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subsection 2 may result in a civil penalty of no more than $200.__ | | Enforcement and collection procedures must be in accordance with | | section 1062-A. |
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| | | Sec. 13. 21-A MRSA §1056, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 430, | | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Aggregate expenditures. A committee may not make | | contributions in support of the candidacy of one person | aggregating more than $500 in any election for a gubernatorial | candidate, orfor any other candidate |
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| | | Sec. 14. 21-A MRSA c. 14, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 15. 36 MRSA §5286, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §18, is | | repealed. |
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| | | This bill repeals the Maine Clean Election Act. This bill | | limits the expenditures a candidate may make in an election | | and includes all expenditures made on behalf of the candidate | | as well as by the candidate. This bill requires the candidate | | to personally authorize all expenditures made on the | | candidate's behalf by any person, organization or committee. | | Fines for violations of the provisions of this bill include a | | $50 fine for every dollar over the limit a candidate may spend | | and a fine of $5,000 for a person, organization or committee | | making an expenditure without the candidate's consent, with a | | 2nd offense and subsequent offenses resulting in a $15,000 | | fine and, if the offender is a political action committee, | | revocation of the right to operate in the State. |
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