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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.12 - Legislative Party Caucus Committee › Section 33.13.12.04 - Account Book and Affidavit

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A. Account Book. Subject to the aggregate in-kind contributions limit pursuant to Election Law Article, §
									13-226(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, the legislative party caucus committee shall in its account book itemize and attribute coordinated expenditures to the authorized candidate campaign committees of the candidate it seeks to elect.
B. Affidavit. The treasurer of the legislative party caucus committee shall file an affidavit with the campaign finance report required pursuant to Election Law Article, §
									13-309(b)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, attesting, under penalty of perjury, that no candidate received aggregate in-kind contributions greater than the limit pursuant to Election Law Article, §
									13-226(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter, the following term has the meaning indicated.
B. Term Defined. "Administrative funds" means funds used for non-electoral purposes.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.02 - Applicability

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Only a central committee of a recognized political party or a legislative party caucus committee may establish or maintain an administrative account.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.03 - Establishment

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Prior to the receipt or disbursement of administrative funds, a central committee of a recognized political party or a legislative party caucus committee shall establish an administrative account by:
A. Opening at a financial institution that does business in the State a checking account:
(1) Designated as the administrative account; and
(2) Segregated from the campaign accounts of the political committee as required under Election Law Article, §
										13-220, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.04 - Management

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A. Account Books. The political committee shall:
(1) Maintain account books and records for the administrative account in accordance with the requirements of Election Law Article, §
										13-221, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(2) Segregate the account books and records for the administrative account from the account books and records required for campaign accounts;
(3) Allow the responsible officers access to the account books and records of the administrative account; and
(4) Report all donations received, disbursements made, and outstanding obligations incurred by the administrative account on the political committee's regularly scheduled campaign finance report in accordance with Election Law Article, §
										13-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.05 - Required Reporting and Contents

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A. Disclosure. The political committee shall report all donations received, disbursements made, and any liabilities or outstanding obligations incurred regarding the administrative accounts on the regularly scheduled campaign finance report for that political committee.
B. Donations Received. For donations deposited into an administrative account, the campaign finance report shall include:
(1) The date that the donation was received;
(2) The amount of money or fair market value of the donation;
(3) The name of:
(a) The individual who made the donation;
(b) The business entity or other legal entity that made the donation; or
(c) The non-federal, out-of-State political committee that made the donation;
(4) The address of the donor provided that:
(a) If the donor is an individual:
(i) The address where the individual resides or receives residential mail; or
(ii) An alternate address approved by the State Board if the State Board has granted the individual's request for confidentiality under COMAR 33.04.02; or
(b) If the donor is a business entity or other legal entity, the address where that business entity or other legal entity is registered, does business or receives official mail;
(5) The method of the transaction and any other information on the transaction method required by the State Administrator;
(6) The aggregate amount of donations received to date from the donor for the election cycle in which the campaign finance report is filed; and
(7) A designation on the campaign finance report that the donation was to the administrative account.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.06 - Permissible Uses

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A. Permissible Use. Administrative funds shall be used exclusively for non-campaign related activities.
B. Permissible Activities. The following activities are permissible non-campaign related activities and may be paid with administrative funds:
(1) Salary for permanent staff positions, including part-time positions, as defined in the bylaws;
(2) Office equipment and supplies for use by the committee maintaining the administrative account;
(3) Service charges for cell phones or other electronic devices used by permanent staff;
(4) Regular maintenance of voter files;
(5) Voter registration activity;
(6) Generic issue polling and research provided that such polling or research is completed more than 60 days before an election in which the committee is participating;
(7) Research on legislative issues;
(8) Communications with the public on legislative issues, provided that the communications occur:
(a) During a regular or special session of the Maryland General Assembly;
(b) Within 30 days before or 30 days after a regular session; and
(c) Within 14 days before or 14 days after a special session;
(9) Rent, utilities and building maintenance charges for a permanent office;
(10) Bank charges, accounting fees, tax preparation fees, or costs associated with the filing of campaign finance reports;
(11) Legal fees or similar professional or service fees; and
(12) Fundraising activities for soliciting donations to the administrative account only.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.07 - Prohibitions

