An Act To Allow Candidates For Secretary Of State Or Attorney General To Participate In The Maine Clean Election Act

LD 454 expands Maine's Clean Election Act to include candidates for Secretary of State and Attorney General. The bill amends definitions in the law to explicitly add these offices to the list of positions eligible for the Act's public financing system, which currently covers Governor, State Senator, and State Representative. Under this change, candidates for Secretary of State and Attorney General will become eligible to participate in the Clean Election Act starting with elections held in 2028. This requires updating the Act's definitions and administrative processes to include these new candidate categories.