Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 363 – Political committee; choosing candidates and nominees
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The meeting of a political committee as required by sections 371, 374?A, 381, 382 and 393 is governed by the following provisions. [PL 2019, c. 636, §2 (AMD).]
1. Time and place of meeting. The committee shall meet at the time and place chosen by the committee.
[PL 1997, c. 436, §53 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 363
- 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
- Caucus: means a meeting of a political party or committee. 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.
- Electoral division: means an area set off for election purposes. 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
- Municipal committee: means a city, town or ward committee of a political party. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- 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
- 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
- Registrar: means the registrar or deputy registrar of voters of a municipality. 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
2. Duties of committee. The committee shall choose a qualified person to fill the vacancy. The secretary of the committee shall immediately deliver a certificate to the Secretary of State containing the name of the person chosen, that person’s residence and political party, the title of the office sought and the method by which that person was chosen. The certificate must be signed by the chair of the committee and attested to by the secretary and may be submitted by facsimile or scanned image.
A. In an electoral division consisting of more than one municipality, the municipal committee of each municipality shall meet jointly, elect a secretary and a chair for the meeting and then fill the vacancy. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §49 (COR).]
[PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §7 (AMD).]
3. Acceptance filed. A person chosen under this section must file a written acceptance containing a statement that the person meets the qualifications of the office sought and declaring the person’s residence and party enrollment with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall provide a form for the candidate‘s acceptance that must include a list of the statutory and constitutional requirements of the office sought by the candidate. The form also must include a place for the registrar of the candidate’s municipality of residence to certify the candidate’s registration and enrollment status.
[PL 2015, c. 447, §9 (AMD).]
4. Changes in ballot. The Secretary of State shall produce new ballots or amend or supplement ballots already printed in accordance with section 376 or 604.
[PL 2019, c. 636, §3 (AMD).]
5. Caucus. Following the proclamation of the Governor pursuant to section 382, a municipality that has not held a biennial caucus has 15 days to hold a caucus to nominate or elect a person to fill a vacancy under section 382.
[PL 2011, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 447, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 459, §30 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §53 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 239, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 409, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 447, §9 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 636, §§2, 3 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §49 (COR). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §7 (AMD).