(a)__Providing advice to any one candidate for a period of no more than 20 hours in any election;

(b)__Recruiting and overseeing volunteers for campaign activities involving 3 or more candidates; or

(c)__Coordinating campaign events involving 3 or more candidates;

(8)__Campaign training sessions provided to 3 or more candidates; or

(9)__The use of offices, telephones, computers and similar equipment when that use does not result in additional cost to the provider.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

B. Does not include:

(1) Any news story, commentary or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication, unless the facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political committee or candidate;

(2) Nonpartisan activity Activity or communication designed to encourage individuals to register to vote or to vote if that activity or communication does not mention a clearly identified candidate;

(3) Any communication by any membership organization or corporation to its members or stockholders, if that membership organization or corporation is not organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of any person to state or county office;

(4) 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 does not exceed $50 with respect to any election;