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A. Commingling of Funds. A political committee may not commingle the funds of a campaign account and an administrative account.
B. Prohibited Activities. The political committee may not expend administrative funds on election-related or campaign-related activities, including:
(1) To pay for walk-around services or get-out-the-vote activities, including the cost of purchasing voter files or voter lists not maintained by the political committee;
(2) To conduct polling specific to any State or local candidate;
(3) To create or produce political advertising or campaign material;
(4) To purchase supplies or equipment for use by a candidate for campaign purposes;
(5) To pay salary or other compensation of employees, consultants, or others hired specifically to perform campaign-related activities, including get-out-the-vote activities or early voting or election day activities;
(6) To purchase or pay usage or service charges for cell phones and other electronic devices used by get-out-the-vote consultants or other staff, employees, or volunteers brought on or hired specifically for election day activities; and
(7) All other activities not expressly permitted in Regulation .06B of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.13 - Administrative Accounts › Section 33.13.13.08 - Legislative Communications

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A. Defined. A legislative communication for which administrative funds may be used is a communication that discusses proposed or actual legislation, the incumbent's position on the legislation, if any, and general statements regarding the incumbent's position on similar legislation or issues affecting the incumbent's constituents.
B. Prohibitions. A legislative communication may not include advocacy or statements relating to the campaign or election of the incumbent, an appeal for votes or contributions, or reference or use of political slogans associated with the incumbent.
C. Social Media. If the communication is distributed by a social media account or an electronic media advertisement, information regarding the legislation at issue must be featured prominently on the landing or home page of the account immediately after the constituent clicks on the link or electronic media advertisement.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.02 - Establishment

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A. In General. A county government may establish a system of public campaign financing to fund candidates for elective office of county government.
B. Plan Submission. No later than 1 year prior to the enactment of the system of public campaign financing, the county government shall submit the plan for the public financing system to the State Board for approval.
C. Approval Required. The county government may not implement a system of public campaign financing without the approval of the State Board.
D. Plan Review. Within 30 days of receipt of a plan, the State Board shall:
(1) Review the plan for conformity with State law and policy; and
(2) Notify the county government, in writing, that the plan is approved and conformed with State law and policy, or, if not approved, state the reasons the plan does not conform.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.03 - In General

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A. Establishment. A candidate for local office seeking public campaign financing shall establish an authorized candidate campaign committee with the State Board for the exclusive purpose of accepting public funds for election to a county office.
B. Qualification. Prior to engaging in campaign finance activity relating to public financing, including receiving non-public contributions in order to qualify for public funds, the candidate shall:
(1) File with the State Board a Statement of Organization establishing an authorized candidate campaign committee for the exclusive use or purpose of accepting public funds;
(2) File with the State Board a notice of intent to qualify for public funds at the time of filing the Statement of Organization; and
(3) Cease all campaign finance activity using any other authorized candidate campaign committee affiliated with the candidate from the date that the candidate files the notice of intent to the date the candidate files the final report for the candidate's public funding campaign committee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.04 - Agency Responsibilities

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The State Board shall:
A. Prescribe all forms regarding campaign finance reporting;
B. Determine whether a candidate has qualified for public financing based on the criteria established by the governing body of the county;
C. Determine whether a candidate has raised sufficient seed money to qualify to receive public funds, if seed money is required under the county's public financing system;
D. Notify the chief financial officer of the county as to which candidates have qualified for public financing based on the criteria established by the governing body of the county and campaign finance reports filed; and
E. Promptly after the gubernatorial general election, provide assistance, if requested, to the chief financial officer of the county administering the public election fund in the audit of all campaign finance reports and other documents submitted by a publicly funded candidate.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.05 - County Responsibilities.

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The governing body of a county shall:
A. Establish the qualifications, requirements, and deadlines to participate in and qualify for public campaign financing;
B. Establish the permitted uses of public election funds;
C. Provide for sufficient personnel to administer and implement the system for public campaign financing; and
D. Establish administrative penalties for violations of the system of public campaign financing and identify the agency responsible for the enforcement of penalties.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.06 - Chief Financial Officer Responsibilities

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The chief financial officer of the county shall:
A. Administer the public election fund;
B. Credit to the public election fund all money collected for the public election fund;
C. Promptly disburse any public contribution from the fund to any qualified and eligible candidate;
D. In consultation with the State Board, provide full information to the public, to candidates, and to any other interested party on the process of administering the public election fund and on the requirements for obtaining public financing; and
E. Promptly after the primary or general election for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government, audit all campaign finance reports and other documents submitted by a publicly funded candidate for that election.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.07 - Coordinated In-Kind Contributions

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A. In General. Coordinated expenditures by a State central committee of a political party with a candidate, or by the local central committee of a political party with a candidate who will appear only on the ballot in the county of the local central committee, are considered coordinated in-kind contributions.
B. Limits.
(I) A State central committee may not make a coordinated in-kind contribution in excess of $10,000 per election to a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing in that election.
(2) A local central committee may not make a coordinated in-kind contribution in excess of $10,000 per election to a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing in that election.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.08 - Electronic Signatures

