1. A. Prior Campaign Committee. After the filing of a notice of intent to participate, any authorized candidate campaign committee associated with the gubernatorial ticket members for whom the notice of intent was filed shall cease all campaign finance activities .
2. B. Prohibitions. Expenses incurred by a candidate’s authorized campaign committee prior to the filing of the notice of intent by that candidate are not allowable uses of public contributions.
3. C. Pre-Paid expenses. Except as provided in §D of this regulation, any goods, services, or campaign material paid for by a candidate’s authorized campaign committee prior to the filing of a notice of intent by that candidate may not be used in the election after the candidate files the notice of intent.

4. D. Allowable Transferable Services. A candidate’s authorized campaign committee may transfer, without any cost, the following to that candidate’s gubernatorial ticket candidate committee after the candidate signs a notice of intent:

   1. (1) Website and social media accounts;
   2. (2) Phones and associated numbers with the phones;
   3. (3) The assumption of a lease for a campaign office; and
   4. (4) Office furniture and equipment.
5. E. Reports. The authorized candidate campaign committee of a candidate who has filed a notice of intent and established a gubernatorial ticket campaign committees must continue to file campaign finance reports until a final campaign finance report is filed with the State Board.
6. F. Final Report. The authorized candidate campaign committee of a candidate who has filed a notice of intent and established a gubernatorial ticket campaign committee may not file a final campaign finance report until the gubernatorial ticket campaign committee files a final campaign finance report.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 15-106, 15-109, and 15-111(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 637); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 710)

Regulation .01 amended effective 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Regulation .03 repealed effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .06 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1053)

Regulation .07 adopted effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

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

Regulation .08 adopted effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)