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An Act To Improve Transparency in Political Campaigns by Providing Quicker Access to Reports
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1017-A, sub-§4-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 190, Pt. A, §11, is further amended to read:
 
A. Quarterly reports must be filed by 11:59 p.m.:
 
(1) On January 15th and must be complete up to December 31st;
 
(2) On April 10th and must be complete up to March 31st;
 
(3) On July 15th and must be complete up to June 30th; and
 
(4) On October 10th3rd and must be complete up to September 30th.
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 190, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:
 
A. Quarterly reports must be filed:
 
(1) On January 15th and must be complete as of December 31st;
 
(2) On April 10th and must be complete as of March 31st;
 
(3) On July 15th and must be complete as of June 30th; and
 
(4) On October 10th3rd and must be complete as of September 30th.
 
SUMMARY
This bill moves up by one week the last quarterly report before a November election required of political action committees and party committees for the reporting of contributions and expenditures.