Maine § 21-A §1059 Report; filing requirements

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §1059 — Report; filing requirements

Maine § 21-A §1059

Title 21-AELECTIONS

Ch. 13CAMPAIGN REPORTS AND FINANCES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §1059 (2026).

Text

A committee required to register under section 1052‑A or 1053‑B shall file an initial campaign finance report within 7 days of registration or within 14 days of having been required to register, whichever comes first, and thereafter shall file reports in compliance with this section. All reports must be filed by 11:59 p.m. on the day of the filing deadline, except that reports submitted to a municipal clerk must be filed by the close of business on the day of the filing deadline.

1.Contents; quarterly reports and election year reports.

2.Reporting schedule. A committee shall file reports according to the following schedule.

3.Report of expenditures made after the 11th day and more than 48 hours before any election.

4.Special election reports.

5.Electronic filing. A committee shall fil

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A committee required to register under section 1052‑A or 1053‑B shall file an initial campaign finance report within 7 days of registration or within 14 days of having been required to register, whichever comes first, and thereafter shall file reports in compliance with this section. All reports must be filed by 11:59 p.m. on the day of the filing deadline, except that reports submitted to a municipal clerk must be filed by the close of business on the day of the filing deadline.
1.
Contents; quarterly reports and election year reports.
2.
Reporting schedule.
A committee shall file reports according to the following schedule.
3.
Report of expenditures made after the 11th day and more than 48 hours before any election.
4.
Special election reports.
5.
Electronic filing.
A committee shall file each report required by this section through an electronic filing system developed by the commission. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, for purposes of entering and retrieving information, the electronic filing system may categorize ballot question committees as a subcategory of political action committees. The commission may make an exception to this electronic filing requirement if a committee submits a written request that states that the committee lacks access to the technology or the technological ability to file reports electronically. The request for an exception must be submitted within 30 days of the registration of the committee. The commission shall grant all reasonable requests for exceptions.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 7, §O6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 504, §§28,31 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 833, §§16-20 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 839, §29 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 628, §B5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 301, §§25,26 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §35 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 571, §9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 190, Pt. A, §§23, 24 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 366, §9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §22 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 367, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 389, §§43-45 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 389, §62 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §19 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 334, §§27, 28 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 323, §24 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 217, §10 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 530, §1 (AMD).