2013 Maryland Code
ELECTION LAW
§ 13-240 - Anonymous contributions -- Money received from gaming activity

§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.