Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Define the Terms "Caucus Political Action Committee" and "Unenrolled Political Action Committee"
| SP0654 LD 1902 |
Session - 129th Maine Legislature H "A" to C "A", Filing Number H-720, Sponsored by Ackley
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LR 2667 Item 5 |
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| Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status | ||
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Define the Terms "Caucus Political Action Committee" and "Unenrolled Political Action Committee"
Amend the amendment on page 3 by inserting after paragraph H the following:
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1001, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "committees" the following: ' , unenrolled political action committees'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1053-C is enacted to read:
§ 1053-C. Caucus political action committees and unenrolled political action committees
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following:
‘Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 6-F in the blocked paragraph in the 5th line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "committee," the following: ' an unenrolled political action committee,'
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment allows the unenrolled members of the Senate and the unenrolled members of the House of Representatives to elect a leader who may designate an unenrolled political action committee to promote the election of unenrolled candidates to that body of the Legislature. Like a caucus political action committee, an unenrolled political action committee may make unlimited donations to a candidate to fund a recount. In addition, although Maine Clean Election Act candidates are generally prohibited from serving as the treasurer, principal officer, primary fund-raiser or primary decision maker for a political action committee, the amendment authorizes Maine Clean Election Act candidates to engage in fund-raising or decision making for an unenrolled political action committee to the same extent that Maine Clean Election Act candidates may engage in such activities for a caucus political action committee.