An Act To Clarify the Use of Public Money for Bulk Mailing in the Election Process
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1174
Committee Amendment CA_A_S214 (Senate)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1017, 21-A MRSA §1060

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~ " to S.P. 395, L.D. 1174, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Use of Public Money for Bulk Mailing in the Election Process" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require Reporting of Expenditures for Bulk Mail by Candidates and 
Political Action Committees' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 522, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
5. Content. A report required under this section must contain the itemized accounts 
of contributions received during that report filing period, including the date a contribution 
was received, and the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and 
the amount of the contribution of each person who has made a contribution or 
contributions aggregating in excess of $50. 
The report must contain the itemized 
expenditures made or authorized during the report filing period, the date and purpose of 
each expenditure and the name of each payee and creditor and any refund that a payee has 
made to the candidate or an agent of the candidate. If the payee is a member of the 
candidate's household or immediate family, the candidate must disclose the candidate's 
relationship to the payee in a manner prescribed by the commission. The report must 
contain a statement of any loan to a candidate by a financial institution in connection with 
that candidate's candidacy that is made during the period covered by the report, whether 
or not the loan is defined as a contribution under section 1012, subsection 2, paragraph A. 
The report must contain documentation of any expenditure for bulk mail accompanied by 
a copy of United States Postal Service form 3602, or its successor form, for standard mail 
and form 3600, or its successor form, for first-class mail. The candidate and the treasurer 
are jointly and severally responsible for the timely and accurate filing of each required 
report. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 395, L.D. 1174 
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2011, c. 389, §47, is 
further amended to read: 
6. Identification of contributions. Names, occupations, places of business and 
mailing addresses of contributors who have given more than $50 to the political action 
committee in the reporting period and the amount and date of each contribution, except 
that an organization qualifying as a political action committee under section 1052, 
subsection 5, paragraph A, subparagraph (5) is required to report only those contributions 
made to the organization for the purpose of influencing a ballot question or the 
nomination or election of a candidate to political office and all transfers to or funds used 
to support the political action committee from the general treasury of the organization; 
and 
Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2015, c. 408, §6, is 
further amended to read: 
7. Other expenditures. Operational expenses and other expenditures that are not 
made on behalf of a candidate, committee or campaign, except that an organization 
qualifying as a political action committee under section 1052, subsection 5, paragraph A, 
subparagraph (5) is required to report only those expenditures made for the purpose of 
influencing a campaign7; and 
Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Bulk mail reporting. 
Documentation of any expenditure for bulk mail 
accompanied by a copy of United States Postal Service form 3602, or its successor form. 
for standard mail and form 3600, or its successor form, for first-class mail.' 
SUMMARY 
Like the bill, this amendment requires reporting of expenditures used for bulk mail. 
Unlike the bill, which only applied to campaigns with a candidate certified as a Maine 
Clean Election Act candidate, this amendment requires documentation of the use of bulk 
mail by all candidates and political action committees to be included in campaign finance 
reports. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attedled) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/17 feac. 
LD 1174 
LR 460(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Use of Public Money for Bulk Mailing in the Election Process 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';\" LS -;;)_ \ L-0 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices as a result of additional 
documentation regarding the use of bulk mailings are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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