Election Law's Funding Match Under Attack Lawsuit Could Limit Mitchell's Ability to Counter Opponents

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AUGUSTA - Critics of Maine's public campaign financing program are asking the courts to suspend part of the law in a move that, if successful, could have significant impacts on this November's races for governor and the State House.

Bolstered by recent court victories against other states with similar laws, two individuals and two conservative groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of a key portion of the Maine Clean Election Act.

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Election Law's Funding Match Under Attack Lawsuit Could Limit Mitchell's Ability to Counter Opponents

In particular, the plaintiffs are seeking to suspend the part of Maine's law that allows publicly financed candidates to receive additional taxpayer money - on top of what they already received - when they are outspent by their opponents.

"It has a chilling effect on a...

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