| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §§1015-B and 1015-C are enacted to read: |
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| §1015-B.__Anonymous contributions |
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| | 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. |
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| §1015-C.__Use of campaign contributions for personal expenses |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 23. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §17, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 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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