Chapter 18. Coordinated Expenditures and In-Kind Contributions
Regulation .01 Scope.LinkCopy Citation
This chapter applies to coordinated, aggregate in-kind contributions to a candidate from a central committee of a political party.
Regulation .02 Reporting of Coordinated In-Kind Contributions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Required Reporting — Central Committee. The central committee of a political party making the coordinated expenditure shall report on a campaign finance report the name of the candidate that received the in-kind contribution.
B.
Required Reporting — Candidate Committee. The authorized candidate campaign committee shall report on a campaign finance report:
(1)
The name of the central committee of the political party that made the in-kind contribution;
(2)
A description of the in-kind contribution; and
(3)
The aggregate amount of in-kind contributions made in the election cycle from the central committee of the political party.
Regulation .03 Applicability of Contribution Limits.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Candidate Committees. Coordinated in-kind contribution limits for a central committee of a political party shall be applied to the authorized candidate campaign committee of the candidate.
B.
Slates. Coordinated in-kind contributions limits for a central committee of a political party may not be applied to slate committees.
Regulation .04 Use of Funds.LinkCopy Citation
To make in-kind contributions to a candidate, a central committee of a political party:
A.
Shall use contributions or transfers received pursuant to Election Law Article, §§13-226 and 13-227, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
B.
May not use funds not received in accordance with the contribution limits of Election Law Article, §§13-226 and 13-227, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Election Law Article, §2-102(b)(4) and 13-304, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)