Campaign Financing
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity [SB-259]
Altering the conditions under which the principal balance on a loan to a campaign finance entity is considered a contribution; providing that the terms of a loan to a campaign finance entity require that the loan be repaid no later than the end of the second year of the election cycle immediately following the election cycle in which the loan was made; specifying that penalties assessed for violations of campaign contribution limits may be assessed against a lender, the candidate whose campaign finance entity received the loan, or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2017
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Campaign Finance - Making a Contribution During General Assembly Session - Prohibition [HB-234]
Prohibiting a person from directly or indirectly making a specified contribution during a regular session of the General Assembly; and providing that the prohibition applies only to a person who has received notice of the prohibition on specified contributions during a regular session of the General Assembly from a specified official or a person acting on behalf of a specified official.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Ballot Issues - Contributions or Donations by Foreign Principals [SB-130]
Prohibiting a foreign principal from making a contribution to a ballot issue committee or making a donation to a person that makes independent expenditures or electioneering communications relating to a ballot issue; and defining a specified term.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 282 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund [HB-72]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to determine before each gubernatorial election if the balance in the Fair Campaign Financing Fund is sufficient to provide a full public contribution for two gubernatorial tickets in the primary election and one gubernatorial ticket in the general election; requiring the Governor to include a specified appropriation in the budget bill if an insufficiency exists; requiring an eligible gubernatorial ticket to receive a public contribution in the form of a single payment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/07 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/07/2017