An Act To Pl'ohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1912
House Amendment HA_C_H808 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1125

HOUSE AMENDMENT "c " to H.P. 1354, L.D. 1912, Bill, "An Act To Pl'ohibit 
Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
1An Act To Prohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place and To Provide 
Allocation of Clean Election Funds and Amend Certain Other Election Laws' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjoumment unless 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. 21~A MRSA §1016, sub~§3, as amended by PL 2013, c. 334, §8, is 
further amended to read: 
3. Record keeping. The candidate or treasurer shall keep a detailed and exact 
account of: 
A. 
All contributions made to or for the candidate or committee, including any 
contributions by the candidate; 
B. The name and address of every person making a contribution in excess of $10, the 
date and amount of that conttibution and, if a person's contributions in any report 
filing period aggregate more than $50, the account must include the contributor's 
occupation and principal place of business, if any. If the contributor is the candidate 
or a member of the candidate's immediate family, the account must also state the 
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relationship. For purposes of this paragraph, "filing period" is as provided in section 
1017, subsections 2 and 3~A; 
C. All expenditures made by or on behalf of the committee or candidate; and 
D. The name and address of every person to whom any expenditure is made and the 
date and amount of the expenditure.; and 
E. For all bulk mail distributed to voters. official proof of mailing from the United 
States Postal Service or the mailing service used. 
Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§8-B, ~' as enacted by IB 2015, c. 1, §25, is 
amended to read: 
D. For a contested general election, the amount ofrevenues distributed is as follows: 
(1) The initial distribution of revenues is $600,000 per candidate; 
(2) For each increment of 1,200 additional qualifying contributions a candidate 
collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total of 9,600 
additional qualifying contributions, the supplemental distribution of revenues to 
that candidate is $175,000; arui 
(2-A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), for a contested general election held in 
November 2018, for each increment of 11200 additional qualifying contributions 
a candidate collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total 
of 7 ,200 additional qualifying contributions. the supplemental distribution of 
revenues to that candidate is $175,000; and 
(3) The total amount of revenues distributed for a contested general election may 
not exceed $2,000,000 per candidate. 
Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§8-C, ~, as enacted by IB 2015, c. 1, §25, is 
amended to read: 
D. For a contested general election, the amount of revenues disttibuted is as follows: 
(1) The initial distribution ofrevenues is $20,000 per candidate; 
(2) For each increment of 45 additional qualifying contributions a candidate 
collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total of 360 
additional qualifying contributions, the supplemental distribution of revenues to 
that candidate is $5,000; lIB4 
(2-A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), for a contested general election held in 
November 2018, for each increment of 45 additional qualifying contributions a 
candidate collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total of 
additional qualifying contributions, the sutmlemental distribution ofrevenues 
to that candidate is $5,000; and 
(3) The total amount of revenues distributed for a contested general election may 
not exceed $60,000 per candidate, 
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Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§8-D, 10, as enacted by m 2015, c. 1, §25, is 
amended to read: 
D. For a contested general election, the amount of revenues distributed is as follows: 
(1) The initial distribution of revenues is $5,000 per candidate; 
(2) For each increment of 15 additional qualifying contributions a candidate 
collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total of 120 
additional qualifying contributions, the supplemental distribution of revenues to 
that candidate is $1,250; and 
(2-A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), for a contested general election held in 
November 2018. for each increment of 15 additional qualifying contributions a 
candidate collects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total of 
additional qualifying contributions. the supplemental distribution of revenues 
to that candidate is $1.250; and 
(3) The total amount ofrevenues distributed for a contested general election may 
not exceed $15,000 per candidate. 
Sec. 6. Additional qualifying contribution collected on June 12, 2018 at a 
voting. place. Any additional qualifying contribution made by check or money order 
collected by a candidate who is ce1iified as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate under 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1125, subsection 5 on June 12, 2018 at a 
voting place is deemed to be invalid and may not be credited to the candidate for a 
supplemental distribution under Title 21-A, section 1125, subsection 8-B, 8-C or 8-D. 
The staff of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices shall notify 
the candidates who submitted additional qualifying contributions dated June 12, 2018 and 
provide them an opportunity to present information that the additional qualifying 
contributions were not collected at a voting place. If the information is sufficient, the 
commission staff may consider the additional qualifying contribution to be valid. 
Notwithstanding Title 21~A, section 1125, subsection 3-A, a certified candidate may 
collect another additional qualifying contribution from a person who made an additional 
qualifying contribution invalidated pursuant to this section. 
Sec. 7. Maine Clean Election Fund transfers. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $2,000,000 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 contraty, the State Controller shall transfer $2,000,000 from the 
General Fund to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before January 1, 2019. 
Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ETIDCS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL 
Governmental Ethics and Election P1·actices - 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 TOTAL 
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. Reduces for a contested general election held in November 2018 the total number 
of additional qualifying contributions for supplemental distributions of revenues under 
the Maine Clean Election Act from 9,600 to 7,200 for the gubernatorial election; from 
to 270 for the State Senate elections; and from 120 to 90 for the State House of 
Representatives elections; 
2. Requires candidates or campaign treasurers to keep, for all bulk mail distributed to 
voters, official proof of mailing from the United States Postal Service or the mailing 
service used; 
3. Provides that any additional qualifying contribution made by check or money 
order collected on June 12, 2018 at a voting place by a candidate who is certified as a 
Maine Clean Election Act candidate is deemed to be invalid and may not be credited to 
the candidate for a supplemental distribution and authorizes the collection of 
contributions to replace such invalidated contributions; 
4. 
Requires the State Controller to transfer $2,000,000 from the Maine Clean 
Election Fund to the General Fund within 10 days of enactment and transfer $2,000,000 
into the Maine Clean Election F:und by January 1, 2019; 
5. 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 
6. Adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause and changes the title of the 
bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LD 1912 
LR 3057(05) 
An Act To Prohibit Campaign Fund-raising at the Voting Place 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 1C,: 1 to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Espling of New Gloucester 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$3,976,470 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment transfers $2,000,000 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 $2,600,000 in the MCEF. The amendment also reverses this 
transaction later in fiscal year 2018-19 by transferring, on or before January 1, 2019, $2,000,000 from the General 
Fund back to the MCEF. The amendment also includes a one-time $3,976,470 Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocation in fiscal year 2018-19 for the MCEF, to correct an enor in PL 2017, Chapter 284, Part ZZZZZZ, Section 
19, that resulted in a negative $1,010,665 Other Special Revenue Funds allocation in fiscal yem 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. 
For the November 2018 election only, this amendment also reduces the number of qualifying contributions that Maine 
Clean Elections Act candidates could collect from 9600 to 7200 for gubernatorial candidates, from 360 to 270 for 
State Senate candidates and from 120 to 90 for State House of Representative candidates. This will reduce anticipated 
payments to candidates by an estimated $499,850 in fiscal year 2018~19 from the MCEF. This amendment also voids 
any qualifying contributions made to a Maine Clean Election candidate on June 12, 2018 at a voting place. 
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