- A. In General. Coordinated expenditures by a State central committee of a political party with a candidate, or by the local central committee of a political party with a candidate who will appear only on the ballot in the county of the local central committee, are considered coordinated in-kind contributions.
B. Limits.
- (1) A State central committee may not make a coordinated in-kind contribution in excess of $10,000 per election to a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing in that election.
- (2) A local central committee may not make a coordinated in-kind contribution in excess of $10,000 per election to a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing in that election.
- C. Sources of Funds. Any monies spent by a central committee on a coordinated in-kind contribution to a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing shall be raised from permissible sources for that candidate within the reporting period for which the coordinated in-kind contribution was made.
- D. Prohibitions. Except as provided in this regulation, all other coordinated in-kind contributions from other political committees are prohibited for a candidate for elective office of county government participating in public financing.
- E. Disclosure. All coordinated in-kind contributions for candidates for elective office of county government participating in public financing are subject to the reporting requirements of COMAR 33.13.18.02.
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 13-505(b)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893)
Regulation .04 amended effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)
Regulation .05 adopted effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)
Regulation .06 adopted effective February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159)
Regulation .07 adopted effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 705)
Regulation .08 adopted effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 705)
Regulation .09 adopted effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 705)