ME: Proposed Ballot Question Wording for Initiative Seeking to Limit SuperPAC Contributions Now Available for Public Com
Public comment is now being accepted by the Secretary of State’s Office on the proposed ballot question wording for a citizens initiative that is set to go before Maine voters this November.
Validated by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in February, the law proposed by the initiative aims to change campaign finance law in the state by limiting the value of donations made to qualifying political action committees (PACs).
As it is currently drafted, the ballot question to be presented to Mainers in November reads:
“Do you want to set a $5,000 limit for giving to groups that spend money independently to support or defeat candidates for office?”
According to the proposed legislation, contributions made by both individuals and businesses to PACs “for the purpose of making independent expenditures” would be limited to a total of $5,000 per calendar year.
https://www.themainewire.com/2024/04/proposed-ballot-question-wording-for-citizens-initiative-seeking-to-limit-superpac-contributions-now-available-for-public-comment/
