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Maine: Chandler Woodcock

Sun, 08/31/2008 - 23:53

VoteVets ad could raise questions with Maine's Clean Elections Act

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Democratic state House candidate Alex Cornell du Houx said that his appearance in a new third party ad against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) won't conflict with the Maine Clean Elections Act.

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Fri, 06/27/2008 - 13:19

Leave it alone, MCEA proponents say

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Click here for a previous report on the issue.

In the last legislative session, state lawmakers approved measures that made it 30 percent harder for candidates for governor to qualify for public financing. They also required all gubernatorial candidates to be audited by the Ethics Commission.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 14:05

Ethics Commission to examine Gubernatorial MCEA requirements

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Qualifications for public financing in gubernatorial races will be put under the microscope Friday by the Maine Ethics Commission.

In 2006, five candidates ran for governor in the general election – a Republican, a Democrat, a Green and two Independents. Three ran under the Maine Clean Elections Act.

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