Section 13-208 - Political committees - Statement of organization. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-208. Political committees - Statement of organization.
 

(a)  Scope.- This section applies to a political committee other than a political club. 

(b)  Requirement.- A political committee shall provide, with the filing required by § 13-207(c) of this subtitle, a statement of organization that includes its name and a statement of purpose. 

(c)  Statement of purpose.- The statement of purpose shall specify: 

(1) each candidate or ballot question, if any, that the political committee was formed to promote or defeat; 

(2) the identity of each special interest, including any business or occupation, that the organizers of or contributors to the political committee have in common; and 

(3) whether the political committee will participate in presidential, gubernatorial, Baltimore City, or multiple elections. 

(d)  Name.-  

(1) A political committee may not use a name that is intended or operates to deceive people as to the political committee's true nature or character. 

(2) A political committee established by and for a single candidate shall disclose within the political committee's name the name of the candidate. 

(3) A political committee sponsored by or affiliated with another entity or group shall identify within the political committee's name the other entity or group. 

(e)  Supplemental information.- A change in the information reported under this section shall be disclosed in the campaign finance report next filed by the political committee. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 13-202(c); 2002, ch. 291, § 4; ch. 303, § 2; 2006, ch. 510; 2007, ch. 449.]