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Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 432, §2, is
further 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 the facilities are owned or controlled by any
political party, political committee or candidate;

 
(1-A)__Any communication distributed through a public
access television station if the communication complies
with the laws and rules governing the station and all
candidates in the race have an equal opportunity to
promote their candidacies through the station;

 
(2) Activity or communication 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 an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary
personal services for candidate-related activities, if
the cumulative value of these activities does not
exceed $50 $100 with respect to any election;

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

 
(5-A)__Any unreimbursed travel expenses incurred and
paid for by the candidate or the candidate's spouse;

 
(6) Any communication by any person that is not made for
the purpose of influencing the nomination for election,
or election, of any person to state or county office;


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