Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1055 – Publication or distribution of political communications
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1055
- Candidate: means any person who has filed a petition under either sections 335 and 336 or sections 354 and 355 and has qualified as a candidate by either procedure, or any person who has received contributions or made expenditures or has given consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures with the intent of qualifying as a candidate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Committee: means any political action committee or ballot question committee and includes any agent of a political action committee or ballot question committee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1052
- Election: means any primary, general or special election for state or county office or municipal office in a municipality subject to Title 30?A, section 2502, subsection 1 and any referendum, including a municipal referendum in a municipality subject to Title 30?A, section 2502, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1001
A political action committee that makes an expenditure to finance a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or that names or depicts a clearly identified candidate is subject to the requirements of section 1014. [PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §31 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 504, §§26,31 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 352, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 483, §18 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §119 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 430, §9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 615, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 308, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §31 (AMD).