| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §9 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §9.__Residency requirement |
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| | | To be eligible to be elected to the office of register of | | probate or the office of register of deeds, a person must be a | | resident of that county. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §151, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. | | A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; | | and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Qualifications. The county treasurer must be a resident | | of the county and have a bachelor's degree in accounting, | | business or a related field. Neither the Attorney General, | | district attorney, clerk of courts, sheriff of the county nor | | any deputy sheriff may be county treasurer. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §251, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 | | and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. | | 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §251. Appointment; qualifications |
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| | | District attorneys shall be elected as provided in this | section. They shall | enter office on the first day of January following their | | gubernatorial election. |
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| | | 1. Election. The district attorneys shall be elected on | the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in every | 4th year, by the voters of the respective prosecutorial | districts. The votes shall be received, sorted, counted and | declared in the same manner as votes for Representatives. The | names of the persons voted for, the number of votes for each | and the whole number of ballots received shall be recorded by | the clerk of each municipality within the prosecutorial | district. The clerk shall send true copies of these names and | totals, sealed and attested as returns of votes for Senators, | to the Secretary of State. |
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| | | 2. Qualifications. Only attorneys admitted to the general | | practice of law in this State and who reside in the | prosecutorial district may be elected or | | attorney. Removal from the prosecutorial district vacates the | | office. |
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| | | 3. Term of office. The term of office for a district | attorney is 4 years, except when one is elected | | fill |
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