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<chapter num="03" heading="Electronic Filing of Reports" title_num="33" subtitle_num="13">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Exception.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>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.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>An application for an exemption shall be filed on the form and by the deadline specified by the State Administrator.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>A political committee is eligible for a waiver of the electronic filing requirements if the political committee:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Provides a reasonable explanation as to why the treasurer cannot file electronically;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Has a cash balance, less the amount of outstanding obligations, equal to or less than $3,000; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Has less than 20 transactions during the reporting period.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>A waiver remains in effect until the political committee:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Files a campaign finance report electronically; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Exceeds the eligibility requirements of §B(3) of this regulation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>A political committee may not request another waiver in the same calendar year that the initial waiver was granted.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Filing Requisites.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Filing Method. A campaign finance report shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Additional Filing Requirements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>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.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Campaign finance reports filed electronically shall include all other information or materials required by the State Administrator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and Title 13, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date:</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative 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)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1595)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective January 9, 2012 (38:27 Md. R. 1765)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>