Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Party candidate listing.__"Party candidate listing" means any communication that meets the following criteria.

A.__The communication lists the names of at least 3 candidates for election to public office.

B.__The communication is distributed through public advertising such as broadcast stations, cable television, newspapers and similar media, and through direct mail, telephone, electronic mail, publicly accessible sites on the Internet or personal delivery.

C.__The treatment of all candidates in the communication is substantially similar.

D.__The content of the communication is limited to:

(1)__The identification of each candidate, with which pictures may be used;

(2)__The offices sought;

(3)__The offices currently held by the candidates;

(4)__The party affiliation of the candidates and a brief statement about the party or the candidates' positions, philosophy, goals, accomplishments or biographies;

(5)__Encouragement to vote for the candidates identified; and

(6)__Information about voting, such as voting hours and locations.

If the communication contains language outside the categories of this paragraph, it does not qualify as a party candidate listing.

Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §8, is further amended to read:

1. Authorized by candidate. Whenever a person makes an expenditure to finance a communication expressly advocating the