An Act To Prohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1912
House Amendment HA_A_H804 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT «A,, to H.P. 1354, L.D. 1912, Bill, "An Act To Prohibit 
Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Prohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place and To Provide 
Allocation of Clean Election Funds' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
1Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment lUlless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation provides for the allocation of funds that are immediately 
necessary; 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,' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Maine Clean Election Fund transfers. Notwithstanding any other 
provision oflaw to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $1,000,000 from the 
Maine Clean Election Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later 
than 10 days following the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $1,000,000 from the 
General Fund to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before January 1, 2019. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ETIDCS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on 0414 
Initiative: Provides a one"time allocation to correct an error in Public Law 2017, chapter 
284, Part ZZZZZZ, section 19 to align allocations with available resources. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOT AL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$3,976,470 
$3,976,470 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Requires the State Controller to transfer $1,000,000 from the Maine Clean 
Election Fund to the General Fund within 10 days of enactment and transfer $1,000,000 
into the Maine Clean Election Fund by January 1, 2019; 
2. Provides an allocation for the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election 
Practices because of an error in Public Law 2017, chapter 284, Part ZZZZZZ, section 19 
that resulted in a negative allocation for fiscal year 2018-19; and 
3. Adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause and changes the title of the 
bill. 
SPONSOREDBY: ~~ 
(Representative LUCHINJ) 
TOWN: Ellsworth 
FISCAL ~OT£ REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/26/18 feac 
128th MAINE LEGISLATURE, 
LD 1912 
LR 3057(03) 
An Act To Prohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ~, to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Luchini of Ellsworth 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$3,976,470 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment will transfer $1,000,000 from the Maine Clean Election Fund (MCEF) within the Commission on 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund within 10 days of the 
effective date of this bill. (This fiscal note assumes that will occur early in fiscal year 2018-19.) It is anticipated that 
this will leave a cash balance of approximately $4,200,000 in the MCEF. This amendment also reverses this 
transaction later in fiscal year 2018-19 by transferring, on or before Janua1y 1, 2019, $1,000,000 from the General 
Fund back to the MCEF. This amendment also includes a one-time $\976,470 Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocation in fiscal year 2018-19 for the MCEF, to conect an error in PL 2017, Chapter 284, Part ZZZZZZ, Section 
19, that resulted in a negative $1,010,665 Other Special Revenue Funds allocation in fiscal year 2018-19. As 
amended, the MCEF may require additional allocation if the full amount of funding available in fiscal year 2018-19 is 
to be expended. That allocation will need to be provided either by additional legislative action or by financial order. 
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