{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-245","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 13–245","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “walk-around services” means the following activities if performed for money while the polls are open:\n(1) distributing campaign material;\n(2) stationing a person, including oneself, or an object in the path of a voter;\n(3) electioneering or canvassing as described in § 16-206 of this article;\n(4) communicating in any other manner a voting preference or choice; or\n(5) performing any other service as a poll worker or distributor of sample ballots.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) meals, beverages, and refreshments served to campaign workers;\n(2) salaries of regularly employed personnel in campaign headquarters;\n(3) media advertising, including newspaper, radio, television, billboard, or aerial advertising;\n(4) rent and regular office expenses; or\n(5) the cost of telephoning voters or transporting voters to and from polling places.\n(c) (1) A campaign finance entity, or a person acting on its behalf, may not at any time, directly or indirectly, pay or incur an obligation to pay, and a person may not, directly or indirectly, receive any money or thing of value, for a political endorsement.\n(2) (i) A campaign finance entity, or a person acting on its behalf, that pays any person for walk-around services shall make all payments by check from a campaign account designated under § 13-220(a) of this subtitle.\n(ii) All payments made under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be reported in accordance with § 13-304 of this title.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=13-245","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"c8aa90b3f46b4af4f2928613d3a75826436dc2161d3f8375d99e01761ed4c3d0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-244","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}