‘An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Funding of Maine Clean Election Act Gubernatorial Candidates’
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Session - 127th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-647, Sponsored by
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LR 2790 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Funding of Maine Clean Election Act Gubernatorial Candidates’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, ¶C-2 is enacted to read:
summary
This amendment removes from the bill the requirement that legislative candidates seeking certification under the Maine Clean Election Act may collect seed money contributions only from registered voters in the candidates' electoral divisions. The amendment retains the provision in the bill that requires a gubernatorial candidate seeking certification under the Maine Clean Election Act to collect seed money contributions from registered voters in the State, except that the amendment allows up to $20,000 in seed money contributions to be received from persons other than registered voters in the State.