend more than $1,000 in personal funds; or        (2)    accept contributions.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part III - Deadlines and Reporting Periods|Section 13-310 - Filing Deadlines -- Final Report Required

    (a)    This section applies to the campaign finance entity of an individual if:        (1)    the individual is not a filed candidate or the incumbent in any office filled by an election under this article; and        (2)    the entity has funds remaining after the payment of all outstanding debts and other obligations.    (b)    A campaign finance entity shall terminate and file a final campaign finance report within 8 years after the latest of:        (1)    the end of the individual’s most recent term of office;        (2)    the date of the election in which the individual last was a filed candidate; and        (3)    the payment of the final debt or other obligation of the entity that was incurred in connection with that candidacy.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-310.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part III - Deadlines and Reporting Periods|Section 13-310.1 - Termination of Campaign Finance Entities on Death of Candidate

    (a)    Within 1 year after a candidate dies, the candidate’s authorized candidate campaign committee shall:        (1)    pay all outstanding obligations;        (2)    subject to subsection (b) of this section, dispose of any funds remaining after the payment of all outstanding obligations in accordance with § 13–247 of this title; and        (3)    terminate and file a final campaign finance report.    (b)    Before disposing of any funds under subsection (a)(2) of this section, the treasurer of the candidate’s authorized candidate campaign committee shall consider the preferences expressed by the candidate, if any, when determining where to dispose of any funds remaining in the account of a campaign finance entity.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part III - Deadlines and Reporting Periods|Section 13-311 - Final Report -- Disposal of Funds

    Before a campaign finance entity files a final campaign finance report, the entity shall pay all outstanding obligations and dispose of all of its remaining assets in accordance with § 13-247 of this title.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  13-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 13 - Campaign Finance|Subtitle 3 - General Reporting Requirements|Part III - Deadlines and Reporting Periods|Section 13-312 - Reporting Periods

    (a)    Campaign finance reports filed under § 13–304 of this subtitle shall cover the following reporting periods:        (1)    the first campaign finance report shall cover the period from the date of organization of the campaign finance entity through the day specified in item (3) of this subsection;        (2)    each subsequent campaign finance report shall cover the period from the closing date of the previous campaign finance report through the day specified in item (3) of this subsection;        (3)    (i)    except as provided in item (ii) of this item, each campaign finance report shall cover the period that includes the seventh day before the day the campaign finance report is due; but            (ii)    the campaign finance report that is required on or before the second Friday immediately preceding an election shall cover the period through and including the preceding Sunday; and        (4)    if no contribution is received and no expenditure is made during the period covered by a campaign finance report, the campaign finance entity shall file a campaign finance report or an affidavit under § 13–305 of this subtitle to that effect.    (b)    A campaign finance report preceded by an affidavit filed in accordance with this subtitle shall cover the period from the closing date of the previous campaign finance report or date of organization of the campaign finance entity through the day specified in subsection (a)(3) of this section.