(3) A report filed no later than 5 p.m. on the 12th day before the date on which an election is held and complete as of the 14th day before that date.

C. A candidate who is required to file a report under paragraph A must file with the commission an updated report that reports single expenditures in the following amounts that are made after the 14th day before an election and more than 48 hours before 5:00 p.m. on the date of that election:

(1) For a candidate for Governor, a single expenditure of $1,000;

(2) For a candidate for the state Senate, a single expenditure of $750; and

(3) For a candidate for the state House of Representatives, a single expenditure of $500.

A report filed pursuant to this paragraph must be filed within 48 24 hours of the expenditure.

The commission shall provide forms to facilitate compliance with this subsection. The commission shall notify a candidate within 48 24 hours if an amount reported on any report under paragraph B exceeds 1% in excess of the primary or general election distribution amounts for a Maine Clean Election Act candidate in the same race and no report has been received under paragraph A.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§6, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is amended to read:

6. Restrictions on contributions and expenditures for certified candidates; reports. After certification, a candidate must limit the candidate's campaign expenditures and obligations, including outstanding obligations, to the revenues distributed to the candidate from the fund and may not accept any contributions unless specifically authorized by the commission. All revenues distributed to certified candidates from the fund must be used for campaign-related purposes. The commission shall publish guidelines outlining permissible campaign-related expenditures. Certified candidates shall provide reports periodically, as designated by the commission, detailing the purpose for and recipient of expenditures on forms provided by the commission.