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Sec. 27. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 615, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
4. Itemized expenditures. An itemization of expenditures and
the date of each expenditure made to support or oppose any
candidate, campaign, political committee, political action
committee, political party, referendum or initiated petition,
including the date, payee and purpose of the expenditure and the
address of the payee. If expenditures were made to a person
described in section 1012, subsection 3, paragraph A,
subparagraph (4), the report must contain the name of the person;
the amount spent by that person on behalf of the candidate,
campaign, political committee, political action committee,
political party, referendum or initiated petition; the reason for
the expenditure; and the date of the expenditure. The commission
may specify the categories of expenditures that are to be
reported to enable the commission to closely monitor the
activities of political action committees;

 
Sec. 28. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2001, c. 465, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
9. Seed money contribution. "Seed money contribution" means
a contribution of no more than $100 per individual made to a
candidate, including a contribution from the candidate or the
candidate's family. To be eligible for certification, a
candidate may collect and spend only seed money contributions
subsequent to becoming a candidate as defined by section 1,
subsection 5 and throughout the qualifying period. A
participating candidate who has accepted contributions or made
expenditures that do not comply with the seed money restrictions
under this chapter may petition the commission to remain eligible
for certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate in
accordance with rules of the commission, if the failure to comply
was unintentional and does not constitute a significant
infraction of these restrictions.__Prior to certification, a
candidate may obligate an amount greater than the seed money
collected if the value of the goods and services received from a
vendor does not exceed the amount paid to the vendor. A
candidate may not collect or spend seed money contributions after
certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate. A seed
money contribution must be reported according to procedures
developed by the commission.

 
Sec. 29. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§1, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is
amended to read:

 
1. Declaration of intent. A participating candidate must
file a declaration of intent to seek certification as a Maine
Clean Election Act candidate and to comply with the requirements


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