Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 4: REPORTS BY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES AND BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEES
21-A §1060. Content of reports

§1060. Content of reports
The reports must contain the following information and any additional information required by the commission to monitor the activities of committees:   [PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
1.  Identification of candidates.  The names of and offices sought by all candidates whose campaigns the committee supports or intends to influence;  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
2.  Identification of committees; parties.  The names of all political committees or party committees supported in any way by the committee;  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
3.  Identification of ballot question campaigns.  The ballot question campaigns that the committee intends to initiate or influence;  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
4.  Itemized expenditures.  An itemization of each expenditure made to initiate or influence any campaign, including the date, payee and purpose of the expenditure and the name of each candidate, and each referendum or initiated petition supported or opposed by the expenditure. If expenditures were made to a person described in section 1012, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (4), the report must contain the name of the person; the amount spent by that person on behalf of the committee, including, but not limited to, expenditures made during the signature gathering phase; the reason for the expenditure; and the date of the expenditure. The commission may specify the categories of expenditures that are to be reported to enable the commission to closely monitor the activities of committees;  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
5.  Aggregate expenditures. 
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (RP).]
6.  Identification of contributions.  An itemization of each contribution of more than $50 made to or received by the committee for the purpose of initiating or influencing a campaign, including the name, occupation, places of business and mailing address of each contributor and the amount and date of the contribution;  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
6-A.  Funds deposited into campaign account.  Any funds deposited into or transferred into the campaign account described in section 1054, including but not limited to funds from the general treasury of an organization that is required to establish a committee; and  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (NEW).]
7.  Other payments.  Operational expenses and any other payments made from the campaign account described in section 1054.  
[PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 839, §§30,31 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 839, §33 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 615, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 301, §27 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 575, §8 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §36 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 477, §§6, 7 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 190, Pt. A, §§25, 26 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 389, §§46-48 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 408, §6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 563, §§14-16 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 217, §11 (AMD).

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