129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1187		LR 1764(02)
	An Act To Apply the Same Auditing Standards to All Candidates and Political Action Committees
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$52,000	$0	$52,000
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$52,000	$0	$52,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Under current law, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices conducts random post-election audits of 20% of the candidates who received Maine Clean Election Act funding. This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $52,000 beginning in fiscal year 2020-21 and continuing in every other fiscal year to expand the random post-election audits to include 20% of candidates who did not receive Maine Clean Election Act funding.