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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 13-242 – Payroll Deductions — Employee 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 an employee membership entity. (3) “Employee membership entity” means an organization whose membership includes employees of the employer. (b) If an employer withholds from employees by payroll deduction the employees’ dues to an employee membership entity: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]