‘Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 3: Maine Clean Election Act and Related Provisions, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made:

1. The rule must be amended in Section 2, subsection 2, paragraph I to remove the requirement that a candidate seeking certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate acknowledge, in a declaration of intent, that the candidate is responsible for training individuals that the candidate authorizes to collect qualifying contributions; and

2. The rule must be amended in Section 2, subsection 4 by removing the requirements, set out in paragraph J, relating to when a participating candidate has authorized individuals to collect qualifying contributions for the candidate, including those requiring that candidates exercise due diligence to ensure qualifying contributions collected by others are compliant and providing that unless the candidate had no knowledge of fraudulent contributions, the candidate is ineligible for Maine Clean Election Act funds.’