2.__Limitations.__Candidates may receive donations without limitation for purposes of a recount from party committees and caucus campaign committees and from attorneys, consultants and their firms that are donating their services without reimbursement.__Candidates may not spend revenues received under chapter 14 for recount expenditures.

Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §1052, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

B. Does not include:

(1) Any news story, commentary or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication, unless these facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political committee or candidate;

(2) Nonpartisan activity Activity designed to encourage individuals to register to vote or to vote, if that activity or communication does not mention a clearly identified candidate;

(3) Any communication by any membership organization or corporation to its members or stockholders, if that membership organization or corporation is not organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of any person to state or county office;

(4) The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food and beverages, voluntarily provided by a political action committee in rendering voluntary personal services for candidate-related activities, if the cumulative value of these activities by the political action committee on behalf of any candidate does not exceed $50 $100 with respect to any election;

(5) Any unreimbursed travel expenses incurred and paid for by a political action committee which that volunteers personal services to a candidate, if the cumulative amount of these expenses does not exceed $50 $100 with respect to any election; and