Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 111 – General qualifications
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A person who meets the following requirements may vote in any election in a municipality, including a biennial municipal caucus held pursuant to section 311. [PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
1. Citizenship. The person must be a citizen of the United States.
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 111
- Any election: means primary and general elections and referenda, whether regular or special. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- Caucus: means a meeting of a political party or committee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- General election: means the regular election of state and county officials occurring biennially in November. 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
- Municipality: means a city, town or plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- 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
- Residence: means that place where the person has established a fixed and principal home to which the person, whenever temporarily absent, intends to return. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Age. The person must be at least 18 years of age, except that, to vote in a political party‘s primary election or municipal caucus, the person must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the next general election.
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
3. Residence. The person must have established and maintain a voting residence in that municipality.
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
4. Registration. The person must be registered to vote in that municipality.
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
5. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/24) Enrollment. The person must be enrolled in a party in that municipality to vote at that party’s caucus, convention or primary election, unless otherwise permitted by the party pursuant to section 340.
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
5. (TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/24) Enrollment. The person must be enrolled in a party in that municipality to vote at that party’s caucus or convention.
[PL 2021, c. 750, §1 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 188, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 423, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 750, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).