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings Indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Contribution card" has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §
											15-102(c). Annotated Code of Maryland.
(b) "Electronic signature" has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §J-10J(y), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.14 - Public Financing › Section 33.13.14.09 - Transfers

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A. Prohibitions. Transfers from a publicly financed candidate committee to any other political committee are prohibited.
B. Voter Access Service. The purchase of the voter file access Service from the State central committee is not considered a transfer and is a permissible expenditure.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to political action committees registered with the State Board under Election Law Article, §§
									13-207 and  13-208, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.02 - Registration

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At the time of filing a Statement of Organization at the State Board, a political action committee shall:
A. Select a name of the political action committee that identifies its purpose and does not deceive or intentionally confuse the voter;
B. Appoint responsible officers;
C. File a statement of purpose identifying:
(1) The special interests promoted by or associated with the political action committee or its responsible officers, or the business or occupation that the contributors have in common;
(2) If applicable, the name of each candidate or ballot issue the political action committee was primarily formed to promote or defeat; and
(3) If applicable, the sponsor or affiliated entity identified or associated with the political action committee;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.03 - Contribution Limits

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A. In General. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person may make a contribution to a political action committee subject to the contribution limits set forth in Election Law Article, §
									13-226, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. Exception. A person may make an unlimited contribution to a political action committee that is registered to make exclusively independent expenditures, disbursements for electioneering communications, or both.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.04 - Disclosure

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A. Reports. A political action committee shall file campaign finance reports required under Election Law Article, §
									13-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. Disclosure Reports. In addition to the reports required under §A of this regulation, a political action committee registered to make exclusively independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications, or both, shall file disclosure reports required under Election Law Article, §
									13-309.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.05 - Filing Disclosure Reports

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A. In General. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, for any political action committee subject to the requirements of Election Law Article, §
									13-309.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, a disclosure report shall be filed within 48 hours after the day on which the committee's spending on campaign material equals $10,000 or more in the aggregate in expenditures or disbursements, outstanding obligations, orders, agreements, or any combination thereof.
B. Exception. A disclosure report is not required when the expenditures are to pay an outstanding obligation that has previously been disclosed on either a campaign finance report or a disclosure report.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.06 - Required Contents for a Disclosure Report

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A. Expenditures Made. For expenditures made, the disclosure report filed by a political action committee registered to make exclusively independent expenditures or electioneering communications shall include:
(1) The date the expenditure was made;
(2) The transaction method, including any information on the transaction the State Administrator may require;
(3) The name and address of the payee;
(4) If the expenditure was to reimburse a campaign worker, the name and address of the campaign worker and the name and address of the ultimate recipient of the expenditure;
(5) The amount of the expenditure;
(6) A description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made, including whether the expenditure was for a paid campaign advertisement;
(7) If an independent expenditure:
(a) The identity of the candidate or ballot issue to which the campaign material relates; and
(b) Whether the independent expenditure supports or opposes the candidate or ballot issue;
(8) If an electioneering communication:
(a) The identity of the candidate or ballot issue to which the campaign material relates; and
(b) Whether the electioneering communication advocates support of or opposition to a candidate or ballot issue; and
(9) If the expenditure was made to a person to engage in online advocacy on behalf of the political action committee, the name and Internet address of any social media identifier, online website, web log, blog, or microblog used by that person.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.07 - Filing Method

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A. Filing Method. A disclosure report shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.
B. Additional Filing Requirements.
(1) Disclosure reports shall include an attestation by the responsible officers, under penalties of perjury and in a format approved by the State Administrator, that the contents of the electronic filing are a complete and accurate statement of the expenditures made by the political action committee.
(2) The State Board will not accept a disclosure report unless it is filed with an electronic signature of the responsible officers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.08 - Establishment of the Compliance Account

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Prior to the receipt or disbursement of compliance funds, a political action committee shall establish a compliance account by:
A. Opening a checking account at a financial institution that does business in the State, which checking account shall be:
(1) Designated as the compliance account; and
(2) Segregated from the campaign accounts of the political action committee as required under Election Law Article, §
										13-220, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.09 - Management of the Compliance Account

