127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 175 LR 604(01)
An Act To Limit Maine Clean Election Act Funding to First-time Candidates
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Sirocki of Scarborough
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium savings - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill limits participating candidates under the Maine Clean Election Act (MCEA) to candidates running for the first time for Governor, State Senator or State Representative. The amount of savings will depend on the number of MCEA eligible candidates for Governor, State Senator and State Representative that have already run for that respective office. Based on 2014 MCEA payments from the Maine Clean Election Fund there would have been an approximate savings of $4,910 and $22,705 for each MCEA certified candidate for State Representative and State Senator, respectively, that did not become MCEA certified. No MCEA payments were made to candidates for Governor in 2014. No estimate is made at this time of the number of non-first-time candidates that would be barred from becoming MCEA certified.