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| | | An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | (1) A purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, | | deposit or gift of money or anything of value made for | | the purpose of influencing the nomination or election | | of any person to political office, except that a loan | | of money to a candidate by a financial institution in | | this State made in accordance with applicable banking | | laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of | | business is not included; |
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| | | (2) A contract, promise or agreement, expressed or | | implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make | any expenditure; or |
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| | | (3) The transfer of funds by a candidate or a political | | committee to another candidate or political committee; | | and |
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| | | (4)__A payment or promise of payment to a person | | contracted with for the purpose of supporting or | | opposing any candidate, campaign, political committee, | | political action committee, political party, referendum | | or initiated petition; and |
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