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A. Account Books. The political action committee shall:
(1) Maintain account books and records for the compliance account in accordance with the requirements of Election Law Article, §
										13-221, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(2) Segregate the account books and records for the compliance account from the account books and records required for campaign accounts;
(3) Allow the responsible officers access to the account books and records of the compliance account; and
(4) Report all donations received, disbursements made, and outstanding obligations incurred by the compliance account on the political committee's regularly scheduled campaign finance report in accordance with Election Law Article, §
										13-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.10 - Required Reporting and Contents of Compliance Accounts

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A. Disclosure. The political action committee shall report all donations received, disbursements made, and any liabilities or outstanding obligations incurred regarding the compliance accounts on the regularly scheduled campaign finance report or disclosure report for that political action committee.
B. Donations Received. For donations deposited into a compliance account, the campaign finance or disclosure report shall include:
(1) The date that the donation was received;
(2) The amount of money or fair market value of the donation;
(3) The name of:
(a) The individual who made the donation;
(b) The business entity or other legal entity that made the donation; or
(c) The non-federal, out-of-State political committee that made the donation;
(4) The address of the donor, provided that:
(a) If the donor is an individual:
(i) The address where the individual resides or receives residential mail; or
(ii) An alternate address approved by the State Board if the State Board has granted the individual's request for confidentiality under COMAR 33.04.02; or
(b) If the donor is a business entity or other legal entity, the address where that business entity or other legal entity is registered, does business or receives official mail;
(5) The method of the transaction and any other information on the transaction method required by the State Administrator;
(6) The aggregate amount of donations received to date from the donor for the election cycle in which the campaign finance report is filed; and
(7) A designation on the campaign finance or disclosure report that the donation was to the compliance account.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.11 - Permissible Uses

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A. Use of the Funds. Compliance funds shall be used exclusively for compliance and other non-campaign related activities set forth in §B of this regulation.
B. Permissible Activities. Compliance funds may be used only for the following activities:
(1) To pay for the cost of setting up or modifying the payroll program to permit the business entity to offer its employees the option of making voluntary contributions by payroll deduction;
(2) The costs associated with filing campaign finance or disclosure reports;
(3) The costs of informing employees of their rights regarding participation or non-participation in a payroll deduction program;
(4) The costs associated with records retention for the political action committee; and
(5) The costs of legal services or other professional services in relation to the compliance of the political action committee with the requirements of Election Law Article, Title 13, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.12 - Prohibition

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A. No Commingling of Funds. A political action committee may not commingle the funds of a campaign account and a compliance account.
B. Prohibited Activities. The political action committee may not expend compliance funds:
(1) On election-related or campaign-related activities or any activities not expressly permitted in Regulation .11B of this chapter; or
(2) For the purpose of soliciting contributions for the political action committee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.15 - Political Action Committees › Section 33.13.15.13 - Mergers and Acquisitions

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A. Acquisition. If a political action committee acquires, merges with, or takes control of another political action committee and is the surviving entity in the transaction, the prior transfers made by the non-surviving entity will not be retroactively attributed to the surviving entity.
B. Newly Formed Entity. If a political action committee merges with another political action committee to form a new political action committee, the prior transfers made by each of the non-surviving political action committees will be attributed to the newly formed political action committee. If, as a result of such attribution, the prior transfers to a particular political committee exceed the applicable contribution limit under Election law Article, Title 13, Annotated Code of Maryland, and this subtitle, the political committee shall not be required to return any amounts attributed to the newly formed political action committee that exceed the applicable contribution limit, but the newly formed political action committee may not make a further transfer to that political committee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.16 - Contributions by Business Entities › Section 33.13.16.01 - Scope

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A. Applicability. This chapter applies to contributions made by business entities in accordance with Election Law Article, §
									13-226, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. Effective Date. This chapter is effective as of January 1, 2015.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.16 - Contributions by Business Entities › Section 33.13.16.02 - Attribution

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A. In General. For purposes of applying the contribution limits provided in Election Law Article, §
									13-226(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, contributions by two or more business entities are considered to be made by one contributor and affiliated if:
(1) One business entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of another; or
(2) The business entities are owned or controlled by at least 80 percent of the same individuals or business entities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.16 - Contributions by Business Entities › Section 33.13.16.03 - Non-Contribution Disbursements

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A. Requirements. The costs in §B of this regulation will not be considered a contribution by a business entity to a political action committee that it has established and:
(1) Only solicits contributions from the employees of the business entity; or
(2) Participates in a payroll deduction program established by the business entity.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.17 - Participating Organizations › Section 33.13.17.01 - Scope and Definitions

