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that are made by a candidate or made on the candidate's behalf | | by any person, committee or organization. |
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| | | 9. Publication of list. The commission shall publish a | list of the candidates for State Representative and State | Senator who have agreed to voluntarily limit total | expenditures for their campaigns as provided in section 1013- | A, subsection 1, paragraph C. |
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| | For the purposes of subsections 7 and 8 and this subsection, | "total expenditures" means the sum of all expenditures made to | influence a single election that are made by a candidate or | made on the candidate's behalf by the candidate's political | committee or committees, the candidate's party or the | candidate's immediate family. |
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| | | 10.__Authorization by candidate.__An expenditure made on | | behalf of a candidate by a person other than the candidate or | | the candidate's authorized representative first must be | | authorized by the candidate in an affidavit signed by the | | candidate that acknowledges the purpose and amount of the | | expenditure.__The affidavit must be filed with the commission | | within 24 hours of the affidavit's execution. |
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| | | 11.__Definition.__For purposes of this section, "on behalf | | of a candidate" means any expenditure, communication or | | publication that involves the candidate's name or district or | | office sought or the candidate's opponent's name or district | | or office sought. |
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| | | 12.__Violations.__A person who violates subsection 8 or | | section 1014, subsection 2 is subject to a fine of $50 for | | every dollar spent in excess of the maximum expenditure | | allowed and a person who fails to seek a candidate's affidavit | | under subsection 10 is subject to a fine of $5,000 for the | | first offense and $15,000 for the 2nd offense and subsequent | | offenses.__If a person violates the provisions of subsection | | 10 for a 2nd time and is a political action committee as | | defined in section 1052, subsection 5, the right of the | | political action committee to operate in the State is subject | | to revocation. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§3-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 589, §§1 | | and 2, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §1019, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by IB | | 1995, c. 1, §14, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Filing requirements. Reports required by this section | | must be filed with the commission according to a reporting | schedule that the commission shall establish by rule that | takes |
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