Sec. 23. 21-A MRSA §1053, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 167, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Identification of committee. The names and mailing addresses of the committee, its treasurer, its principal officers and the identity of any candidate who is registered under section 1013-A and who is involved in decision making for a political action committee organized to advance the election of that candidate candidates, Legislators or other individuals who are the primary fund-raisers and decision makers for the committee;

Sec. 24. 21-A MRSA §1053, as amended by PL 1999, c. 729, §7, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

Every change in information required by this section must be included in an amended registration form submitted to the commission within 10 days of the date of the change.__The committee must file an updated registration form every 2 years between January 1st and March 1st of an election year.

Sec. 25. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§2, ķE, as amended by PL 2003, c. 628, Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:

E. A committee shall report any expenditure of $500 or more, made after the 12th day before the election and more than 24 hours before 5 p.m. on the day of the election, within 24 hours of that expenditure or by noon of the first business day after the expenditure, whichever is later.

Sec. 26. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Electronic filing.__Beginning January 1, 2006, committees shall file each report required by this section through an electronic filing system developed by the commission.__The commission may make an exception to this electronic filing requirement if a committee submits a written request that states that the committee lacks access to the technology or the technological ability to file reports electronically.__The request for an exception must be submitted no later than March 1, 2006 or within 30 days of the registration of the committee, whichever is later.__The commission shall grant all reasonable requests for exceptions.