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day, before a general election; or during a special election | | or election for a leadership position until and on election | | day. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1123, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §1123. Alternative campaign financing option |
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| | | This chapter establishes an alternative campaign financing | | option available to candidates running for Governor, State | Senator and | | alternative campaign financing option is available to candidates | | for elections to be held beginning in the year 2000. The | | commission shall administer this Act and the fund. Candidates | | participating in the Maine Clean Election Act must also comply | | with all other applicable election and campaign laws and | | regulations. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§1, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Established. The Maine Clean Election Fund is established | | to finance the election campaigns of certified Maine Clean | Election Act candidates running for Governor, State Senator and | | State Representative and leadership positions and to pay | | administrative and enforcement costs of the commission related to | | this Act. The fund is a special, dedicated, nonlapsing fund and | | any interest generated by the fund is credited to the fund. The | | commission shall administer the fund. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§9, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, | | c. 688, Pt. A, §22, is amended to read: |
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| | | 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 expenditures reported | | under section 1019-B, exceeds the distribution amount under | | subsection 8 or 15, the commission shall issue immediately to any | | opposing Maine Clean Election Act candidate an additional amount | | equivalent to the reported excess. Matching funds are limited to | | 2 times the amount originally distributed under subsection 8, | | paragraph A, C, E or F, whichever is applicable. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§§15 and 16 are enacted to read: |
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| | | 15. Leadership positions.__A certified candidate for State | | Senator or State Representative under subsection 5 may run for a |
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