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A.__A husband and wife are considered separate contributions
and are not aggregated.__The joint contribution of a husband
and wife is attributed equally to each; and

 
B.__Unemancipated children under 18 years of age are
considered contributions by their parents and are attributed
proportionately to each parent.__Fifty percent of the
contributions are attributed to each parent or, in the case
of a single custodial parent, the total amount is attributed
to the parent.

 
Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §§1015-B and 1015-C are enacted to read:

 
§1015-B.__Anonymous contributions

 
A candidate or a committee may not accept an anonymous
contribution exceeding $10.__The recipient of an anonymous
contribution of more than $10 may not keep the contribution but
must remit within 2 business days the contribution to the General
Fund and report the action to the commission.

 
§1015-C.__Use of campaign contributions for personal expenses

 
1.__Prohibition.__A candidate, political committee, political
party or political action committee may not use campaign funds to
defray personal expenses that are unrelated to the campaign or to
the office if the candidate is an officeholder, nor may these
funds be converted to personal use.

 
2.__Application. This section does not apply to the incidental
personal use of campaign materials or equipment, nor to an
expenditure used to defray any ordinary expenses incurred in
connection with an individual's duties as a holder of public
office.

 
3.__Guidelines.__The commission must establish guidelines
reflecting the applicability of this section to other expenses on
a case-by-case basis, including legal, meal, travel and vehicle
expenses.

 
Sec. 23. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §17,
is further amended to read:

 
5. Content. A report required under this section must
contain the itemized accounts of contributions received during
that report filing period, including the date a contribution was
received, and the name, address, occupation, principal place of
business, employer, business address, if any, and the amount of
the contribution of each person who has made a contribution or
contributions aggregating in excess of $50. The report must


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