Testimony

Each legislative session there are a number of bills relating to the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA) and other campaign finance reform. The Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs of the Maine State Legislature has jurisdiction over election law and holds hearings to receive testimony on these matters. To see testimony and public comment submitted to the Ethics Commission, click here.

124th Legislature (2009-2010)

LD 1420, An Act To Alter the Distribution of Maine Clean Election Act Funding to Gubernatorial Candidates, 4/29/2009
LD 1451, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act and the Enforcement Procedures of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, 4/29/2009
LD 1380, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Laws Governing Gubernatorial Candidates, 4/13/2009
LD 1249, An Act to Raise the Campaign Contribution Limit, 4/6/2009
LD 1189, An Act To Simplify and Improve the Maine Clean Election Laws, 4/6/2009
LD 1247, An Act to Prohibit Maine Clean Election Act Candidates from Raising Private Campaign Funds, 4/6/2009
LD 1111, An Act to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Campaigns and Governmental Ethics, 4/6/2009
LD 1250, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act Relating to Seed Money, 4/6/2009
LD 1197, An Act To Improve the Maine Clean Election Act, 4/6/2009
LD 1016, An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance Reports and the Maine Clean Election Act, 4/6/2009
LD 0949, An Act To Reduce the Number of Qualifying Contributions Required for Special Elections under the Maine Clean Election Act, 3/30/2009
LD 0921, An Act To Eliminate Maine Clean Election Act Funding for Gubernatorial Candidates, 3/30/2009
LD 0948, An Act To Reduce the Cost of the Maine Clean Election Act, 3/30/2009
LD 0923, Resolve, To Reduce Funding to Maine Clean Election Act Candidates, 3/30/2009
LD 0583, An Act Relating to Political Action Committees, 3/23/2009
LD 0887, An Act To Amend the Reporting Requirements for Independent Expenditures for Political Campaigns, 3/23/2009
LD 0772, An Act To Increase Eligibility Requirements under the Maine Clean Election Act, 3/16/2009
LD 0607, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act as It Relates to Independent Expenditures, 3/16/2009
LD 0780, An Act To Increase the Amount and Number of Qualifying Contributions under the Maine Clean Election Act, 3/16/2009
LD 0584, An Act to Amend the Maine Clean Election ACt To Equalize the Qualifying Period for All Candidates and To Increase the NUmber of Required Contributions for Candidates to the Legislature, 3/16/2009
LD 0259, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act, 3/9/2009
LD 0353, An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, 3/3/2009
LD 0312, An Act To Require Campaign Finance Reports of Independent Expenditures To Contain a Copy of An Advertisement, 2/18/2009
LD 0219, An Act To Require Maine Clean Election Act Candidates To Use Maine Vendors, 2/11/2009
LD 0140, An Act to Prohibit a Maine Clean Election Act Candidate from Participating in Political Action Committee Funding, 2/4/2009
LD 0105, An Act To Increase the Allowable Contributions to Traditionally Funded Campaigns, 2/4/2009
LD 0205, An Act to Repeal the Maine Clean Election Act, 2/4/2009