| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | is amended to read: |
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| (1) The value of services provided without compensation by | individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their | time on behalf of a candidate or political committee; |
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| (2) The use of real or personal property and the cost of | invitations, food and beverages, voluntarily provided | by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary | personal services for candidate-related activities, if | the cumulative value of these activities by the | individual on behalf of any candidate does not exceed | $50 with respect to any election; |
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| (3) The sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for use | in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the | normal comparable charge, if the charge to the | candidate is at least equal to the cost of the food or | beverages to the vendor and if the cumulative value of | the food or beverages does not exceed $50 with respect | to any election; |
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| (4) Any unreimbursed travel expenses incurred and paid for | by an individual who volunteers his personal services | to a candidate, if the cumulative amount of these | expenses does not exceed $50 with respect to any | election; or |
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| (5) The payment by a party's state, district, county or | municipal committee of the costs of preparation, | display or mailing or other distribution incurred by | the committee with respect to a printed slate card, | sample ballot or other printed listing of 3 or more | candidates for any political office.; |
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| (6)__Documents, in printed or electronic form, | including party platforms, single copies of issue | papers, information pertaining to the requirements of | this Title and lists of registered voters, created or | maintained by a political party for the general purpose | of party building and provided to a candidate who is a | member of that party; |
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