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| Sec. 33. 21-A MRSA §1057-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1057-A.__Appointment of treasurer; record-keeping requirements |
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| | | 1.__Appointment of treasurer.__A political action committee | | required to register under section 1053 must appoint a treasurer | | before accepting any contributions or making any expenditures.__ | | The treasurer shall file all reports required under this | | subchapter and under section 1019 and shall retain all records of | | the political action committee required under this subchapter for | | a minimum of 4 years. |
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| | | 2.__Appointment of deputy treasurer.__A political action | | committee may appoint a deputy treasurer.__In the absence of the | | treasurer, the deputy treasurer has the same powers and | | responsibilities as the treasurer.__The political action | | committee must report the name and address of the deputy | | treasurer to the commission no later than l0 business days after | | the appointment of the deputy treasurer. |
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| | | 3.__Committee expenditures.__Only the treasurer or deputy | | treasurer may make expenditures on behalf of the political action | | committee. |
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| | | 4.__Segregated funds.__All funds of a political action | | committee must be segregated from and may not be commingled with | | any personal funds of the treasurer, other officer or member of | | the committee.__Personal funds of the treasurer, other officer or | | member of the committee used to support the committee must be | | recorded and reported to the treasurer as contributions to the | | political action committee. |
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| | | 5.__Report of contributions and expenditures.__A person who | | receives a contribution for the political action committee must | | report that contribution to the treasurer within 5 business days | | of the receipt. |
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| | | A.__A person who receives a contribution in excess of $10 | | for the political action committee must report to the | | treasurer the amount of the contribution, the name and | | mailing address of the person making the contribution and | | the date on which the contribution was received. |
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| | | B.__If the contribution is more than $50, the record of the | | contribution must include the occupation, employer and | | business address, if any, of the donor. |
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| | | 6.__Record keeping.__The treasurer of a political action | | committee must keep detailed records of all contributions |
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