§ 21-A §1052-A — Registration

Maine § 21-A §1052-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
• Ch. 13: CAMPAIGN REPORTS AND FINANCES

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A committee shall register with the commission and amend its registration as required by this section. A registration is not timely filed unless it contains all the information required in this section.
1.
Deadlines to file and amend registrations.
A committee shall register and file amendments with the commission according to the following schedule.
1-A.
The following exceptions to the registration requirements in subsection 1 apply to registered committees.
2.
Disclosure of treasurer and officers.
A committee must have a treasurer and a principal officer. The same individual may not serve in both positions, unless the committee is an individual registering as a ballot question committee. The committee's registration must contain the names and addresses of the following individuals:
3.
Other disclosure requirements.
A committee's registration must also include the following information:
4.
Acknowledgment of responsibilities.
The treasurer, principal officer and any other individuals who are primarily responsible for making decisions for the committee shall submit a signed statement acknowledging their responsibilities on a form prescribed by the commission within 10 days of registering the committee. The signed acknowledgment statement serves as notification of the responsibilities of the committee to comply with the financial reporting, record-keeping and other requirements of this chapter and the potential personal liability of the treasurer and principal officer for civil penalties assessed against the committee. The commission shall notify the committee of any individual who has failed to submit the acknowledgment statement. Failure to return the acknowledgment statement is a violation of this subchapter for which a fine of $100 may be assessed against the committee. This section also applies to individuals named in an updated or amended registration required by this subsection who have not previously submitted an acknowledgment statement for the committee with the commission.
5.
Resignation and removal.
An individual who resigns as the treasurer, principal officer or primary decision maker of a committee shall submit a written resignation statement to the commission. An individual's resignation is not effective until the commission receives the written resignation statement from the individual. If an individual is involuntarily removed from the position of treasurer, principal officer or primary decision maker by the committee, the committee shall notify the commission in writing that the individual has been removed from the position. The commission may prescribe forms for these purposes.
6.
Modified registration.
The commission may adopt simplified registration procedures and forms for an individual registering as a ballot question committee to initiate or influence a ballot question.

Legislative History

PL 2013, c. 334, §19 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §23 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 408, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 563, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 217, §4 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 244, §§13, 14 (AMD).