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Ch. 416
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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[(g)] (F) [In soliciting an employee to make a contribution by payroll
deduction, an employer or political committee shall inform the employee of:
(1) the political purposes of the affiliated political action committee; and
(2) the employee's right to refuse to contribute to the affiliated political
action committee without reprisal.
(h) An employer may not receive or use money or anything of value under this
section if it is obtained:
(1) by actual or threatened:
(i) physical force;
(ii) job discrimination; or
(iii) financial reprisal; or
(2) as:
(i) a result of a commercial transaction; or
(ii) dues, fees, or other assessment required as a condition of
membership in a labor organization or employment] AN EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE
MEMBERSHIP ENTITY, OR AFFILIATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, MAY NOT
SOLICIT, RECEIVE, OR USE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS IN A MANNER THAT WOULD
BE PROHIBITED UNDER § 13-241(E) AND (F) OF THIS SUBTITLE IF PERFORMED BY AN
EMPLOYER.
[13-242.] 13-243.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Membership entity" means an organization that collects dues from
its members.
(3) "Affiliated political action committee" means a political ACTION
committee affiliated with a membership entity
(b) A membership entity may establish a program for periodically collecting
from its members and accumulating voluntary contributions by the members to an
affiliated political action committee if those contributions are collected together with:
(1) membership dues invoiced and collected by the membership entity; or
(2) contributions by the members to a political action committee
established under federal law, if that political action committee is also affiliated with
the membership entity.
(c) A membership entity shall keep detailed and accurate records of [all
contributions] EACH CONTRIBUTION received under subsection (b) of this section,
including:
(1) the name of [each] THE contributor;
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