Section 13-323 – Receipt
A board shall provide a receipt for a campaign finance report that is hand-delivered.
Section 13-324 – Electronic Filing
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, campaign finance reports required to be filed with the State Board shall be submitted using an electronic storage medium, and in a format, that the State Board approves. (2) The State Board may exempt a campaign finance entity with de minimis financial activity from the requirement to […]
Section 13-327 – Failure to File — in General
(a) A campaign finance entity that fails to file a campaign finance report, an affidavit, or an amended campaign finance report required by this subtitle is subject to the sanctions provided in Part VII of this subtitle. (b) If a campaign finance entity fails to provide on a campaign finance report required by § 13–304 of this […]
Section 13-307 – Electioneering Communication Report
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Donation” means the gift or transfer, or promise of gift or transfer, of money or other thing of value to a person that makes disbursements for electioneering communications. (ii) “Donation” does not include any amount of money or any other thing of value: 1. received by a […]
Section 13-328 – Failure to File — Lists of Violators
(a) Within 10 days after the deadline for the filing of any campaign finance report that is required to be filed with the State Board, the State Board shall compile a list of the campaign finance entities that failed to file the campaign finance report and distribute the list, or a portion of the list, to […]
Section 13-309 – Filing Deadlines — in General
(a) Subject to other provisions of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a campaign finance entity shall file campaign finance reports as follows: (1) in the gubernatorial election year only, except for a ballot issue committee, on or before the third Tuesday in April, if the campaign finance entity did not […]
Section 13-331 – Late Filing Fees
(a) In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the State Board shall assess late filing fees for a failure to file a campaign finance report, an affidavit, or an amended campaign finance report, as specified in § 13–327 of this subtitle. (b) (1) The State Board shall assess the fees in the following amounts for each day […]
Section 13-301 – Registration Required for Out-of-State Political Committees
(a) In this section, “out–of–state political committee” means a nonfederal political committee organized under the law of another state. (b) (1) An out–of–state political committee shall register with the State Board on a form that the State Board prescribes within 48 hours after directly or indirectly making transfers in a cumulative amount of $6,000 or more in an […]
Section 13-304 – Reports to the State Board or a Local Board
(a) (1) From the date of its organization until its termination under the provisions of this title, a campaign finance entity, except a political club, shall file a campaign finance report at the State Board at the times and for the periods required by §§ 13–309, 13–312, and 13–316 of this subtitle. (2) A campaign finance report submitted […]
Section 13-305 – Exception to Filing Requirements
(a) Instead of filing a report required under § 13–309 of this subtitle, a treasurer may file an affidavit stating that the campaign finance entity has not raised or spent a cumulative amount of $1,000 or more, exclusive of the filing fee, and regardless of the balance of the campaign account, since: (1) establishing the campaign finance […]