A candidate, as defined in Title 2 1 -A, section 1, subsection 5, for the Legislature who is not required to file a report under section 1016-G shall file a report containing the same information required of Legislators under section 1016-G no later than 5 p.m. on August 15th preceding the general election unless the candidate withdraws from the election in accordance with Title 21-A, section 374-A by that date. A candidate shall file statements electronically as is required of Legislators under section 1016-G, subsection 5. If the candidate fails to file the statement by August 15th, the commission may assess penalties in accordance with section 1016-G, subsection 3. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §1 (COR).]
1 M.R.S. § 1016-C