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LR 923
Item 1

 
Sec. 33. 21-A MRSA §1057-A is enacted to read:

 
§1057-A.__Appointment of treasurer; record-keeping requirements

 
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.

 
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.

 
3.__Committee expenditures.__Only the treasurer or deputy
treasurer may make expenditures on behalf of the political action
committee.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
6.__Record keeping.__The treasurer of a political action
committee must keep detailed records of all contributions


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