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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.13.08.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="08" heading="Registration.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. A person shall file the registration form required under §B of this regulation with the State Board within 48 hours after the person has made aggregate independent expenditures of $5,000 or more in an election cycle for campaign material that is a public communication.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Registration Form Requirements. The registration form shall consist of the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The identity of the person making the independent expenditures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The business or registration address of the person making the independent expenditures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The name and mailing address of the individual designated as the treasurer or the officer to file independent expenditure reports pursuant to Election Law Article, §13-306, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The name of the candidate or ballot issue identified in the campaign material that is a public communication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Whether the public communication supported or opposed the clearly identified candidate or ballot issue prominently featured in the campaign material;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The name and mailing address of  the principal officer who is the individual exercising direction or control over the activities of the person making independent expenditures; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>If the person is a business entity, whether the person:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Will notify its shareholders, members, or donors of the independent expenditure disbursements by regular, periodic reports issued by the entity or by a hyperlink on the entity’s Internet homepage; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Will not provide notice because it does not have a regular, periodic report or Internet home page.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Requirements for Shareholders’, Members’, or Donors’ Notification. If the person will provide the notification in §B(7)(a) of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The text reporting the independent expenditure made must be in at least 10-point type; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The required hyperlink on the home or landing page of the person shall be labeled “Independent Political Spending”.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Electronic Filing. The registration form shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Registered Agent. The registration form shall be updated within 48 hours after the person making independent expenditures makes aggregate expenditures of $50,000 or more in the election cycle with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the registered agent for the person making independent expenditures; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The business address of the registered agent for the person making independent expenditures.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>