Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2656 – Elections in multiple community water districts
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1. Multiple community water system district-wide elections. In the case of public systems serving more than one municipality, in whole or in part, elections shall be held simultaneously in all municipalities served by the water system at the first general election following the certification of a request for an election on the issue of whether or not to fluoridate the water supply. Those eligible to vote shall be all registered voters within affected single-service municipalities and all registered voters within the affected public water system zone of multiservice municipalities. The following provisions apply to all multiple community water system district-wide elections.
A. Each municipality shall be responsible for posting a warrant according to the following requirements.
(1) It shall specify the voting place and the time of opening and closing of polls.
(2) It shall specify that the purpose of the election is to determine the following question: “Shall fluoride be added to the public water supply for the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay?”
(3) It shall specify that a public hearing will be held by the municipal officers of each municipality at least 10 days before the election date.
(4) It must be signed by a majority of the municipal officers of the municipality and directed personally to a constable or any resident ordering the constable or resident to announce the election.
(5) The person to whom the warrant is directed shall post an attested copy of it in a conspicuous public place in each voting district of the municipality at least 7 days immediately before the date of the public hearing. The person shall make a return on the warrant stating the manner of announcement and the time it was given and return the warrant to the municipal officers.
(6) The municipal officers shall then deliver the warrant to the clerk who shall record it. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§132, 133 (COR).]
B. Elections shall be held by secret preprinted ballots. [PL 1987, c. 122, §7 (NEW).]
C. Each municipality shall provide for absentee ballots in a manner which substantially complies with Title 21?A, chapter 9, subchapter IV. [PL 1987, c. 122, §7 (NEW).]
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§132, 133 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2656
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Multiple community water system district-wide election: means an election held in each municipality within a multiple community water district to determine whether or not to fluoridate the water supply of that system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2651-A
- Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Municipality: means a city, town or plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2651-A
- Person: means any individual, partnership, company, public or private corporation, political subdivision or agency of the State, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
- Public water system: means the public water agency, company, utility, district or other entity serving one or more municipalities in whole or in part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2651-A
- Public water system zone: means any one of the 2 or more areas of a multiservice municipality served by a single public water system, as further defined in section 2657. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2651-A
1-A. Elections in single community water districts. Elections in single community water districts shall be conducted in the same manner as other municipal elections.
[PL 1987, c. 122, §8 (NEW).]
2. Reporting election results. Each municipal clerk shall certify in writing the results of the election within 72 hours of the vote to the Secretary of State. The results shall be certified as to the number of eligible voters voting in favor of fluoridation and the number of eligible voters voting in opposition to fluoridation. The municipality shall also certify to the Secretary of State the identity of the relevant public water district or districts involved.
[PL 1983, c. 463, §4 (NEW).]
3. Vote tabulation. The Secretary of State shall, within 48 hours of receiving the last written certification, tabulate the votes from each municipality and immediately make public the results of the multiple community water system district-wide election by mailing to each affected municipality and public water system the results of the election, including the submitted votes from that municipality and public water system zone and the total multiple community water system district-wide vote.
[PL 1983, c. 463, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 463, §4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 122, §§7,8 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§132, 133 (COR).