128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1780 LR 2834(01)
An Act To Transfer Funds to the Maine Clean Election Fund To Provide Adequate Funding for Maine Clean Election Fund Candidates
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Luchini of Ellsworth
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 Projections  FY 2019-20 Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $1,700,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $1,700,000 $0 $0
Transfers
General Fund $0 ($1,700,000) $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $1,700,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill transfers $1,700,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Clean Election Fund within the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices no later than September 1, 2018 to cover an anticipated increase in disbursements to gubernatorial candidates for the November 2018 election.