Maryland Election Law Section 13-240

Article - Election Law

§ 13-240.

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

      (b)      Notwithstanding § 13-239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept money received from the sale of a spin or chance, and need not identify the individual purchaser in its account book, if:

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

                  (i)      the net amount received by the political committee at the event at which the sale was made; and

                  (ii)      the name and address of each individual 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; and

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

      (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.



This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.