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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="13-105" title_number="13" title_name="Campaign Finance" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Donation” includes an in–kind donation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Inaugural committee” means an entity formed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor for the exclusive purpose of receiving private donations and making disbursements to finance the inaugural festivities of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Inaugural festivities” includes any ceremony, party, reception, or other event that is organized, approved, or authorized by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to celebrate the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The inaugural festivities of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor may be financed with private donations only if the private donations are:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>received by or on behalf of an inaugural committee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>disclosed by the inaugural committee in accordance with this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An inaugural committee may not receive or disburse money or any other thing of value unless the inaugural committee files a statement of organization with the State Board that includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the appointment of a treasurer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any other information that the State Board requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The treasurer shall maintain detailed and accurate records of all donations received and disbursements made by or on behalf of the inaugural committee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who makes an in–kind private donation to an inaugural committee shall provide to the treasurer sufficiently detailed information to allow the treasurer to maintain an adequate record of the donation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An inaugural committee shall retain the records required to be kept under this subsection for a period of 2 years after filing a final report.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An inaugural committee shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>deposit all monetary donations received in a designated bank account; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make all disbursements from the designated bank account.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The treasurer of an inaugural committee shall file a report with the State Board as required in this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>using an electronic format;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>with the electronic signature of the treasurer at the time of filing the report;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>under oath or affirmation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>subject to the penalties for perjury.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A report filed by the treasurer of an inaugural committee under this section shall include the information required by the State Board with respect to all donations received and disbursements made by or on behalf of the inaugural committee during the reporting period.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The treasurer of an inaugural committee shall file a report in full and accurate detail on or before:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>March 7 of the inauguration year, for the period from the date of organization of the inaugural committee through the preceding March 1;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>July 7 of the inauguration year, for the period from the closing date of the previous report through the preceding July 1;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>January 7 of the year following the inauguration, for the period from the closing date of the previous report through the preceding January 1; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>January 7 of each subsequent year, for the period from the closing date of the previous report through the preceding January 1, until the inaugural committee files a final report.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The State Board shall make the reports submitted under this section publicly available on the Internet.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Board shall assess a late filing fee for failure to properly file a report or amended report under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fee is $10 for each day or part of a day that a report or amended report is overdue.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The maximum fee payable for a report or amended report is $500.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Late filing fees under this subsection shall be paid by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the inaugural committee; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the inaugural committee has insufficient funds with which to pay a late filing fee in a timely manner, the treasurer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Late filing fees shall be distributed to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>If the treasurer of an inaugural committee fails to provide all the information required on a report under this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the State Board shall notify the treasurer in writing of the particular deficiencies; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the treasurer shall file an amended report that includes all of the information required within 30 days after service of the notice.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The State Board shall accept an overdue report or amended report that is submitted without payment of the late filing fee, but the report or amended report is not considered filed until the fee has been paid.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>After an overdue report or amended report is received under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, no further late filing fee shall be incurred.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The treasurer of an inaugural committee that fails to properly file a report or amended report may seek relief from a late filing fee imposed under this subsection for just cause as provided in § 13–337 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>An inaugural committee may not make:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a contribution to a political committee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an independent expenditure;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a disbursement for an electioneering communication as defined in § 13–307 of this title; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a disbursement for any purpose other than financing the inaugural festivities of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>An inaugural committee shall terminate and file a final report within 1 year of the later of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the end of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s most recent term of office; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the payment of the final debt or other obligation of the inaugural committee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>Before filing a final report, an inaugural committee shall pay all outstanding obligations and dispose of all its remaining assets by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>returning the remaining balance in the account of the inaugural committee to the donors on a pro rata basis; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>contributing the remaining balance in the account of the inaugural committee to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a charitable organization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
