Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1056-B, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 729, §8, is amended to read:

Any A person not defined as a political committee who solicits and receives contributions or makes expenditures, other than by contribution to a political action committee, aggregating in excess of $1,500 $250 for the purpose of initiating, promoting, defeating or influencing in any way a ballot question must file a report with the commission. Such a person who expends or raises an amount in the aggregate that exceeds $10,000 during a campaign shall file both an electronic copy and a hard copy of the required report with the commissioner. In the case of a municipal election, a copy of the same information must be filed with the clerk of that municipality.

Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§2, ¶C-1 is enacted to read:

C-1.__In addition to the requirements of paragraph C, reports of spending to influence direct initiatives of legislation must be filed during the period of signature gathering of the initiative as the Secretary of State shall provide by rule.__Rules adopted under this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§2, ¶D, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 839, §29, is amended to read:

D. A committee that files an election report under paragraph B or, C or C-1 is not required to file a quarterly report when the deadline for that quarterly report falls within 10 days of the filing deadline established in paragraph B or, C or C-1.

Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1059, sub-§2, ¶F is enacted to read: