An Act To Increase Transparency in Campaign Funding in Legislative Elections
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1008, sub-§5, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §6, is amended to read:
5. Maine Clean Election Act and Maine Clean Election Fund. To administer and ensure the effective implementation of the Maine Clean Election Act and the Maine Clean Election Fund according to Title 21-A, chapter 14; and
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §1008, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 301, §1, is further amended to read:
6. Enhanced monitoring. To provide for enhanced monitoring and enforcement of election practices and the electronic submission of reports and computerized tracking of campaign, election and lobbying information under the commission's jurisdiction . ; and
Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §1008, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Online campaign finance information. To provide campaign finance information for legislative elections on a publicly accessible website, including all contributions and independent expenditures used to support or oppose a candidate, sorted by candidate and district.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to provide campaign finance information for legislative elections on a publicly accessible website, including all contributions and independent expenditures used to support or oppose a candidate, sorted by candidate and district.