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the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of | | any person to political office, except that a loan of | | money to a candidate by a financial institution in this | | State made in accordance with applicable banking laws and | | regulations and in the ordinary course of business is not | | included; |
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| | | (2) A contract, promise or agreement, expressed or | | implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make | | any expenditure; |
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| | | (3) The transfer of funds by a candidate or a political | | committee to another candidate or political committee; | | and |
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| | | (4) A payment or promise of payment to a person | | contracted with for the purpose of supporting or | | opposing any candidate, campaign, political committee, | | political action committee, political party, referendum | | or initiated petition or circulating an initiated | | petition; and |
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| | | Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1052, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | | is amended to read: |
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| | C. Any funds received by a political action committee which | | that are to be transferred to any candidate, committee, | | campaign or organization for the purpose of promoting, | | defeating or initiating a candidate, referendum, political | | party or initiative, including the collection of signatures | | for a direct initiative, in this State; or |
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| | | Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1052, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §12, is further amended to read: |
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| | | (1) A purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, | | deposit or gift of money or anything of value, made for | | the purpose of influencing the nomination or election | | of any person to political office; or for the | | initiation, support or defeat of a campaign, referendum | | or initiative, including the collection of signatures | | for a direct initiative, in this State; |
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| | | (2) A contract, promise or agreement, expressed or | | implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make | | any expenditure for the purposes set forth in this | | paragraph; and |
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