Opinion ID: 2494205
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Standing to Challenge Out-of-State PAC Provision

Text: We next examine NOM's standing to challenge § 1053-B, which provides generally that a political action committee organized outside of [Maine] shall register and file reports with the [C]ommission in accordance with Maine's PAC laws. [19] Me. Rev.Stat. tit. 21-A, § 1053-B. The question of whether NOM might be considered a political action committee retreads ground we have just covered. Maine law defines political action committee to include, among other things, a non-major-purpose PAC. Moreover, the record shows that NOM, which operates from New Jersey, is organized as a Virginia nonprofit. Thus, there is no question that NOM is organized outside of [Maine], and there is a reasonable possibility that it would be considered a political action committee within the meaning of the statute. NOM therefore has standing to challenge the out-of-state PAC provision.