2009 Legislation and Proposed Rule Changes
Summary of 2009 Legislation
Chapter Laws Enacted in 2009
Chapter 88, Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices To Develop Recommendations for Ethical Standards for the Executive Branch
Chapter 105, An Act To Require Closed-captioning for Certain Political Advertisements
Chapter 128, Resolve, To Reduce Funding to Maine Clean Election Act Candidates
Chapter 137, An Act To Require Lobbyists To Wear Name Tags
Chapter 138, An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Campaign Report Exemptions
Chapter 183, An Act Regarding Political Signs
Chapter 190, An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance Reports and the Maine Clean Election Act
Chapter 208, An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Legislative Ethics
Chapter 234, An Act Regarding Volunteer Lobbyists
Chapter 258, An Act To Promote Transparency and Accountability in Campaigns and Governmental Ethics
Chapter 282, An Act Regarding Indirect Lobbying
Chapter 286, An Act To Improve the Maine Clean Election Act
Chapter 302, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Act and the Enforcement Procedures of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Chapter 363, An Act To Amend the Maine Clean Election Laws Governing Gubernatorial Candidates
Chapter 366, An Act To Preserve Government Documents (municipal campaign finance reports)
2009 Rule-Making - Public Hearing on July 30, 2009
Invitation to Comment
Summary of Proposed Amendments
Proposed Changes to Chapter 1
Proposed Changes to Chapter 3
