| 125th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 80 | LR 478(01) | |||||
| An Act Regarding Maine Clean Election Act Funds for a Candidate without a Primary Opponent | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Knight of Livermore Falls | ||||||
| Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| FY 2011-12 | FY 2012-13 | Projections FY 2013-14 | Projections FY 2014-15 | |||
| Appropriations/Allocations | ||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | ($230,720) | $0 | ($646,886) | ||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This legislation proposes to eliminate distributions of funds to candidates in uncontested legislative or gubernatorial primary elections. This elimination will result in an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation of $230,720 in fiscal year 2012-13 to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices due to not paying candidates in uncontested primaries. This estimate assumes initial payment amounts to qualifying candidates will increase by 4% each election and that there will be 280 Legislative uncontested candidates. | ||||||