Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 340 – Notice of parties of qualified primary voters
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1. Notice to Secretary of State. No later than February 1st of the election year, each political party eligible to participate in a primary election shall notify the Secretary of State of the enrollment qualifications, subject to the restrictions in section 144, for voters eligible to vote in that party’s primary. If no notice is received by that date, only voters enrolled in a political party may vote in that party’s primary.
[PL 1987, c. 423, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 340
- Election year: means the calendar year within which a particular election is held. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- 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
- Party: means a political organization which has qualified to participate in a primary or general election under chapter 5. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Primary election: means the regular election for the election of nominees of a party for the general election. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Notice to municipal clerks. The Secretary of State shall inform all municipal clerks of the qualifications necessary for voters to participate in each party’s primary. The clerks shall establish procedures to ensure that all qualified primary voters are offered ballots for each party in which primary election the voters are qualified to vote.
[PL 1987, c. 423, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 423, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 750, §5 (RP). PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).