127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 204		LR 660(01)
	An Act To Prohibit Certain Activities by Maine Clean Election Act Candidates
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Mastraccio of Sanford
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium savings - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill prohibits Maine Clean Election Act (MCEA) candidates from establishing a political action committee (PAC) with the primary purpose of electing themselves to a leadership position in the State Senate or House of Representatives for which they are principal officers, fund-raisers or decision makers. The amount of savings will depend on the number of MCEA eligible candidates who choose to establish these PACs. Based on 2014 MCEA payments from the Maine Clean Election Fund, there would have been an approximate savings of $4,910 and $22,705 for each MCEA certified candidate for State Representative and State Senator, respectively, that chose not to become MCEA certified. No MCEA payments were made to candidates for Governor in 2014. No estimate is made at this time of the number of candidates that might forego MCEA certification to establish these PACs moving forward.