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<chapter num="04" heading="Disbursement and Expenditure of Public Contributions" title_num="33" subtitle_num="14">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="In General.">
    <text>The State Board shall order disbursement of money from the Fund in accordance with the requirements of the Public Financing Act and this subtitle.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Pro Rata Distribution.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Board to Determine Fund Sufficiency. The State Board shall determine whether there is enough money in the Fund to provide a full public contribution to all eligible candidates in an election.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Allocation of Funds. If the State Board determines that there is not or may not be enough money in the Fund to provide a full public contribution to all eligible candidates in an election, the State Board shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Notify each eligible candidate;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Allocate the available money so that each eligible candidate will receive a pro rata share of the full public contribution to which the candidate would otherwise be entitled; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Order the Comptroller to disburse the money as so allocated.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Supplementary Public Contributions. Reserved." />
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Single Campaign Fund Required.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Single Campaign Account. A gubernatorial ticket candidate committee shall designate only one campaign account.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Financial Institution. The designated campaign account shall be in a financial institution that does business within Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Receipt of Funds. All funds received by the gubernatorial ticket candidate committee shall be deposited into the designated campaign account.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Expenditures Made. All expenditures made by the gubernatorial ticket candidate committee shall be made from the designated campaign account.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Prohibited Uses of Contribution.">
    <text>An eligible gubernatorial ticket candidate committee may not expend a public contribution for:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Any purpose that violates any law or regulation of the State;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Any expense incurred later than 45 days after the election for which that committee received a public contribution; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Any real or personal property that will be retained more than 45 days:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>After the primary election, by a gubernatorial ticket candidate committee that has received a public contribution in the primary election and is not eligible to participate in the general election; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>After the general election.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Reports. Reserved." />
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 15-111(b), Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date:</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 638); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 710)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 repealed effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06 repealed effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>