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activities of political action committees.__Contributions and | | expenditures reported to the commission must be certified by the | | treasurer for completeness and accuracy: |
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| | | Sec. 35. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Itemized expenditures. An itemization of expenditures The | | treasurer shall itemize all in-cash or in-kind expenditures made | | by the committee and the date of each expenditure made to support | | or oppose any candidate, campaign, political committee, political | | action committee, political party, referendum or initiated | | petition. The commission may specify the categories of | expenditures which that are to be reported and any additional | | information required to enable the commission to closely monitor | | the activities of political action committees; |
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| | | Sec. 36. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §30, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Identification of contributions. Names and mailing | | addresses of contributors who have given more than $50 to the | | political action committee after the committee has registered | | under section 1053, the occupation, employer and business | | address, if any, of each donor, the amount contributed by each | | donor and the date of the contribution. The information already | | reported as required by section 1053, subsection 7 should not be | | duplicated; and |
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| | | Sec. 37. 21-A MRSA §1061, as amended by PL 1993, c. 695, §36, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 38. 21-A MRSA §1061-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1061-A.__Dissolution of committees |
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| | | 1.__Termination report.__A political action committee must | | file a termination report with the commission whenever that | | committee determines that: |
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| | | A.__Contributions will no longer be accepted; obligations | | will no longer be incurred; and no further expenditures will | | be made to any candidate, political committee or political | | party; |
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| | | B. The committee will not initiate, support, oppose or | | influence in any way the outcome of a referendum, initiated | | petition, election or primary; |
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| | | C.__The committee has no outstanding obligations; and |
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