2016 Maryland Code
Election Law
Title 13 - Campaign Finance
Subtitle 2 - Campaign Finance Organization and Activity
Part II - Organization
§ 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.