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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Funding of Maine Clean Election Act Gubernatorial Candidates’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§5, ¶C-2  is enacted to read:
 
C-2. As a candidate for Governor, collected all seed money contributions from registered voters in the State, except for an amount not to exceed $20,000, which may be collected from persons other than registered voters in the State;’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes from the bill the requirement that legislative candidates seeking certification under the Maine Clean Election Act may collect seed money contributions only from registered voters in the candidates' electoral divisions. The amendment retains the provision in the bill that requires a gubernatorial candidate seeking certification under the Maine Clean Election Act to collect seed money contributions from registered voters in the State, except that the amendment allows up to $20,000 in seed money contributions to be received from persons other than registered voters in the State.