Maryland Election Law Section 13-208

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

      (b)      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)      The statement of purpose shall specify:

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

            (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.

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