[EL] Geographic etc. scope: "Corporations Must Disclose Independent Expenditures in Maryland"

[Scarberry, Mark]

Does this new statute apply only to entities organized under Maryland law? I assume the answer is no. To the extent it requires communications to shareholders by non-Maryland corporations, there may be a question whether the internal affairs doctrine allows such regulation by a state other than the state of incorporation.

Does the statute apply - and may it permissibly apply - to expenditures made outside of Maryland, such as mailings sent from Virginia or broadcast commercials paid for by non-Maryland persons and broadcast by stations outside of Maryland?

Mark S. Scarberry
Pepperdine Univ. School of Law
Malibu, CA 90263
(310)506-4667

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May 23, 2011
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"Corporations Must Disclose Independent Expenditures in Maryland"

The Lobby Comply Blog reports<http://www.lobbycomply.com/wordpress/?p=3757>.
Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:29 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019573.html>


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