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LR 972
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makes an independent electioneering expenditure shall file a
report with the commission.__In the case of a municipal
election, a copy of the same information must be filed with the
municipal clerk.

 
A.__A report required by this subsection must be filed
with the commission according to a reporting schedule that
the commission shall establish by rule that takes into
consideration existing campaign finance reporting
requirements and matching fund provisions under chapter
14.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.

 
B.__A report required by this subsection must contain an
itemized account of each contribution or expenditure
aggregating in excess of $100 in any one candidate's
election, the date and purpose of each contribution or
expenditure and the name of each payee or creditor.__The
report must state whether the contribution or expenditure
is in support of or in opposition to the candidate and
must include, under penalty of perjury, as provided in
Title 17-A, section 451, a statement under oath or
affirmation whether the contribution or expenditure is
made in cooperation, consultation or concert with, or at
the request or suggestion of, the candidate or an
authorized committee or agent of the candidate.

 
C.__A report required by this subsection must be on a form
prescribed and prepared by the commission.__A person
filing this report may use additional pages if necessary,
but the pages must be the same size as the pages of the
form.

 
Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1020-A, sub-§5-A, ķA, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
714, Pt. PP, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

 
A. Five thousand dollars for reports required under
section 1017, subsection 2, paragraphs paragraph B, C, D,
E or H; section 1017, subsection 3-A, paragraphs paragraph
B, C, D or F; section 1017, subsection 4; and section 1019
1019-B, subsection 4;

 
Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§9, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17,
is amended to read:

 
9. Matching funds. When any campaign, finance or election
report shows that the sum of a candidate's expenditures or
obligations, or funds raised or borrowed, whichever is
greater, alone or in conjunction with independent
electioneering expenditures reported under section 1019 1019-
B, exceeds the


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