Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1013-A, sub-§1, śC, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 384, §1, is amended to read:

C. No later than 10 days after becoming a candidate, as defined in section 1, subsection 5, a candidate for the office of State House of Representatives or Senate shall file in writing a statement declaring either that the candidate agrees to accept voluntary limits on political expenditures or that the candidate does not agree to accept voluntary limits on political expenditures, as specified in section 1015, subsections 7 to 9, or that the candidate has filed a declaration of intent to become certified as a candidate under the Maine Clean Election Act.

The statement filed by a candidate who voluntarily agrees to limit spending must state that the candidate knows the voluntary expenditure limitations as set out in section 1015, subsection 8 and that the candidate is voluntarily agreeing to limit the candidate's political expenditures and those made on behalf of the candidate by the candidate's political committee or committees, the candidate's party and the candidate's immediate family to the amount set by law. The statement must further state that the candidate does not condone and will not solicit any independent expenditures made on behalf of the candidate.

The statement filed by a candidate who does not agree to voluntarily limit political expenditures must state that the candidate does not accept the voluntary expenditure limits as set out in section 1015, subsection 8.

The statement filed by a candidate who has filed a declaration of intent under the Maine Clean Election Act must state that the candidate will be bound by the expenditure limitations imposed by that Act.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§§1 and 2, as amended by IB 1995, c. 1, §11, are further amended to read:

1. Individuals. An individual may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $1,000 in any election. Beginning January 1, 1999, an An individual may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $500 in any election for a gubernatorial candidate or more than $250 in any election for any other candidate. This limitation does not apply to contributions in support of a candidate by that candidate or that candidate's spouse.