Maryland Lobbyist Electronic Renewal Registration Now Open
17 November 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Lobbying Registration Year Opened November 1,
2016
The State Ethics Commission administers a lobbying regulatory
program including registration, disclosure, reporting and standards
of conduct for executive, legislative, and grassroots lobbying. The
lobbying registration year opens November 1 and ends October 31 the
following year. A registration is only valid for a one-year period
requiring a new registration for each year in which a person
engages in activities requiring registration. Registration must
occur within five days of engaging in such activities.
More than 3,000 lobbying registrations are filed each year
identifying the name of the lobbyist, the employer, and
the topics of the activity to be lobbied. The easiest way
to file registrations and reports is through the Commission’s
Lobbying Electronic Filing System.
The Maryland State Ethics Commission updated its Electronic
Lobbying Reporting system to enable the Ethics Commission to accept
electronic payments. This service integrates the Ethics
Commission’s Electronic Lobbying Reporting system with a web-based
and mobile-ready electronic payment processing service that allows
users to pay for annual registration with a credit or debit
card.
The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and
accepts all major credit or debit cards. Lobbyists needing to renew
their registration can access the Electronic Lobbying Reporting
system through the Commission’s official website,
https://lobby.ethics.state.md.us/.
Lobbyists can complete the entire registration process online.
If electronic payment is elected to pay the $100 registration fee,
the registration will be activated promptly following verification
by the State Ethics Commission without requiring the submission of
documentation.
A registrant may terminate his or her status as a regulated
lobbyist by:
- Ceasing any activity that requires
registration
- Filing a notice of termination with the
Commission (no special form for this purpose)
- Filing the required activity report(s)
within 30 days after filing the notice of termination
Individual counties, school boards, and municipalities may have
their own lobbying regulations. The specific requirements of each
jurisdiction may vary. Each jurisdiction should be contacted
directly to determine the nature and extent of local
requirements.
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NIC MarylandJanet Grard, 443-924-7405jgrard@egov.com
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