4. Itemized expenditures. An itemization of expenditures and the date of each expenditure made to support or oppose any candidate, campaign, political committee, political action committee, political party, referendum or initiated petition, including the date, payee and purpose of the expenditure and the address of the payee. If expenditures were made to a person described in section 1012, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (4), the report must contain the name of the person; the amount spent by that person on behalf of the candidate, campaign, political committee, political action committee, political party, referendum or initiated petition; the reason for the expenditure; and the date of the expenditure. The commission may specify the categories of expenditures that are to be reported to enable the commission to closely monitor the activities of political action committees;

Sec. 28. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2001, c. 465, §3, is further amended to read:

9. Seed money contribution. "Seed money contribution" means a contribution of no more than $100 per individual made to a candidate, including a contribution from the candidate or the candidate's family. To be eligible for certification, a candidate may collect and spend only seed money contributions subsequent to becoming a candidate as defined by section 1, subsection 5 and throughout the qualifying period. A participating candidate who has accepted contributions or made expenditures that do not comply with the seed money restrictions under this chapter may petition the commission to remain eligible for certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate in accordance with rules of the commission, if the failure to comply was unintentional and does not constitute a significant infraction of these restrictions.__Prior to certification, a candidate may obligate an amount greater than the seed money collected if the value of the goods and services received from a vendor does not exceed the amount paid to the vendor. A candidate may not collect or spend seed money contributions after certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate. A seed money contribution must be reported according to procedures developed by the commission.

Sec. 29. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§1, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is amended to read:

1. Declaration of intent. A participating candidate must file a declaration of intent to seek certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate and to comply with the requirements