A person, or an agent of the person, that establishes, creates, uses, or maintains a social media account, micro-blog or website for disseminating campaign material that is a public communication shall attribute all such costs to the person making an independent expenditure in determining the aggregate amount of the public communication. The total shall include all costs associated with the establishment, creation, use, promotion or maintenance of the social media account, micro-blog or website, including payments to others for the design, promotion ,or content of the campaign material.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 13-306, and Title 13, Subtitle 4 Part 1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 9, 2012 (38:27 Md. R. 1765)

Regulation .02 amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746); February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 336)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)

Regulation .02E adopted effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)

Regulation .03A, B amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 336)

Regulation .06 adopted effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 328)

Regulation .07 adopted effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 328)

Regulation .08 adopted effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)