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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 33.14.03.07" title_num="33" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="03" heading="Prior Expenditures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Prior Campaign Committee. After the filing of a notice of intent to participate, any authorized candidate campaign committee associated with the gubernatorial ticket members for whom the notice of intent was filed shall cease all campaign finance activities .</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Prohibitions. Expenses incurred by a candidate’s authorized campaign committee prior to the filing of the notice of intent by that candidate are not allowable uses of public contributions.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Pre-Paid expenses. Except as provided in §D of this regulation, any goods, services, or campaign material paid for by a candidate’s authorized campaign committee prior to the filing of a notice of intent by that candidate may not be used in the election after the candidate files the notice of intent.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Allowable Transferable Services. A candidate’s authorized campaign committee may transfer, without any cost, the following to that candidate’s gubernatorial ticket candidate committee after the candidate signs a notice of intent:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Website and social media accounts;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Phones and associated numbers with the phones;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The assumption of a lease for a campaign office; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Office furniture and equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Reports. The authorized candidate campaign committee of a candidate who has filed a notice of intent and established a gubernatorial ticket campaign committees must continue to file campaign finance reports until a final campaign finance report is filed with the State Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Final Report. The authorized candidate campaign committee of a candidate who has filed a notice of intent and established a gubernatorial ticket campaign committee may not file a final campaign finance report until the gubernatorial ticket campaign committee files a final campaign finance report.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>