1. A. Commingling of Funds. A political committee may not commingle the funds of a campaign account and an administrative account.

2. B. Prohibited Activities. The political committee may not expend administrative funds on election-related or campaign-related activities, including:

   1. (1) To pay for walk-around services or get-out-the-vote activities, including the cost of purchasing voter files or voter lists not maintained by the political committee;
   2. (2) To conduct polling specific to any State or local candidate;
   3. (3) To create or produce political advertising or campaign material;
   4. (4) To purchase supplies or equipment for use by a candidate for campaign purposes;
   5. (5) To pay salary or other compensation of employees, consultants, or others hired specifically to perform campaign-related activities, including get-out-the-vote activities or early voting or election day activities;
   6. (6) To purchase or pay usage or service charges for cell phones and other electronic devices used by get-out-the-vote consultants or other staff, employees, or volunteers brought on or hired specifically for election day activities; and
   7. (7) All other activities not expressly permitted in Regulation .06B of this chapter.
3. C. Apportionment. If any portion of the disbursements made in Regulation .06B of this chapter relates to a specific candidate or legislative district or to the election of a candidate except as provided as a legislative issue communication, that portion of the expense may not be paid with administrative funds.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 13-220.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 23, 2013 (40:25 Md. R. 2073)

Regulation .06B amended effective October 2, 2023 (50:19 Md. R. 854)

Regulation .08 adopted effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 328)