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more than $200. An expenditure, communication or broadcast made | | more than 10 days before the election that results in a | | violation of this section may result in a civil forfeiture of no | | more than $100 if the violation is not corrected within 10 days | | after the candidate or other person who committed the violation | | receives notification of the violation from the commission. | | Enforcement and collection procedures must be in accordance with | | section 1020-A. An expenditure, communication or broadcast that | | results in a violation of subsection 1 or 2 is subject to the | | provisions of section 1015, subsection 12. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1015, as amended by PL 1999, c. 729, §§2 and | | 3, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §1015. Limitations on contributions and expenditures |
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| | | 1. Individuals. An individual may not make contributions | | to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person | aggregating more than $500 in any election for a gubernatorial | candidate or more thanfor any other | candidate | | support of a candidate by that candidate or that candidate's | | spouse. |
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| | | 2. Committees; corporations; associations. A political | | committee, other committee, corporation or association may not | | make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy | of one person aggregating more than $500 in any election for a | gubernatorial candidate or more thanfor | any other candidate |
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| | | 3. Aggregate contributions. No | | contributions to candidates aggregating more than $25,000 in | | any calendar year. This limitation does not apply to | | contributions in support of a candidate by that candidate or | his |
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| | | 4. Political committees; intermediaries. For the purpose of | | the limitations imposed by this section, contributions made to | | any political committee authorized by a candidate to accept | | contributions on the candidate's behalf are considered to be | | contributions made to that candidate. |
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| | | For the purposes of the limitations imposed by this section, | | all contributions made by a person, either directly or | | indirectly, on behalf of a particular candidate, including | contributions which | | directed through an intermediary or conduit to the candidate, | | are considered to be contributions from that person to the | | candidate. The intermediary or conduit shall report the | | original source and the intended |
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