Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-305 - Campaign financing; loans(a)(1) A person that accepts public campaign financing under Title 15 of this article may not solicit or accept a donation on behalf of a contested election committee in excess of the contribution limits established under Title 15 of this article.(2) A person that accepts public campaign financing under § 13-505 of this article may not solicit or accept a donation on behalf of a contested election committee in excess of the contribution limits established in law by the governing body of the county in accordance with § 13-505 of this article.(b)(1) A contested election committee may not accept a loan other than a loan from:(i) a financial institution or other entity in the business of making loans; or(ii) the personal funds of a candidate or the candidate's spouse if the contested election committee was established to finance a recount of an election in which the candidate was on the ballot.(2) A loan under this subsection may be of any amount.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 625, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.