An Act To Protect the Maine Clean Election Fund

Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶G,  as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶H,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 389, §50, is further amended to read:

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶I  is enacted to read:

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1129  is enacted to read:

§ 1129.  Spending by political action committee or party committee in support of certified candidate

A political action committee as described in section 1052, subsection 5 or a party committee that makes an expenditure in support of a certified candidate or against an opponent of a certified candidate shall pay to the commission an amount equal to 10% of that expenditure. The commission shall deposit money received under this section in the fund.

summary

This bill requires a political action committee or party committee that makes an expenditure in support of a certified candidate under the Maine Clean Election Act or against an opponent of a certified candidate to pay to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices an amount equal to 10% of that expenditure for deposit in the Maine Clean Election Fund.