Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Subtitle 18 - VIOLATIONS
Chapter 33.18.02 - Prohibited Acts
Section 33.18.02.02 - Prohibited Acts
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
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:
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.
