127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 15 LR 620(01)
An Act To Increase Transparency in Campaign Funding in Legislative Elections
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Brakey of Androscoggin
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: No
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Project already in place to provide functionality
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill requires the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to provide certain campaign finance information for legislative elections on a publicly accessible website. The commission currently has a publicly accessible website allowing users to view contribution, expenditure and loan data and has already developed the ability for users to view and download the information required to be provided under this bill. This feature will be publicly accessible in spring 2015 and has already been paid for under an existing contract with Quest Information Systems.