Md. Code Regs. 33.18.02.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 33.18.02.02 - Prohibited Acts

A. A person may not directly or indirectly give, offer, or promise money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing to another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring that person to vote or refrain from voting for or against:

(1) An individual, question, or measure at an election or political convention; or

(2) The election of an officer by the General Assembly.

B. A person may not directly or indirectly receive, accept, request, or solicit money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing from another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring a third person to vote or refrain from voting for or against an individual, question, or measure at an election or political convention.

C. A person may not vote or refrain from voting for or against an individual, question, or measure at an election or a political convention, in consideration of money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing paid, received, accepted, or promised to the advantage of that person or of another person.

D. A person may not directly or indirectly give a contribution or contributions to a political committee in a name other than the person's name.

E. Deep Fake. A person may not willfully or knowingly influence or attempt to influence a voter s decision to go to the polis or to cast a vote by publishing, distributing, or disseminating material constituting or containing a deep fake within 90 days before an election without meeting the same requirements imposed on political committees under COMAR 33.13.07.02H.

Md. Code Regs. 33.18.02.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 43:4 Md. R. 338, eff.2/29/2016; amended effective 49:14 Md. R.705, eff. 7/11/2022