Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 903-A – Circulation
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A circulator of a petition solicits signatures for the petition by presenting the petition to the voter, asking the voter to sign the petition and personally witnessing the voter affixing the voter’s signature to the petition. The circulator of the petition must comply with the provisions of section 902. [PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).]
1. Filing.
[PL 2007, c. 234, §5 (RP).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 903-A
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Circulate: means the presenting of a petition to a voter with an accompanying request that the voter sign it. 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
- Referendum: means an election for the determination of a question. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Signature: includes a signature stamp and a signature written by another registered voter on behalf of an individual in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 153?A and, for an individual who is unable to sign that individual's own name, a mark. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
- Voter: means a person registered to vote. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Invalid petition.
[PL 2007, c. 234, §5 (RP).]
3. Information to circulators. An applicant for a direct initiative or a people’s veto referendum pursuant to section 901 shall provide to each person who will be circulating petitions a copy of the laws and rules governing the circulation of petitions for a direct initiative or people’s veto as provided by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall provide a copy of the laws and rules governing the circulation of petitions for a direct initiative or people’s veto when an approved petition form is provided to an applicant for a direct initiative or people’s veto referendum. The copy of the laws and rules provided by the Secretary of State may also include comments that may aid in the comprehension of those laws and rules.
[PL 2005, c. 575, §1 (NEW).]
4. Circulator affidavit. A person who circulates a petition shall execute an affidavit that must include:
A. The circulator’s printed name, the physical address at which the circulator resides and the date the circulator signed the affidavit; [PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
B. That the circulator read the information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 3 and understands the laws governing the circulation of petitions in the State; [PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
C. That the circulator was a resident of the State and a registered voter in the State at the time of circulating the petition; and [PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
D. That the circulator understands that the circulator can be prosecuted under section 904 for violating the laws governing the circulation of petitions, including the requirement that the circulator truthfully executed the affidavit. [PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
The circulator shall file the affidavit with the Secretary of State at the time the petition is filed.
[PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
5. Circulator payment. A person or organization that pays individuals to circulate petitions, other than by reimbursing travel expenses, shall provide a list of those individuals to the Secretary of State along with information indicating the method by which the individuals are being compensated when the petitions are filed pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 17 or 18.
[PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 92, §1 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 695, §35 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 695, §38 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 637, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 575, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 234, §5 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 99, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 456, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).