# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 13. Campaign Finance

### Subtitle 2. Campaign Finance Organization and Activity

#### Section 13-234

(a) A contribution of money may be made only by:

  (1) check;

  (2) credit card;

  (3) cash, if the contribution does not exceed $100 in an election cycle; or

  (4) an electronic method that the State Board authorizes by regulation.

(b) An electronic method of making a contribution that the State Board authorizes under this section shall ensure that:

  (1) the identity of the person making the contribution may be verified;

  (2) the transaction is secure; and

  (3) there is an adequate record of the transaction.

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