# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 13. Campaign Finance

### Subtitle 2. Campaign Finance Organization and Activity

#### Section 13-208

(a) This section applies to a political committee other than a political club.

(b) A political committee shall provide, with the filing required by Sec. 13-207(c) of this subtitle, a statement of organization that includes its name and a statement of purpose.

(c) The statement of purpose shall specify:

  (1) each candidate or ballot question, if any, that the political committee was formed to promote or defeat;

  (2) the identity of each special interest, including any business or occupation, that the organizers of or contributors to the political committee have in common; and

  (3) whether the political committee will participate in presidential, gubernatorial, Baltimore City, or multiple elections.

(d)

  (1) A political committee may not use a name that is intended or operates to deceive people as to the political committee's true nature or character.

  (2) A political committee established by and for a single candidate shall disclose within the political committee's name the name of the candidate.

  (3) A political committee sponsored by or affiliated with another entity or group shall identify within the political committee's name the other entity or group.

(e) A change in the information reported under this section shall be disclosed in the campaign finance report next filed by the political committee.

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Md. Code Ann., Election Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)