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This bill amends the Maine Clean Election Act by removing the requirement that cash contributors sign a form affirming they used personal funds when making a qualifying contribution to a participating candidate. Under the current law, contributors making cash qualifying contributions must sign a document certifying the funds are their own, but this bill eliminates that mandatory attestation. The Maine Clean Election Act is a public campaign financing program that allows candidates to receive public funds for their campaigns if they meet certain requirements, including gathering a specified number of small-dollar qualifying contributions from voters. The bill maintains other existing rules around cash contributions, such as the requirement that candidates submit cash qualifying contributions to the commission via cashier's check or money order and prohibiting candidates from depositing cash contributions directly into their campaign account. By removing the personal funds verification form, the bill simplifies the contribution process while maintaining transparency and accountability in campaign finance.

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