Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§8, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 729, §3, are further amended to read:

A. For State Senator, $25,000; and

B. For State Representative, $5,000; and.

Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§8, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 729, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§3-B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 628, Pt. B, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §1019-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 448, §3, is amended to read:

B. Is presumed in races involving a candidate who is certified as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate under section 1125, subsection 5 to be any expenditure made to design, produce or disseminate a communication that names or depicts a clearly identified candidate and is disseminated during the 21 days, including election day, before a primary election; the 21 days, including election day, before a general election; or during a special election until and on election day.

Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §1019-B, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 448, §3, is amended to read:

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 paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §1020-A, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. PP, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

4-A. Basis for penalties. The penalty for late filing of a report required under this subchapter, except for accelerated campaign finance reports required pursuant to section 1017, subsection 3-B, is a percentage of the total contributions or