1. A. Initial Distribution. Promptly after determining that a candidate is eligible for a public contribution, the State Board shall order the Comptroller to disburse the initial public contribution to that eligible candidate.
2. B. Qualification in January or earlier. If the State Board determines that a gubernatorial ticket candidate committee is eligible before January of the year of the election, the distribution of the initial public contribution shall occur on January 2, or the first Monday of January if January 2 falls on a weekend, of the year of the election.
3. C. Continuing Distributions. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, within 5 business days of receiving a timely request from an eligible gubernatorial ticket candidate committee for a public contribution, the State Board shall authorize an additional distribution of a public contribution to that gubernatorial ticket candidate committee.

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

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.11 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 638); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 710)

Regulation .01 amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .02 amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .03 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .03C amended effective March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 329); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .04A amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893); September 12, 2016 (43:18 Md. R. 1018)

Regulation .04C adopted effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893)

Regulation .05 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .06 amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 893); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .06A amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .06C amended effective December 10, 2015 (42:24 Md. R. 1507)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .09 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .09B, C amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .10 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337); February 12, 2018 (45:3 Md. R. 159); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .12 adopted effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

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

Regulation .13 adopted effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .14 adopted effective October 27, 2025 (52:21 Md. R. 1026)