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A. Applicability. This chapter applies to participating organizations influencing Maryland elections.
B. In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
C. Terms Defined.
(1) "Participating organization" has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §
										13-309.2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) "Political disbursement" has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §
										13-309.2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3) "Principal Officer" means the person exercising direction or control over the activities of the participating organization.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.17 - Participating Organizations › Section 33.13.17.02 - Registration

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A. In General. The participating organization shall file a registration notice with the State Board within 48 hours of making political disbursements of more than $6,000 cumulatively in an election cycle
B. Notice Requirements.
(1) The registration notice shall consist of the following information:
(a) The identity of the participating organization;
(b) The business address of the participating organization;
(c) The name and mailing address of the individual designated as the treasurer or responsible officer authorized to file reports required under Election Law Article, §
											13-309. 2, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(d) The name and address of the principal officer of the participating organization; and
(e) A statement on whether or not the participating organization will file a participating organization report or provide an active Internet address on its landing page that contains the information required by the State Board as to the participating organization's disbursements made and donations received.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.17 - Participating Organizations › Section 33.13.17.03 - Required Contents for a Report

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A. Disbursements Made. For disbursements made, the report filed by a participating organization shall include:
(1) The date the expenditure was made;
(2) The transaction method, including any information on the transaction method required by the State Administrator;
(3) The name and address of the payee;
(4) If the expenditure was to reimburse a campaign worker, the name and address of the campaign worker and the name and address of the ultimate recipient of the expenditure;
(5) The amount of the expenditure;
(6) A description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made, including whether the expenditure was for a paid campaign advertisement;
(7) If an independent expenditure:
(a) The identity of the candidate or ballot issue to which the campaign material relates; and
(b) Whether the independent expenditure supports or opposes the candidate or ballot issue;
(8) If an electioneering communication:
(a) The identity of the candidate or ballot issue to which the campaign material relates; and
(b) Whether the electioneering communication advocates support or opposition to a position or issue; and
(9) If the expenditure was to a person to engage in online advocacy on behalf of the political action committee, the name and Internet address of any social media identifier, online website, web log, blog, or microblog used by that person.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.17 - Participating Organizations › Section 33.13.17.04 - Filing Method

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A. Filing Method. A disclosure report shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.
B. Additional Filing Requirements.
(1) The report shall include an attestation by the designated individual of the participating organization, under penalties of perjury and in a format approved by the State Administrator, that the contents of the electronic filing are a complete and accurate statement of the expenditures made and donations received by the participating organization.
(2) The State Board will not accept a report as filed unless it includes an electronic signature of the designated individual.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.17 - Participating Organizations › Section 33.13.17.05 - Penalties

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A. Criminal. A participating organization that knowingly and willfully fails to file the registration notice or a report is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.
B. Civil. A participating organization that fails to file the registration notice or a report without knowing that such conduct is illegal shall pay a civil penalty not greater than $5,000 in accordance with Election Law Article, §
									13-604, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.18 - Coordinated Expenditures and In-Kind Contributions › Section 33.13.18.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to coordinated, aggregate in-kind contributions to a candidate from a central committee of a political party.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.18 - Coordinated Expenditures and In-Kind Contributions › Section 33.13.18.02 - Reporting of Coordinated In-Kind Contributions

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A. Required Reporting - Central Committee. The central committee of a political party making the coordinated expenditure shall report on a campaign finance report the name of the candidate that received the in-kind contribution.
B. Required Reporting - Candidate Committee. The authorized candidate campaign committee shall report on a campaign finance report:
(1) The name of the central committee of the political party that made the in-kind contribution;
(2) A description of the in-kind contribution; and
(3) The aggregate amount of in-kind contributions made in the election cycle from the central committee of the political party.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.18 - Coordinated Expenditures and In-Kind Contributions › Section 33.13.18.03 - Applicability of Contribution Limits

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A. Candidate Committees. Coordinated in-kind contribution limits for a central committee of a political party shall be applied to the authorized candidate campaign committee of the candidate.
B. Slates. Coordinated in-kind contributions limits for a central committee of a political party may not be applied to slate committees.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.18 - Coordinated Expenditures and In-Kind Contributions › Section 33.13.18.04 - Use of Funds

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To make in-kind contributions to a candidate, a central committee of a political party:
A. Shall use contributions or transfers received pursuant to Election Law Article, §§
									13-226 and  13-227, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
B. May not use funds not received in accordance with the contribution limits of Election Law Article, §§
									13-226 and  13-227, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.19 - Expenditures and Disbursements › Section 33.13.19.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to expenditures and disbursements made by political committees and persons.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.19 - Expenditures and Disbursements › Section 33.13.19.02 - Polls

