Contribution limits — ME (2026)
Codified contribution caps and filing thresholds. Federal rows cite 11 CFR §110 and 52 USC §30116. State rows cite each state's campaign-finance statute. Per the no-vendors rule, every dollar amount on this page points at a primary source — click a citation to read the underlying regulation.
Contribution caps
Individual
| Recipient | Cap | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| State legislative candidate | $475 /election | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
| Statewide candidate | $1,750 /election | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
| PAC | no limit | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
| State/local party | no limit | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
Multicandidate PAC
| Recipient | Cap | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| State legislative candidate | $475 /election | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
| Statewide candidate | $1,750 /election | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
| State/local party | no limit | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1015 ($1,750 governor / $475 legislative per election; biennially indexed) Maine: Clean Election Act participants face different rules; figures here are non-participating-candidate caps. |
Filing thresholds
| Trigger | Amount | Action | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contribution itemization | $50 (aggregate) | itemize | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1052 ($1,500 PAC trigger; $50 itemization) Contributions from a single source aggregating over this amount must be itemized (donor name, address, date, amount) on the state campaign-finance report. |
| PAC registration trigger | $1,500 (per calendar year) | register | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A §1052 ($1,500 PAC trigger; $50 itemization) |