Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1013-B – Removal of treasurer; filling vacancy of treasurer; substantiation of records of treasurer; notification to commission
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1013-B
- Candidate: means any person who has filed a petition under either sections 335 and 336 or sections 354 and 355 and has qualified as a candidate by either procedure, or any person who has received contributions or made expenditures or has given consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures with the intent of qualifying as a candidate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Commission: means the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices established under Title 1, section 1002. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1001
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- may: when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create duty, to act in the manner specified by the context. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 7
- Political committee: means 2 or more persons associated for the purpose of promoting or defeating a candidate, party or principle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Treasurer: means a person appointed by a candidate or a political committee to accept or disburse money to promote or defeat a candidate, party or principle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
A candidate may remove any treasurer that the candidate has appointed. In case of a vacancy in the position of treasurer of a candidate or treasurer of a political committee before the obligations of the treasurer have been performed, the candidate shall serve as treasurer from the date of the vacancy until the candidate appoints a successor and reports the name and address of the successor to the commission. The candidate shall file a written statement of resignation of a treasurer of a candidate or a treasurer of a political committee and until that statement has been filed, the resignation is not effective. An individual who vacates the position of treasurer by reason of removal or resignation shall certify in writing the accuracy of the treasurer’s records to the succeeding treasurer. A succeeding treasurer may not be held responsible for the accuracy of the predecessor’s records. [PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 839, §7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 839, §34 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 443, Pt. A, §8 (AMD).