An applicant candidate or a participating candidate must not:
(a) accept a private contribution from any group or organization, including a political action committee, a corporation, a labor organization, or a State or local central committee of a political party, except that an applicant candidate or a participating candidate may, subject to subsection (h), accept in-kind contributions from a State central committee of a political party, and from a Montgomery County central committee of a political party;
(b) accept private contributions from an individual in an aggregate greater than $150 during a 4-year election cycle, or the maximum amount of an eligible contribution, as adjusted by Section 16-23(i);
(c) pay for any campaign expense after filing a notice of intent with the Board to seek public funding with any campaign finance account other than the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account;
(d) be a member of a slate in any election in which the candidate receives a public contribution;
(e) accept a loan from anyone other than the candidate or the candidate’s spouse;
(f) solicit funds for a State or a Montgomery County central committee of a political party; or
(g) transfer funds:
(1) to the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account from any other campaign finance entity established for the candidate; and
(2) from the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account to any other campaign finance entity.
(h) Limitations on In-Kind Contributions
(1) An applicant candidate or a participating candidate may accept in-kind contributions from a State central committee of a political party if:
(A) the total amount of in-kind contributions from the central committee per election cycle are equal to or less than $10,000; and
(B) the funds used by the central committee to make an in-kind contribution derive from individual contributions that do not exceed the public contribution limits established under Section 16-23.
(2) An applicant candidate or a participating candidate may accept in-kind contributions from a Montgomery County central committee of a political party if:
(A) the total amount of in-kind contributions from the central committee per election cycle are equal to or less than $10,000; and
(B) the funds used by the central committee to make an in-kind contribution derive from individual contributions that do not exceed the public contribution limits established under Section 16-23. (2014 L.M.C., ch. 28
, § 2; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1; 2022 L.M.C., ch. 6, §1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1.)