Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §901, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8.__Time limit.__The Secretary of State may not accept an application for a petition under this section that addresses the same issue as a petition that was verified and certified under section 902 as a ballot question and considered by the voters in a general or statewide election within the previous 5 years.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §903-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 92, §1, is amended to read:

Petitions A petition issued under this chapter may be circulated only by any registered a voter registered in the State.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1064 is enacted to read:

§1064.__Out-of-state contributions

A political action committee in a campaign on a ballot question under chapter 11 may not receive contributions from contributors outside of the State.

SUMMARY

This bill:

1. Allows a petition on an initiated ballot question to be submitted only once every 5 years;

2. Clarifies that only registered Maine voters may collect signatures for an initiated petition on a ballot question; and

3. Prohibits political action committees from accepting out- of-state contributions for campaigns on initiated ballot questions.