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This bill modifies the Maine Clean Election Act to limit a candidate's participation as a certified candidate for either the Maine House of Representatives or the State Senate to once every 15 years. Specifically, the bill adds language to the existing election law requiring that a candidate cannot be a certified candidate for the same legislative chamber (House or Senate) more than once within a 15-year period. The bill also makes a minor technical change to the existing language about fraudulent contributions by removing the word "and" from a previous provision. The Maine Clean Election Act is a publicly funded campaign financing system that allows candidates to receive state funds for their campaigns if they meet certain qualifying requirements and agree to specific campaign spending restrictions. The new 15-year limitation is designed to prevent repeated use of the public campaign financing system by the same individual within a relatively short timespan, potentially opening opportunities for other candidates to use the program.

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