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A. Expenditure. The purchase of opinion poll results by a political committee or person is an expenditure by the political committee or person.
B. In-Kind Contribution. The acceptance of any part of an opinion poll's results by a candidate, the authorized campaign committee of the candidate, or an agent of the candidate, prior to such time as those results have been made public and without the payment of fair market value, shall be treated as an in-kind contribution by the political committee or person furnishing the opinion poll results to the candidate or the authorized candidate campaign committee.
C. Acceptance. The poll results are considered accepted by a candidate if the candidate, agents of the candidate, or the political committees affiliated with candidate:
(1) Requested the poll results before the opinion poll was concluded;
(2) Used the poll results before they became public; or
(3) Failed to notify the person purporting to provide the opinion poll results that the candidate refused to accept the opinion poll results.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.19 - Expenditures and Disbursements › Section 33.13.19.03 - Mailing List

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A. Expenditure. The purchase of a mailing list, email list, or a contributor list is a permissible expenditure by apolitical committee.
B. In-Kind Contribution. The acceptance of a mailing list, email list, or a contributor list by apolitical committee from another person without providing compensation at fair market value is considered an in-kind contribution.
C. Fair Market Value. The fair market value of the mailing list, email list, or contributor list shall be determined by industry practice for selling mailing list data at the time of receipt.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.19 - Expenditures and Disbursements › Section 33.13.19.04 - Voter File Access

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A. Field Expense. The purchase of voter file access is a permissible expenditure by apolitical committee. The purchase of the voter file access is considered afield expense.
B. Procurement. The purchase of voter file access from a central committee by a political committee is not considered a transfer or contribution to the central committee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.20 - Contributions by Employee Membership and Membership Entities › Section 33.13.20.01 - Definitions

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A. In General. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Affiliated political action committee" has the meaning stated in Election law Article, §
										13-242 and §
										13-243, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) "Employee membership entity" has the meaning stated in Election law Article, §
										13-242, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3) "Membership entity" has the meaning stated in Election law Article, §
										13-243, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.20 - Contributions by Employee Membership and Membership Entities › Section 33.13.20.02 - Non-Contribution Disbursements

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A. Requirements. The costs in §B of this regulation will not be considered a contribution by an employee membership entity or a membership entity to an affiliated political action committee that:
(1) It has established; and
(2) Only solicits contributions from the members participating in a payroll deduction program of the employee membership entity, or a program for periodic collection of dues of the membership entity.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.20 - Contributions by Employee Membership and Membership Entities › Section 33.13.20.03 - Recurring Contributions

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Payroll deduction contributions are not considered a recurring contribution under Election Law Article, §
									13-244, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.21 - Online Platforms › Section 33.13.21.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Ad network" means any entity whose business is to facilitate the placement of advertisements on behalf of a third party for a fee by buying or selling directly or indirectly advertisement space on third-party online platforms, websites, software applications, or social media sites seeking to host advertisements.
(2) "Online platform" means an online platform as defined in Election Law Article, §
										1-101(dd-1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and has $10,000,000 or greater in gross revenue.
(3) "Political advertiser purchaser" means any of the following to the extent it seeks to make a qualifying paid digital communication on an online platform:
(a) A political committee;
(b) A candidate;
(c) A person required to register to file an independent expenditure report pursuant to Election Law Article, §
											13-306, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(d) A person required to register to file an election communication report pursuant to Election Law Article, §
											13-307, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(e) A participating organization;
(f) An out-of-State political committee required to file a campaign finance report;
(g) An agent as defined in COMAR 13.07.07.01;
(h) A foreign principal as defined in Election Law Article, §
											13-236.1, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(i) An individual required to register with the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 22 U.S.C. §§
												611" 621, the Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS › Subtitle 13 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Chapter 33.13.21 - Online Platforms › Section 33.13.21.03 - Political Advertiser Purchaser Responsibilities

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A. Notice. A political advertiser purchaser shall provide notice that it is disseminating a qualifying paid digital communication to the online platform on which it intends to disseminate that qualifying paid digital communication.
B. Required Information. A political advertiser purchaser shall provide to the online platform at the time of the initial point of purchase for the dissemination of a qualifying paid digital communication by the online platform the following information:
(1) The name of the political advertiser purchaser and, if an agent, the name of the entity represented by the agent;
(2) A telephone number, mailing address, and email address of the political advertiser purchaser; and
(3) A copy of the qualifying paid digital communication.