| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1015, sub-§3, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 529, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| C. This subsection does not apply to: |
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| (1) Solicitations or contributions for bona fide | social events hosted for nonpartisan, charitable | purposes; |
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| (2) Solicitations or contributions relating to a | special election to fill a vacancy from the time of | announcement of the election until the election; and |
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| (3) Solicitations or contributions after the deadline | for filing as a candidate as provided in Title 21-A, | section 335 if the candidate has an opponent in the | primary election. |
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| | This bill provides that the exception for solicitations or | contributions after the filing deadline to the prohibition | against the solicitation or acceptance of contributions by a | candidate while the Legislature is in session applies only if the | candidate has an opponent in the primary election. |
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