PUBLIC Law, Chapter 279, An Act To Clarify Restrictions on Accepting Campaign Contributions Laws

An Act To Clarify Restrictions on Accepting Campaign Contributions Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1015, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 529, §1, is amended to read:

A. As used in this subsection, the terms "employer," "lobbyist" and "lobbyist associate" have the same meanings as in Title 3, section 312-A and the term . As used in this subsection, "contribution" has the same meaning as in Title 21-A, section 1012 and includes seed money contributions as defined in Title 21-A, section 1122, subsection 9.

Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §1015, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 648, §1, is further amended to read:

C. This subsection does not apply to:

(1) Solicitations or contributions for bona fide social events hosted for nonpartisan, charitable purposes;

(2) Solicitations or contributions relating to a special election to fill a vacancy from the time of announcement of the election until the election; and

(3) (rp) Solicitations or contributions after the deadline for filing as a candidate as provided in Title 21-A, section 335; and

(4) Solicitations or contributions accepted by a member of the Legislature supporting that member's campaign for federal office.

Effective September 20, 2007

HP0950 LD 1341	PUBLIC Law, Chapter 279 Signed on 2007-06-11 00:00:00.0 - First Regular Session - 123rd Maine Legislature Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF		LR 2010 Item 1
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