| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§3, ¶¶A to C, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, | | §17, are amended to read: |
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| | | A. For a gubernatorial candidate, at least 2,500 verified | | registered voters of this State from the same political | | party as the candidate must support the candidacy by | | providing a qualifying contribution to that candidate; |
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| | | B. For a candidate for the State Senate, at least 150 | | verified registered voters from the candidate's electoral | | division and from the same political party as the candidate | | must support the candidacy by providing a qualifying | | contribution to that candidate; or |
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| | | C. For a candidate for the State House of Representatives, | | at least 50 verified registered voters from the candidate's | | electoral division and from the same political party as the | | candidate must support the candidacy by providing a | | qualifying contribution to that candidate. |
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| | | This bill requires that the contributions required for Maine | | Clean Election Act candidates be from voters from the same | | political party as the candidate. |
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