An Act To Prohibit Campaign FundMraising at the Voting Place
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1912
House Amendment HA_B_H807 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1016, 21-A MRSA §1125

HOUSE AMEND:tvIBNT "{3" to H.P. 1354, L.D. 1912, Bill, "An Act To Prohibit 
Campaign FundMraising 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 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 adjournment 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, 1 
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 
futther 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 contribution and, if a person's contributions in any report 
filing period aggregate more than $50, the account must include the contributot''s 
occupation and principal place of business} if any. If the contributot' 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, ,n, as enacted by IB 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 ofrevenues 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; and 
(2~A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (2). for a contested general election held in 
November 2018, for each increment of 1,200 additional qualifying contributions 
a candidate coHects and submits pursuant to subsection 8-E, not to exceed a total 
of 8,400 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, ,n, 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 $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 1·evenues to 
that candidate is $5,000; and 
(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 supplemental distribution of revenues 
to that candidate is $5,000: and 
(3) The total amount ofrevenues 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, ~' as enacted by IB 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 ofrevenues 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 of revenues distributed for a contested general election may 
not exceed $15,000 per candidate. 
Sec. 6. Maine Clean Election Fund transfers. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $1,500,000 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 $1,500,000 from the 
General Fund to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before January 1, 2019. 
Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ETHICS 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. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018wl9 
$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: 
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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 8,400 for the gubernatorial election; from 
to 315 for the State Senate elections; and from 120 to 105 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. 
Requires the State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 from the Maine Clean 
Election Fund to the General Fund within 10 days of enactment and transfer $1,500,000 
into the Maine Clean Election Fund by January 1, 2019; 
4. 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 
5. Adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause and changes the title of the 
bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBY: ~ 
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(Representative LUC 
TOWN: Ellsworth 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/09/18 feac.. 
LD 1912 
LR 3057(06) 
An Act To Prohibit Campaign FundMraising at the Voting Place 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment fj1 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 transfers $1,500,000 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 fisqal note assumes that will occur early in fiscal year 2018-19.) It is anticipated that 
this will leave a cash balance of approximately $3,100,000 in the MCEF. The amendment also reverses this 
transaction later in fiscal year 2018-19 by transfe11ing, on or before Januaiy 1, 2019, $1,500,000 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 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. 
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 8400 for gubernato1ial candidates, from 3 60 to 315 for 
State Senate candidates and from 120 to 105 for State House of Representative candidates. This will reduce 
anticipated payments to candidates by an estimated $249,925 in fiscal year 2018-19 from the MCEF. 
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