An Act To Limit the Participation of Candidates and Legislators in Political Action Committees and Nonprofit Entities Conducting Political Activities
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0619
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: CHENETTE, VALENTINO, BATES, HANINGTON, KINNEY, MAKER, MASTRACCIO, MONAGHAN, TURNER
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1013-A, 21-A MRSA §1052-A

Legislative Document 
No. 619 
H.P. 432 
House of Representatives, March 3, 2015 
An Act To Limit the Participation of Candidates and Legislators in 
Political Action Committees and Nonprofit Entities Conducting 
Political Activities 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CHENETTE of Saco. 
Cosponsored by Senator VALENTINO of York and 
Representatives: BATES of Westbrook, HANINGTON of Lincoln, KINNEY of Limington, 
MAKER of Calais, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth, TURNER 
of Burlington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §1013-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6.  Candidate and Legislator participation in organizations active in candidate 
campaigns prohibited.  A candidate or Legislator may not solicit donations or play any 
other role for any nonprofit entity that is active in campaigns in the State unless the 
nonprofit entity limits its political activities to ballot questions for the duration of the 
election cycle.  For purposes of this subsection, "nonprofit entity" includes any tax-
exempt organization under 26 United States Code, Section 501.  Nothing in this 
subsection prohibits a candidate from raising funds for a state, district, county or 
municipal political committee or for an organization exempt from taxation under 26 
United States Code, Section 501(c)(3).  The commission may establish by routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A forms and procedures 
for ensuring compliance with this subsection. 
Sec. 2.  21-A MRSA §1052-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6.  Candidate and Legislator participation in political action committees active 
in candidate campaigns prohibited.  A candidate or Legislator may not solicit 
contributions for or play any other role in a political action committee registered under 
this section or an out-of-state political action committee registered under section 1053-B 
unless the committee agrees to make expenditures only with regard to ballot questions for 
the duration of the election cycle.  Nothing in this subsection prohibits candidate 
involvement in a candidate's own campaign registered under section 1013-A, subsection 
1, paragraph A or B or in a state, district, county or municipal political committee.  The 
commission may establish by routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A forms and procedures for ensuring compliance with this subsection. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits a candidate or current Legislator from soliciting contributions for 
or playing any role in a political action committee or a nonprofit entity unless the 
organization limits its activities to ballot questions for the duration of the election cycle.