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An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act

An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act

An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1629(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1629(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 855 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 200 (Yeas 78 - Nays 57 - Absent 16 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 855
H.P. 541 House of Representatives, March 4, 2025
An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CHAPMAN of Auburn, DUCHARME of Madison,
FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, FLYNN of Albion, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WOOD of
Greene, Senators: BERNARD of Aroostook, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.

Page 1 - 132LR1629(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2023, c. 211, §1, is further
3 amended to read:
41. Declaration of intent. A participating candidate shall file a declaration of intent to
5 seek certification as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate and to comply with the
6 requirements of this chapter. The declaration of intent must be filed with the commission
7 prior to or during the qualifying period, except as provided in subsection 11 or 11‑A,
8 according to forms and procedures developed by the commission. Qualifying contributions
9 collected more than 5 business days before the declaration of intent has been filed will not
10 be counted toward the eligibility requirements in subsection 3 or 3‑A. A candidate may
11 participate only once as a certified candidate for either House of the Legislature within a
12 15-year period.
13Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, ¶D-5, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 389, §52, is
14 amended to read:
15 D-5. Not submitted any fraudulent qualifying contributions or any falsified
16 acknowledgement forms for qualifying contributions or seed money contributions; and
17Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, ¶D-6 is enacted to read:
18 D-6. Not participated as a certified candidate for office in the same House of the
19 Legislature within 15 years; and
20SUMMARY
21 This bill limits participation as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate to once every 15
22 years for either House of the Legislature.
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