{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-240","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 13–240","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune or a raffle that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund–raising event.\n(b) Except as provided in § 13–304(d) of this title, but notwithstanding § 13–239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept contributions received from the sale of a spin or chance or a raffle ticket, and need not identify the individual contributor on its campaign finance reports, if:\n(1) the account book of the political committee includes:\n(i) the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event at which the sale was made; and\n(ii) the name and address of each person who attended the event;\n(2) no spin or chance is sold at the event for more than $2;\n(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;\n(4) the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $2,500;\n(5) a raffle is conducted in accordance with § 12–106(b) of the Criminal Law Article; and\n(6) the political committee includes on its campaign finance report:\n(i) a lump sum contribution of the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event; and\n(ii) the total number of persons purchasing a raffle ticket, spin, or chance at the event.\n(c) If a political committee raises funds in excess of a limit specified in this section, the political committee shall:\n(1) donate the excess to a charity of its choice; or\n(2) identify in its account book the amount received from each individual who purchased a spin or chance.\n(d) The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=13-240","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"e8fe2c18157561a636f7228e65d21f36c5ce47645251a62ca1109d5e852495c0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-239.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}