Sec. 10-325. Requirements for certification
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 10-325 (2026)
Sec. 10-325. Requirements for certificationLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Application for certification.
(1)
An Applicant Candidate shall apply to the State Board for certification.
(2)
The State Board may only accept an application during the Qualifying Period.
(3)
An application shall be submitted in the form that the State Board requires.
(4)
Subject to Subsection (a)(6), an Applicant Candidate may submit only one application for certification for any election.
(5)
An Applicant Candidate shall include with the application all documentation required by the State or, in the absence of State requirements, the following:
(A)
a declaration from the Applicant Candidate agreeing to follow the requirements governing the use of a Public Contribution;
(B)
a campaign finance report that contains the information that the State Board requires for a campaign finance report and that includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
a list of each Qualifying Contribution received;
(ii)
a list of each expenditure made by the candidate during the Qualifying Period;
(iii)
a copy of the receipt associated with each contribution that identifies the contributor's name and residential address; and
(iv)
a copy of the receipt associated with each expenditure; and
(C)
a certificate of candidacy for County Executive or County Council.
(6)
An Applicant Candidate shall not coordinate with a political action committee.
(7)
If an application is denied, the applicant may resubmit the application once if done before the end of the Qualifying Period.
(b)
To qualify as a Certified Candidate:
(1)
a candidate for County Executive shall collect from County Residents at least:
(A)
Five Hundred (500) Qualifying Contributions; and
(B)
an aggregate total of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000);
(2)
a candidate for At-Large Council Member shall collect from County Residents at least:
(A)
Two Hundred Fifty (250) Qualifying Contributions; and
(B)
an aggregate total of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000); and
(3)
a candidate for District Council Member shall collect from County Residents at least:
(A)
One Hundred Fifty (150) Qualifying Contributions; and
(B)
an aggregate total of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500).
(c)
Contributions.
(1)
An Applicant Candidate shall deposit all contributions received into the candidate's Citizen Funded Campaign Account.
(2)
An Applicant Candidate shall deliver to the State Board a copy of a receipt for each Qualifying Contribution that identifies the contributor's name and residential address and that is signed by the contributor directly or by a digital signature using a method approved by the State Board.
(d)
The County Executive, after consulting with the State Board, shall promulgate regulations that specify:
(1)
how and when receipts for Qualifying Contributions from contributors shall be submitted to the State Board;
(2)
the documents that shall be filed with the State Board for certification;
(3)
the allowable uses of money in a Citizen Funded Campaign Account; and
(4)
other policies necessary to implement this Division.
Any such regulations shall be submitted to the County Council by resolution for approval.