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C. No later than 10 days after becoming a candidate, as | | defined in section 1, subsection 5, a candidate for the office | | of State House of Representatives or Senate shall file in | | writing a statement declaring that the candidate agrees to | | accept voluntary limits on political expenditures or that the | | candidate does not agree to accept voluntary limits on | | political expenditures, as specified in section 1015, | | subsections 7 to 9, or that the candidate has filed a | | declaration of intent to become certified as a candidate under | | the Maine Clean Election Act. |
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| | | The statement filed by a candidate who voluntarily agrees to | | limit spending must state that the candidate knows the | | voluntary expenditure limitations as set out in section | | 1015, subsection 8 and that the candidate is voluntarily | | agreeing to limit the candidate's political expenditures and | | those made on behalf of the candidate by the candidate's | | political committee or committees, the candidate's party and | | the candidate's immediate family to the amount set by law. | | The statement must further state that the candidate does not | | condone and will not solicit any independent expenditures | | made on behalf of the candidate. |
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| | | The statement filed by a candidate who does not agree to | | voluntarily limit political expenditures must state that the | | candidate does not accept the voluntary expenditure limits | | as set out in section 1015, subsection 8. |
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| | | The statement filed by a candidate who has filed a | | declaration of intent under the Maine Clean Election Act | | must state that the candidate will be bound by the | | expenditure limitations imposed by that Act. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§3-A, ¶G is enacted to read: |
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| | | G.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a | | candidate for a leadership position shall submit reports as | | required by the commission. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1019-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 448, | | §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Is presumed in races involving a candidate who is certified | | as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate under section 1125, | | subsection 5 or 15 to be any expenditure made to design, produce | | or disseminate a communication that names or depicts a clearly | | identified candidate and is disseminated during the 21 days, | | including election day, before a primary election; the 21 days, | | including election |
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