In Maine, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to limit the amount of campaign contributions to independent expenditure-only political action committees says that it has collected enough signatures to make the 2024 ballot.
Cara McCormick, chairperson of the Maine Citizens to End Super PACs, the campaign behind the initiative, said, “While we are still waiting to be certified by the Maine Secretary of State, I want to be the first to share with you that we have already collected enough signatures to place an anti-super PAC initiative on the ballot in 2024. This includes approximately 50 thousand signatures from Maine people on Election Day alone — likely a record.”
The initiative would limit the amount of campaign contributions to $5,000 from individuals and entities to PACs that only make independent expenditures—also known as super PACs. The laws that govern super PACs are different from the regulations of other PACs. These PACs can accept unlimited contributions and spend an unlimited amount supporting or opposing federal election candidates, but they cannot directly donate to federal candidates or parties.
