Maryland Statutes
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(d) 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.

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