# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 14 — Administration of Public Financing Act

### Chapter 05 — Outstanding Obligations

**Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 15-111(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1377)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

#### Regulation .01 Outstanding Obligations.

*COMAR 33.14.05.01*

Any outstanding obligation incurred by the gubernatorial ticket candidate committee shall be paid before that committee files a final campaign finance report.

#### Regulation .02 Fundraising.

*COMAR 33.14.05.02*

A. Eligibility to Fundraise. After the last election in which the gubernatorial ticket candidate committee is eligible to receive a public contribution has occurred, an eligible gubernatorial ticket candidate committee may solicit and receive private contributions for the purpose of eliminating an outstanding obligation incurred during the election.

B. Any invoice for services rendered or procured shall be submitted to the gubernatorial ticket candidate committee not later than 60 days after the election in which the gubernatorial ticket appeared on the ballot.

C. Any private contributions raised in the subsequent election cycle shall:

  (1) Count towards the qualifying threshold for the subsequent gubernatorial election;

  (2) Count towards the contribution limit of the individual for that election cycle; and

  (3) Be eligible for payment to satisfy outstanding obligations from the prior election.