Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§7, ķA, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is amended to read:

A. Of $5 in the form of a check or a money order payable to the fund in support of a candidate if the donor writes "Maine Clean Election Act donation" on the face of the check;

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§4, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is amended to read:

4. Filing with commission. A participating candidate must submit to the commission an accounting of all qualifying contributions made to the commission candidate during the qualifying period according to procedures developed by the commission, except as provided under subsection 11.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2003, c. 270, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:

5. Certification of Maine Clean Election Act candidates. Upon receipt of a final submittal of the accounting of qualifying contributions pursuant to subsection 4 by a participating candidate, the commission shall determine whether or not the candidate has:

A. Signed and filed a declaration of intent to participate in this Act;

B. Submitted an accounting of the appropriate number of valid qualifying contributions;

C. Qualified as a candidate by petition or other means;

D. Not accepted contributions, except for seed money contributions or qualifying contributions, and otherwise complied with seed money and qualifying contribution restrictions;

D-1. Not run for the same office as a nonparticipating candidate in a primary election in the same election year; and

E. Otherwise met the requirements for participation in this Act.

The commission shall certify a candidate complying with the requirements of this section as a Maine Clean Election Act