Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subpart 3: MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Chapter 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
§2502. Campaign reports in municipal elections
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 8/1/11)
1. Reports by candidates. A candidate for municipal office of a town or city with a population of 15,000 or more is governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A and must register and file campaign reports with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before an election for office. A candidate in a town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted those provisions must register and file campaign finance reports with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to those sections.
A. [2009, c. 366, §10 (RP); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).]
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
2. Municipal referenda campaigns. Municipal referenda campaigns in towns or cities with a population of 15,000 or more are governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees must be filed with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4 by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before a referendum election. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees in a town or city that has adopted those provisions must be filed with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to that subchapter.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
3. Preservation and destruction of records. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted the provisions of Title 21-A, chapter 13 pursuant to this section must keep the campaign reports for at least 8 years.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (NEW); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). 1989, c. 6, (AMD). 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). 1995, c. 483, §22 (AMD). 1997, c. 567, §2 (AMD). 1999, c. 645, §15 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).
Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subpart 3: MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Chapter 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
§2502. Campaign reports in municipal elections
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 8/1/11)
1. Reports by candidates. A candidate for municipal office of a town or city with a population of 15,000 or more is governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A and must register and file campaign reports with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before an election for office. A candidate in a town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted those provisions must register and file campaign finance reports with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to those sections.
A. [2009, c. 366, §10 (RP); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).]
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
2. Municipal referenda campaigns. Municipal referenda campaigns in towns or cities with a population of 15,000 or more are governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees must be filed with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4 by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before a referendum election. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees in a town or city that has adopted those provisions must be filed with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to that subchapter.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
3. Preservation and destruction of records. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted the provisions of Title 21-A, chapter 13 pursuant to this section must keep the campaign reports for at least 8 years.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (NEW); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). 1989, c. 6, (AMD). 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). 1995, c. 483, §22 (AMD). 1997, c. 567, §2 (AMD). 1999, c. 645, §15 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).
Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subpart 3: MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Chapter 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 737, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
§2502. Campaign reports in municipal elections
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 8/1/11)
1. Reports by candidates. A candidate for municipal office of a town or city with a population of 15,000 or more is governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A and must register and file campaign reports with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, sections 1001 to 1020-A by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before an election for office. A candidate in a town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted those provisions must register and file campaign finance reports with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to those sections.
A. [2009, c. 366, §10 (RP); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).]
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
2. Municipal referenda campaigns. Municipal referenda campaigns in towns or cities with a population of 15,000 or more are governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees must be filed with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 may choose to be governed by Title 21-A, chapter 13, subchapter 4 by vote of its legislative body at least 90 days before a referendum election. The registrations and reports of political action committees and ballot question committees in a town or city that has adopted those provisions must be filed with the municipal clerk instead of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. A town or city that votes to adopt those provisions may revoke that decision, but it must do so at least 90 days before an election subject to that subchapter.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
3. Preservation and destruction of records. A town or city with a population of less than 15,000 that has adopted the provisions of Title 21-A, chapter 13 pursuant to this section must keep the campaign reports for at least 8 years.
[ 2009, c. 366, §10 (NEW); 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). 1989, c. 6, (AMD). 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). 1995, c. 483, §22 (AMD). 1997, c. 567, §2 (AMD). 1999, c. 645, §15 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §10 (AMD). 2009, c. 366, §12 (AFF).
