Md. Code Regs. 33.13.14.03 - In General
A.
Establishment. A candidate for local office seeking public campaign financing
shall establish an authorized candidate campaign committee with the State Board
for the exclusive purpose of accepting public funds for election to a county
office.
B. Qualification. Prior to
engaging in campaign finance activity relating to public financing, including
receiving non-public contributions in order to qualify for public funds, the
candidate shall:
(1) File with the State
Board a Statement of Organization establishing an authorized candidate campaign
committee for the exclusive use or purpose of accepting public funds;
(2) File with the State Board a notice of
intent to qualify for public funds at the time of filing the Statement of
Organization; and
(3) Cease all
campaign finance activity using any other authorized candidate campaign
committee affiliated with the candidate from the date that the candidate files
the notice of intent to the date the candidate files the final report for the
candidate's public funding campaign committee.
C. Prohibitions. A candidate who accepts
public funds may not:
(1) Use any other
authorized candidate campaign committee except for one established in §A of
this regulation; or
(2) Be a member
of a slate committee.
D.
Reports. All campaign finance reports of the authorized candidate campaign
committee established in §A of this regulation shall be filed at the State
Board in the manner and method set forth in COMAR
33.13.03.02.
E. Expenditure Limit. An
authorized candidate campaign committee of a candidate who accepts public funds
may not expend, in the applicable election, any amount in excess of that
permitted by law.
F. Affiliation. A
candidate who accepts public funds may affiliate with any other candidate,
including non-publicly financed candidates, on campaign material if:
(1) The authorized candidate campaign
committee established in §A of this regulation makes a direct disbursement to
the payee for its share of the costs of the campaign material; and
(2) The campaign material displays the
authority line of the authorized candidate campaign committee established in §A
of this regulation.
G.
Inactive Committees. All authorized candidate campaign committees affiliated
with the candidate, including any authorized candidate committees that have not
filed a final report but are inactive during the election, shall continue to
file campaign finance reports required by Election Law Article, §§
13-304
and
13-309,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
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