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Maryland Code, Election Law § 13-240

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune or a raffle that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund-raising event.

(b) Except as provided in § 13-304(d) of this title, but notwithstanding § 13-239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept contributions received from the sale of a spin or chance or a raffle ticket, and need not identify the individual contributor on its campaign finance reports, if:

(1) the account book of the political committee includes:

(i) the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event at which the sale was made; and

(ii) the name and address of each person who attended the event;

(2) no spin or chance is sold at the event for more than $2;

(3) the net income of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances at the event does not exceed $1,500 in a 24-hour period;

(4) the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $2,500;

(5) a raffle is conducted in accordance with § 12-106(b) of the Criminal Law Article; and

(6) the political committee includes on its campaign finance report:

(i) a lump sum contribution of the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event; and

(ii) the total number of persons purchasing a raffle ticket, spin, or chance at the event.

(c) If a political committee raises funds in excess of a limit specified in this section, the political committee shall:

(1) donate the excess to a charity of its choice; or

(2) identify in its account book the amount received from each individual who purchased a spin or chance.

(d) The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

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