Sec. 11. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Automated telephone calls.__Automated telephone calls that name a clearly identified candidate must clearly state the name of the person who made or financed the expenditure for the communication and must clearly state whether the communication has been authorized by the candidate.

Sec. 12. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 628, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

D. Contributions aggregating $1,000 or more from any one contributor or single expenditures of $1,000 or more, made after the 12th day before the election, and more than 24 hours before 5 p.m. on the day of the election, must be reported within 24 hours of those contributions or expenditures or by noon of the first business day after the contributions or expenditures, whichever is later.

Sec. 13. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§3-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 628, Pt. B, §2, is further amended to read:

C. Contributions aggregating $1,000 or more from any one contributor or single expenditures of $1,000 or more, made after the 12th day before any election and more than 24 hours before 5 p.m. on the day of any election must be reported within 24 hours of those contributions or expenditures, or by noon of the first business day after the contributions or expenditures, whichever is later.

Sec. 14. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 729, §4, is further amended to read:

6. Forms. Reports required by this section not filed electronically must be on forms prescribed, prepared and sent by the commission to the treasurer of each registered candidate at least 7 days before the filing date for the report. Establishment of or amendments to the campaign report filing forms required by this section must be by rule. Persons filing reports may use additional pages if necessary, but the pages must be the same size as the pages of the form. Although the commission mails the forms for required reports, failure to receive forms by mail does not excuse treasurers, committees and other persons who must file reports from otherwise obtaining the forms.