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made within 10 days before the election to which it relates that | | results in a violation of this section may result in a civil | forfeiture | | communication or broadcast made more than 10 days before the | | election that results in a violation of this section may result in | a civil forfeiture | | not corrected within 10 days after the candidate or other person | | who committed the violation receives notification of the violation | | from the commission. If the commission determines that a person | | violated this section with the intent to misrepresent the name or | | address of the person who made or financed the communication or | | whether the communication was or was not authorized by the | | candidate, the commission may impose a fine of no more than $5,000 | | against the person responsible for the communication. Enforcement | | and collection procedures must be in accordance with section 1020- | | A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§8, śC, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 504, | | §§17 and 31, is amended to read: |
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| | | C. An unrestricted gift to the State.__A candidate for | | municipal office may dispose of a surplus by making a | | restricted or unrestricted gift to the municipality; |
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| | | Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 301, §31, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Restrictions on contributions and expenditures for | | certified candidates. After certification, a candidate must | | limit the candidate's campaign expenditures and obligations, | | including outstanding obligations, to the revenues distributed to | | the candidate from the fund and may not accept any contributions | | unless specifically authorized by the commission. Candidates may | | also accept and spend interest earned on bank accounts. All | revenues distributed to a certified candidates | | fund must be used for campaign-related purposes. The candidate, | | the treasurer, the candidate's committee authorized pursuant to | | section 1013-A, subsection 1 or any agent of the candidate and | | committee may not use these revenues for any but campaign-related | | purposes. The commission shall publish guidelines outlining | | permissible campaign-related expenditures. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§7-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 7-A.__Deposit into account.__The candidate or committee | | authorized pursuant to section 1013-A, subsection 1 shall deposit | | all revenues from the fund in a campaign account with a bank or | | other financial institution.__The campaign funds must be | | segregated from, and may not be commingled with, any other funds. |
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