# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 13 — Campaign Financing

### Chapter 11 — Electronic Contributions

#### Regulation .03 Electronic Contributions.

*COMAR 33.13.11.03*

A. Electronic Contribution Requirements. As provided in §B of this regulation, a person may make an electronic contribution to a political committee if:

  (1) A record of the name and address of the person is provided to the receiving political committee;

  (2) The person approves and authorizes the contribution;

  (3) The contribution is made using one of the secure methods in §B of this regulation; and

  (4) For contributions made using a common short code:

    (a) The contribution amount is not greater than $10.00 for each transaction;

    (b) The common short code is directly associated with the political committee receiving the contribution; and

    (c) The person receives a confirmation that the transaction occurred.

B. Method of Electronic Contributions. A political committee may receive an electronic contribution if made by:

  (1) Electronic funds transfer authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account;

  (2) Wire transfer authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account;

  (3) A financial-institution-issued debit card withdrawal authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account by the political committee or by a processing agent of the political committee; or

  (4) An authorized payment for a common short code message associated with a political committee authorized by the contributor through the use of a wireless communication device owned by the contributor and transferred into the political committee’s campaign account by the political committee or by a processing agent of the political committee.