§ 13-309.2. Registration and report by participating organization. (Section effective January 1, 2015.)

   (a) "Participating organization" defined. -- In this section, "participating organization" means any entity that is organized under § 501(c)(4) or (6) or § 527 of the Internal Revenue Code and makes:

   (1) a contribution to a campaign finance entity for the express purpose of causing the campaign finance entity to make a disbursement in the State;

   (2) a donation to a person for the express purpose of causing the person to make an independent expenditure or a disbursement for electioneering communications in the State; or

   (3) a donation to an out-of-state political committee for the express purpose of causing the political committee to make a disbursement in the State.

(b) Registration -- Participating organization making contribution, donation, or disbursement of $6,000 or more. -- Within 48 hours after a participating organization makes a contribution, donation, or disbursement of $ 6,000 or more in an election cycle the participating organization shall file a registration form with the State Board.

(c) Report. -- A participating organization shall file a report with the State Board in the year of the election for which it is participating for the periods and on or before the dates that a campaign finance entity for a candidate is required to file a campaign finance report under this subtitle.

(d) Report -- Contents. -- The report shall include all disbursements made to influence an election in the State and either:

   (1) the name, address, and occupation, if any, of the five donors who gave the largest amount of money to the participating organization to influence an election in the State during the 1 year period that immediately precedes the date of the report; or

   (2) if the participating organization made a filing with the State Board under subsection (b) of this section within 6 months of the date when a report otherwise would be required, describe how the public may access via the Internet the participating organization's reports that detail disbursements made and donations received.

HISTORY: 2013, ch. 419, § 1.