Section 16-202 – Voting by Person Convicted of Felony; Conditions
(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony and is currently serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction, and has been rendered ineligible to vote pursuant to § 3–102(b) of this article, may not vote or attempt to vote during the time that the person is rendered ineligible to vote. (b) A person […]
Section 13-602 – Prohibited Acts
(a) (1) A person may not directly or indirectly give, offer, or promise money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing to another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring that person to vote or refrain from voting for or against: (i) an individual, question, or measure at an election […]
Section 13-603 – Other Violations — Criminal Penalties
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle, a person who knowingly and willfully violates a provision of this title 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.
Section 13-604 – Other Violations — Civil Penalties
(a) (1) A person who violates a provision of this title without knowing that the act is illegal shall pay a civil penalty in accordance with subsections (b) through (g) of this section. (2) The penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $5,000. (3) An infraction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is a civil offense. (4) This […]
Section 13-604.1 – Civil Penalties; Procedure
(a) In this section, “person” includes a political committee. (b) The State Board may impose a civil penalty in accordance with this section for the following violations: (1) making a disbursement in a manner not authorized in § 13–218(b)(2), (c), and (d) of this title; (2) failure to maintain a campaign bank account as required in § 13–220(a) of […]
Section 13-604.2 – Civil Penalties — Campaign Finance Violations
(a) A candidate for election to the central committee of a political party shall pay a civil penalty of $1,000 in accordance with subsections (b) through (f) of this section if the candidate: (1) is not exempt from § 13–202 of this title and fails to conduct campaign finance activity through a campaign finance entity; or (2) violates […]
Section 13-605 – Injunction
(a) The Secretary of State may seek an immediate injunction against any violation of this title. (b) A person who violates an injunction issued under this section: (1) is in criminal contempt; and (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.
Section 14-101 – Definitions
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Applicable contribution” means a contribution or donation by a person or attributed to a person to or for the benefit of a candidate for an office of a governmental entity with which the person is doing public business. (c) “Business entity” includes a firm, corporation, trust, […]
Section 14-102 – Applicability
For purposes of this title, words and phrases defined under § 1-101 of this article shall be deemed, as the case may be, to include or apply to an individual who seeks or holds elective office in a municipal corporation and a campaign fundraising entity for that individual.
Section 14-103 – Attribution of Contribution to Candidate
A contribution to a campaign finance entity of a candidate shall be deemed to be a contribution to the candidate for the purposes of this title.