125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 120		LR 270(01)
	An Act To End Taxpayer-funded Campaigns for Gubernatorial Candidates
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Clark of Easton
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	($1,800,000)	($600,000)
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	($32,500)	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation proposes to eliminate Maine Clean Election Act funding for gubernatorial candidates.  It would result in an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices of $1,800,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 due to eliminating payments to gubernatorial candidates.  This estimate assumes two gubernatorial candidates would have qualified for Maine Clean Election Act funding in the 2014 election.
	Other Special Revenue Funds revenue would decrease by $32,500 in fiscal year 2013-14 due to eliminating qualifying contributions from gubernatorial candidates.