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of this chapter. The declaration of intent must be filed with the | | commission prior to or during the qualifying period, except as | | provided in subsection 11, according to forms and procedures | | developed by the commission. A participating candidate must submit | a declaration of intent prior to | | collecting qualifying contributions under this chapter, or the | | qualifying contributions collected before the declaration of intent | | has been filed will not be counted toward the eligibility | | requirement in subsection 3. |
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| | | Sec. 30. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2003, c. 270, §§1 | | and 2, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Certification of Maine Clean Election Act candidates. | | Upon receipt of a final submittal of qualifying contributions by | | a participating candidate, the commission shall determine whether | | or not the candidate has: |
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| | | A. Signed and filed a declaration of intent to participate | | in this Act; |
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| | | B. Submitted the appropriate number of valid qualifying | | contributions; |
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| | | C. Qualified as a candidate by petition or other means; |
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| | | D. Not accepted contributions, except for seed money | | contributions, and otherwise complied with seed money | | restrictions; |
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| | | D-1. Not run for the same office as a nonparticipating | | candidate in a primary election in the same election year; | | and |
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| | | E. Otherwise met the requirements for participation in this | | Act. |
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| | | The commission shall certify a candidate complying with the | | requirements of this section as a Maine Clean Election Act | | candidate as soon as possible and no later than 3 business days | | after final submittal of qualifying contributions. |
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| | | Upon certification, a candidate must transfer to the fund any | | unspent seed money contributions. A certified candidate must | | comply with all requirements of this Act after certification and | | throughout the primary and general election periods. Failure to | | do so is a violation of this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 31. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§6, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is | | amended to read: |
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