An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1016
Committee Amendment CA_A_S136 (Senate)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1122

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 380, L.D. 1016, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance RepOlis and the Maine Clean Election 
Act" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 6 in subsection 3-B in paragraph B by striking out 
all of subparagraph (1) (page 2, lines 26 and 27 in L.D.) and inserting the foll0.\~ing: 
'( 1) A For legislative candidates in a primary election only, a report on the 42nd 
day before the date on which iffi a primary election is held that is complete as of 
the 44th day before that date;' 
Amend the bill in Part B by inseliing before section I the following: 
'Sec. B-1. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. B, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
7. Qualifying contribution. "QualifYing contribution" means a donation: 
A. Of $5 in the form of a check or a money order payable to the fund, and signed by 
the contributor and made in support of a candidate or made over the Internet in 
support of a candidate according to the procedure established by the commission; 
B. Made by a registered voter within the electoral division for the office a candidate 
is seeking and whose voter registration has been verified bv the municioal ree:istrar 
according to procedures established by the commission; 
C. Made during the designated qualifYing period; and 
D. 
That the contributor acknowledges was made with the contributor's personal 
funds and in support of the candidate and was not given in exchange for anything of 
value and that the candidate acknowledges was obtained with the candidate's 
knowledge and approval and that nothing of value was given in exchange for the 
contribution, on forms provided by the commission.' 
Amend the bill in Part B by inserting at the end the following: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to S.P. 380, L.D. 1016 
'Sec. B-3. Routine technical rules. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 21-A, section 1126, rules adopted to establish procedures for verifying the voter 
registration of individuals making qualifying contributions are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores the requirement for a participating candidate for the 
Legislature who has filed a "trigger report" to file an accelerated report 42 days before a 
primary election. This requirement is only for the primary election. As in the bill, an 
accelerated report is not required 42 days before the general election. The amendment 
would also clarify that the voters of this State may make $5 qualifying contributions over 
the Internet according to the procedures established by the Commission on Governmental 
Ethics and Election Practices. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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124tb MAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 1016 
LR 1885(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance Reports and the Maine Clean Election Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~" 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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