Md. Code Ann., Elec. Law § 15-104
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
A gubernatorial ticket is qualified to receive a public contribution for an election on the date specified by regulation adopted under this title if:
(1) the gubernatorial ticket has raised seed money;
(2) the seed money is refundable only if the gubernatorial ticket withdraws as a gubernatorial ticket; and
(3) as certified by the gubernatorial ticket’s treasurer on a campaign finance report, the seed money was:
(i) raised in accordance with this title; and
(ii) received after March 1 of the year immediately preceding the year of that election.
(a) Before receiving a private contribution, a gubernatorial ticket shall:
(1) on or before the deadline to file a certificate of candidacy under § 13–303 of this article, file with the State Board a notice of intent to participate as a publicly financed candidate for both the primary and general elections; and
(2) establish a campaign finance entity for complying with the requirements of this title.
(b) (1) A campaign finance entity established under subsection (a)(2) of this section may accept only:
(i) a private contribution;
(ii) an eligible private contribution;
(iii) a public contribution; and
(iv) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a contribution or loan from a member of a gubernatorial ticket or the spouse of a member of the gubernatorial ticket.
(2) A member of a gubernatorial ticket or the spouse of a member of a gubernatorial ticket may not make a contribution of or lend a combined total of more than $50,000 to the campaign of the gubernatorial ticket.
(c) To qualify as an eligible gubernatorial ticket, a gubernatorial ticket shall collect within the qualifying period at least:
(1) 1,500 eligible private contributions; and
(2) an aggregate total of $120,000.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.