An Act To Prohibit Payments to Persons Who Collect Signatures for the Direct Initiative or People's Veto of Legislation

Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §904-C  is enacted to read:

§ 904-C.  Payment prohibited

A person may not pay or offer to pay a circulator of an initiative or a referendum petition for circulating an initiative or a referendum petition. A circulator of an initiative or a referendum petition may not receive payment for circulating an initiative or a referendum petition.

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This bill provides that a person may not pay or offer to pay a circulator of an initiative or a referendum petition for circulating an initiative or a referendum petition. A circulator of an initiative or a referendum petition may not receive payment for circulating an initiative or a referendum petition.