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An Act To Raise the Campaign Contribution Limit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §10, is further amended to read:
 
1. Individuals.   An individual may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $500$1,000 in any election for a gubernatorial candidate or more than $250 in any election for any other candidate. This limitation does not apply to contributions in support of a candidate by that candidate or that candidate's spouse or domestic partner.
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1015, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §11, is further amended to read:
 
2. Committees; corporations; associations.   A political committee, political action committee, other committee, firm, partnership, corporation, association or organization may not make contributions to a candidate in support of the candidacy of one person aggregating more than $500$1,000 in any election for a gubernatorial candidate or more than $250 in any election for any other candidate.
 
SUMMARY
This bill raises the contribution limit to $1,000 for a gubernatorial candidate and other candidates.