A. Electronic Contribution Requirements. As provided in §B of this regulation, a person may make an electronic contribution to a political committee if:
- (1) A record of the name and address of the person is provided to the receiving political committee;
- (2) The person approves and authorizes the contribution;
- (3) The contribution is made using one of the secure methods in §B of this regulation; and
(4) For contributions made using a common short code:
- (a) The contribution amount is not greater than $10.00 for each transaction;
- (b) The common short code is directly associated with the political committee receiving the contribution; and
- (c) The person receives a confirmation that the transaction occurred.
B. Method of Electronic Contributions. A political committee may receive an electronic contribution if made by:
- (1) Electronic funds transfer authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account;
- (2) Wire transfer authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account;
- (3) A financial-institution-issued debit card withdrawal authorized by the contributor and transferred directly from the contributor’s account in a financial institution into the political committee’s campaign account by the political committee or by a processing agent of the political committee; or
- (4) An authorized payment for a common short code message associated with a political committee authorized by the contributor through the use of a wireless communication device owned by the contributor and transferred into the political committee’s campaign account by the political committee or by a processing agent of the political committee.
Authority: Election Law Article, §2-102(b)(4), 13-234, and 13-304(b), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: April 30, 2012 (39:8 Md. R. 537)