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Timestamp: 2015-04-27 04:06:53
Document Index: 49419223

Matched Legal Cases: ['§1015', '§1', '§2', '§1015', '§2', '§3']

SP0260, LD 856, item 1, An Act To Change the Campaign Contribution Limits
SP0260LD 856
First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature LR 815Item 1
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 286, §2, is further amended to read:1. Individuals. An individual may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $750 in any election for a gubernatorial candidate or , more than $350 for a legislative candidate or more than $750 in any election for any other candidate. This limitation does not apply to contributions in support of a candidate by that candidate or that candidate's spouse or domestic partner. Beginning December 1, 2010, contribution limits in accordance with this subsection are adjusted every 2 years based on the Consumer Price Index as reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and rounded to the nearest amount divisible by $25. The commission shall post the current contribution limit and the amount of the next adjustment and the date that it will become effective on its publicly accessible website and include this information with any publication to be used as a guide for candidates.
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 286, §3, is further amended to read:2. Committees; corporations; associations. A political committee, political action committee, other committee, firm, partnership, corporation, association or organization may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $750 in any election for a gubernatorial candidate or , more than $350 for a legislative candidate or more than $750 in any election for any other candidate. Beginning December 1, 2010, contribution limits in accordance with this subsection are adjusted every 2 years based on the Consumer Price Index as reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and rounded to the nearest amount divisible by $25. The commission shall post the current contribution limit and the amount of the next adjustment and the date that it will become effective on its publicly accessible website and include this information with any publication to be used as a guide for candidates.
summary This bill amends the laws governing campaign contribution limits by setting a maximum contribution of $350 for a legislative candidate and $750 for any other candidate, before adjustments for inflation.