| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Candidate. "Candidate" means any person who has filed a | | petition under either sections 335 and 336 or sections 354 and | | 355 and has qualified as a candidate by either procedure, or any | | person who has received contributions or made expenditures or has | given his | | or make expenditures with the intent of qualifying as a | | candidate. "Candidate" also means a Legislator who has publicly | | declared an intent to run for a leadership position. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§21-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 21-A. Leadership position.__"Leadership position" means the | | position of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House | | of Representatives, a leader of a party in the Senate, a leader | | of a party in the House of Representatives, an assistant leader | | of a party in the Senate or an assistant leader of a party in the | | House of Representatives. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1011, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 430, §8, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | This subchapter applies to candidates for all state and county | | offices and leadership positions and to campaigns for their | | nomination and election. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1013-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 729, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Candidates, their treasurers and political committees. A | | candidate, except for a candidate for a leadership position, | | shall register the candidate's name and the name of a treasurer | | with the commission at least once in each legislative biennium, | | as provided in this section. A candidate for a leadership | | position shall register the candidate's name and the name of a | | treasurer with the commission within 3 days of becoming a | | candidate for a leadership position. A candidate may have only | | one treasurer, who must be appointed pursuant to paragraph A or | | B. For purposes of this section, "legislative biennium" means | | the term of office a person is elected to serve in the | | Legislature. |
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| | | A. No later than 10 days after becoming a candidate, except for | | a candidate for a leadership position, in which case no more than | | 3 days after becoming a candidate, and before accepting | | contributions, making expenditures or incurring |
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