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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-514.1" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conflicts of Interest">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “official electronic legislative newsletter” means a document that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is electronically distributed; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is used by an incumbent, with supervision by or coordination with the General Assembly, to disseminate information about one or more issues of public interest chosen by the incumbent.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An official electronic legislative newsletter may include a link to a social media account of the incumbent only if the social media account:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is used to communicate legislative and constituent information;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is not primarily used for electoral purposes, as defined in COMAR 33.13.01.01;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is not used for the personal economic gain of the incumbent; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>except for a usual and customary constituent service, is not used for the economic gain of another person.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
