Maryland Statutes
Election Law
Title 13 - Campaign Finance

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...

Part VII - Contributions -- Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 13-239 - Anonymous Contributions -- in General - Except as provided in § 13–240 of this subtitle, if...

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...

Section 13-240 - Anonymous Contributions -- Money Received From Gaming Activity - (a) This section applies to a spin or chance on...

Section 13-241 - Payroll Deductions -- in General - (a) An employer may establish a program for collecting from...

Section 13-242 - Payroll Deductions -- Employee Membership Entities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-243 - Collections by Membership Entities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part VIII - Expenditures -- Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 13-245 - Prohibited Expenditures - (a) In this section, “walk-around services” means the following activities...

Section 13-246 - Presentation of Claim for Payment - A person who claims that money is due from a...

Section 13-247 - Disposition of Surplus Funds - After all campaign expenditures have been made and before filing...

Section 13-248 - Requirements for Disbursement of Compensation - If a responsible officer of a campaign finance entity has...

Section 13-249 - Coordinated Expenditure or Donation in Excess of the Limits Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

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...

Part II - Reporting Requirements

Section 13-304 - Reports to the State Board or a Local Board - (a) (1) From the date of its organization until its...

Section 13-305 - Exception to Filing Requirements - (a) Instead of filing a report required under § 13–309...

Section 13-305.1 - Duties of Candidates Exempt Under 13-202(a) - A candidate for election to the central committee of a...

Section 13-306 - Independent Expenditure Report - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-307 - Electioneering Communication Report - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part III - Deadlines and Reporting Periods

Section 13-309 - Filing Deadlines -- in General - (a) Subject to other provisions of this subtitle and except...

Section 13-309.1 - Filing Deadlines -- Disclosure Report Following Aggregate Expenditures of $10,000 or More - (a) In this section, “electioneering communication” has the meaning stated...

Section 13-309.2 - Registration and Report by Participating Organization - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-310 - Filing Deadlines -- Final Report Required - (a) This section applies to the campaign finance entity of...

Section 13-310.1 - Termination of Campaign Finance Entities on Death of Candidate - (a) Within 1 year after a candidate dies, the candidate’s...

Section 13-311 - Final Report -- Disposal of Funds - Before a campaign finance entity files a final campaign finance...

Section 13-312 - Reporting Periods - (a) Campaign finance reports filed under § 13–304 of this...

Section 13-313 - Termination of Campaign Finance Entity by the State Board - (a) The State Board may terminate a campaign finance entity...

Part IV - Place of Filing

Section 13-316 - Filing Location - A campaign finance report required by § 13-304 of this...

Part V - Implementing Provisions

Section 13-320 - Forms - The State Board shall prescribe the forms for the campaign...

Section 13-321 - Notice - (a) (1) In accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection,...

Section 13-322 - Timeliness - A campaign finance report is timely if: (1) regardless of...

Section 13-323 - Receipt - A board shall provide a receipt for a campaign finance...

Section 13-324 - Electronic Filing - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Part VI - Violations

Section 13-327 - Failure to File -- in General - (a) A campaign finance entity that fails to file a...

Section 13-328 - Failure to File -- Lists of Violators - (a) Within 10 days after the deadline for the filing...

Part VII - Sanctions

Section 13-331 - Late Filing Fees - (a) In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the...

Section 13-332 - Disqualification -- Eligibility to Be Candidate or Treasurer - An individual may not become a candidate for any public...

Section 13-332.1 - Prohibition From Being Issued a Certificate of Nomination - (a) A candidate may not be issued a certificate of...

Section 13-333 - Disqualification -- Assuming Office - (a) An individual who, within the meaning of § 13-327...

Section 13-334 - Forfeiture of Salary - (a) This section applies to each individual holding public office...

Section 13-335 - Referral for Prosecution - (a) (1) If the State Board determines that there has...

Section 13-336 - Provisions Mandatory - Subject to § 13–337 of this subtitle, the provisions of...

Section 13-337 - Relief From Sanctions - (a) A sanction may not be imposed for failure to...

Part VIII - Administrative Procedures

Section 13-340 - Distribution of Fees - Fees for late filing of campaign finance reports, affidavits, or...

Section 13-341 - Retention of Documents - (a) (1) Each board shall receive and preserve all campaign...

Subtitle 4 - Campaign Materials

Part I - General Provisions

Section 13-401 - Authority Line - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each...

Section 13-401.1 - Requirements Involving the Use of a Bot to Publish or Distribute Campaign Material Online - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 13-402 - Advertising Rates - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person...

Section 13-403 - Retention of Copies - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each...

Section 13-404 - Regulations Governing Electronic Media - (a) In this section, “electronic media” means any electronic medium,...

Section 13-405 - Placement of Qualifying Paid Digital Communication on Online Platform - (a) (1) A person who directly or indirectly requests placement...

Section 13-405.1 - Investigation of Potential Violations of 13-401 or 13-405 by State Administrator; Injunctions - (a) (1) The State Administrator may investigate a potential violation...

Section 13-405.2 - Currency Requirements for Purchase or Sale of Campaign Material or Electioneering Communication - (a) In this section, “electioneering communication” has the meaning stated...

Part II - Legislative Newsletters

Section 13-406 - Definitions - (a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following...

Section 13-407 - Scope of Part - Part II of this subtitle does not restrict the use...

Section 13-408 - Payment of Publication Expenses - (a) Publication expenses may not be paid from public funds....

Subtitle 5 - Local Provisions

Section 13-501 - Special Provisions -- Prince George's County - As to contributions to the Prince George’s County Executive, a...

Section 13-502 - Special Provisions -- Montgomery County - As to contributions to the Montgomery County Executive, a member...

Section 13-503 - Special Provisions -- Howard County - As to contributions to the Howard County Executive, a member...

Section 13-504 - Special Provisions -- Frederick County - As to contributions to the County Executive of Frederick County...

Section 13-504.1 - Applicability of Maryland Public Ethics Law to Certain Members of Anne Arundel County - As to contributions to the County Executive of Anne Arundel...

Section 13-505 - System of Public Campaign Financing - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the...

Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties

Section 13-601 - False Statements, Entries and Electronic Submissions - (a) A person may not willfully make a false, fraudulent,...

Section 13-602 - Prohibited Acts - (a) (1) A person may not directly or indirectly give,...

Section 13-603 - Other Violations -- Criminal Penalties - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle, a person...

Section 13-604 - Other Violations -- Civil Penalties - (a) (1) A person who violates a provision of this...

Section 13-604.1 - Civil Penalties; Procedure - (a) In this section, “person” includes a political committee. (b)...

Section 13-604.2 - Civil Penalties -- Campaign Finance Violations - (a) A candidate for election to the central committee of...

Section 13-605 - Injunction - (a) The Secretary of State may seek an immediate injunction...

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Maryland Statutes Election Law Title 13 - Campaign Finance

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Title 13 - Campaign Finance