CHAPTER 111
H.P. 1181 - L.D. 1672
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 1: Procedures; Portions of Chapter 3: Maine Clean Election Act and Related Practices; and Campaign Reporting Forms for Candidates, Major Substantive Rules of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A requires legislative authorization before major substantive agency rules may be finally adopted by the agency; and
Whereas, the above-named major substantive rules have been submitted to the Legislature for review; and
Whereas, immediate enactment of this resolve is necessary to record the Legislature's position on final adoption of the rules; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it
Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 1: Procedures; portions of Chapter 3: Maine Clean Election Act and Related Practices; and Campaign Reporting Forms for Candidates, provisionally adopted major substantive rules of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices that have been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made.
In Chapter 1, section 7, with regard to the advance purchase of goods and services, the language must be changed to include radio and television contracts and contracts for design work among the goods and services that, if contracted or paid for prior to the primary election, must be received prior to the primary election to be considered primary election expenditures. The language in Chapter 1, section 7, with regard to the advance purchase of goods and services, must also be changed to remove the requirement that a report be filed when a preponderance of goods purchased during the primary election cycle are used during the general election cycle. The change must also provide that, upon complaint regarding the use of goods and services purchased during a primary election during a general election, the commission may request a report of such expenditures.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved.
Effective June 10, 2005.
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