Chapter 03. Electronic Filing of Reports
Regulation .01 Scope.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In General. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, this chapter applies to all campaign finance reports required by Election Law Article, §13-304, Annotated Code of Maryland, to be filed with the State Board.
B.
Exception.
(1)
This chapter does not apply to a campaign finance report for which the State Board has granted an exemption under Election Law Article, §13-324(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
An application for an exemption shall be filed on the form and by the deadline specified by the State Administrator.
(3)
A political committee is eligible for a waiver of the electronic filing requirements if the political committee:
(a)
Provides a reasonable explanation as to why the treasurer cannot file electronically;
(b)
Has a cash balance, less the amount of outstanding obligations, equal to or less than $3,000; and
(c)
Has less than 20 transactions during the reporting period.
(4)
A waiver remains in effect until the political committee:
(a)
Files a campaign finance report electronically; or
(b)
Exceeds the eligibility requirements of §B(3) of this regulation.
(5)
A political committee may not request another waiver in the same calendar year that the initial waiver was granted.
Regulation .02 Filing Requisites.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Filing Method. A campaign finance report shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.
B.
Additional Filing Requirements.
(1)
Campaign finance reports shall include, in a format approved by the State Administrator, an attestation by the filer, under penalties of perjury, that the contents of the electronic filing are a complete and accurate statement of the campaign finance activity.
(2)
Campaign finance reports filed electronically shall include all other information or materials required by the State Administrator.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and Title 13, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date:
History: Regulations .01—.02 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2000 (27:15 Md. R. 1398); adopted permanently effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1844)
History: Regulation .01 amended effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1595)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective January 9, 2012 (38:27 Md. R. 1765)