Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD818: An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents
Status: Failed, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents" Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 6 in the first blocked paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "campaign" the following: ', except that "campaign-related purposes" does not include caregiving services provided by a candidate or the candidate's spouse or domestic partner for the care of the dependent of that candidate or candidate's spouse or domestic partner' Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter o.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents" Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 6 in the first blocked paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "campaign" the following: ', except that "campaign-related purposes" does not include caregiving services provided by a candidate or the candidate's spouse or domestic partner for the care of the dependent of that candidate or candidate's spouse or domestic partner' Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively. SUMMARY 1188 This amendment clarifies that Maine Clean Election Fund funds may not be used for 1199 payment of caregiving services provided by a candidate or the candidate's spouse or 2200 domestic partner if the caregiving services are for the dependent of that candidate or 2211 candidate's spouse or domestic partner. 2222 SPONSORED BY: ___________________________________ 2233 (Representative CLOUTIER, K.) 2244 TOWN: Lewiston Page 1 - 132LR0074(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Sponsors
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94) · primary sponsor
- Michelle Boyer (D, 123)