Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 4: REPORTS BY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES
21-A §1053-C. Caucus political action committees

§1053-C. Caucus political action committees
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.  
A. "House caucus leader" means a member of a political party in the House of Representatives who has been elected the leader of that political party in the House of Representatives. For purposes of this paragraph, if the Speaker of the House of Representatives is a member of a political party, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is deemed the House caucus leader of that political party.   [PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).]
B. "Political party" has the same meaning as "party" as defined by section 1, subsection 28.   [PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).]
C. "Senate caucus leader" means a member of a political party in the Senate who has been elected the leader of that political party in the Senate. For purposes of this paragraph, if the President of the Senate is a member of a political party, the President of the Senate is deemed the Senate caucus leader of that political party.   [PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Designation of caucus political action committee.  Each Senate caucus leader and each House caucus leader may designate one caucus political action committee to promote the election of nominees of the caucus leader's political party to the body of the Legislature of which the caucus leader is a member. The designation must be made in a letter to the commission and remains effective until a new designation is made in a letter to the commission from the caucus leader of the same political party and same body of the Legislature.  
[PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 635, §4 (NEW).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS

Chapter 13: CAMPAIGN REPORTS AND FINANCES

Subchapter 4: REPORTS BY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES

21-A §1051. Application

21-A §1052. Definitions

21-A §1052-A. Registration

21-A §1053. Registration (REPEALED)

21-A §1053-A. Municipal elections

21-A §1053-B. Out-of-state committees

21-A §1053-C. Caucus political action committees

21-A §1054. Appointment of treasurer; segregated campaign account

21-A §1054-A. Duties and liabilities of the treasurer, principal officer and primary decision maker of committees

21-A §1054-B. Payments to Legislators by political action committees and ballot question committees

21-A §1055. Publication or distribution of political communications

21-A §1055-A. Political communications to influence a ballot question

21-A §1056. Expenditure limitations

21-A §1056-A. Expenditures by political action committees (REPEALED)

21-A §1056-B. Ballot question committees (REPEALED)

21-A §1056-C. Limits on contributions to leadership political action committees (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)

21-A §1056-D. Limits on contributions to separate segregated fund committees (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)

21-A §1057. Required records for committees

21-A §1058. Reports; qualifications for filing (REPEALED)

21-A §1059. Report; filing requirements

21-A §1060. Content of reports

21-A §1060-A. Campaign for direct initiative or people's veto; reporting by major contributors

21-A §1061. Dissolution of committees

21-A §1062. Failure to file on time (REPEALED)

21-A §1062-A. Failure to file on time

21-A §1062-B. Failure to keep records

21-A §1063. Constitutional officers and State Auditor