Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 384, §2, is amended to read:

8. Political expenditure limitation amounts. Total expenditures in any election for legislative office by a candidate who voluntarily agrees to limit campaign expenditures as provided in subsection 7 are as follows:

A. For State Senator, $25,000; and

B. For State Representative, $5,000.; and

C.__For State Senator or State Representative as a candidate certified under the Maine Clean Election Act, to the extent authorized by that Act.

Expenditure limits are per election and may not be carried forward from one election to another. For calculation and reporting purposes, the reporting periods established in section 1017 apply.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1020-A, sub-§2, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 1, §10, is amended to read:

2. Campaign finance reports. A campaign finance report is not timely filed unless a properly signed copy of the report, substantially conforming to the disclosure requirements of this subchapter, is received by the commission before 5 p.m. on the date it is due. Except as provided in subsection 7, the commission shall determine whether a report satisfies the requirements for timely filing. The commission may waive the penalty in whole or in part if the commission determines the failure to file a timely report was due to mitigating circumstances. For purposes of this section, "mitigating circumstances" means:

A. A valid personal emergency such as a personal illness or death in the immediate family emergency determined by the