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and the voting at elections held in towns and plantations must
be held and conducted in accordance with Title 30-A, sections
2528, 2529 and 2532 even if the town or plantation has not
accepted the provisions of Title 30-A, section 2528.__The voting
at elections held in municipalities must be held and conducted
in accordance with Title 21-A, and the referendum must take
place at a municipal general election with a turnout equal to or
greater than 30% of the votes cast in the municipality in the
last gubernatorial election or at the last general election.__
The municipal clerk shall make a return of the results, certify
the results and send them to the Secretary of State.__The
Secretary of State shall forward the results to the State Tax
Assessor.__The municipal clerk shall prepare the required
ballots, which must contain the following question:

 
"Do you favor a__[insert 1% or 2%]__sales tax to be
imposed on the sale of prepared food and lodging in
[insert name of municipality]?"

 
2.__Repeal.__A limited sales tax adopted under this chapter
may be repealed in the same manner as provided for adoption of
the tax in subsection 1.__The ballot question must read:

 
"Do you favor repealing the__[insert 1% or 2%]__sales tax
on the sale of prepared food and lodging in [insert name
of municipality]?"

 
§1873.__Rate; collection

 
1.__Rate.__A limited sales tax adopted under this chapter is
equal to 1% or 2% of the value of prepared food and lodging
sold at retail in the municipality adopting the tax and
subject to tax under chapter 213.

 
2.__Collection.__A limited sales tax adopted under this
chapter must be added to the tax imposed under chapter 213 and
must be collected and administered in the same manner as taxes
imposed under that chapter.

 
§1874.__Implementation of tax

 
1.__Effective date.__The imposition or repeal of a limited
tax under section 1872 takes effect on the first day of the
next succeeding calendar quarter that begins more than 90 days
after the date of the election at which the tax was approved
or repealed by the voters.__The municipality adopting or
repealing the tax shall notify the State Tax Assessor at least
90 days before the tax or repeal is effective and shall state
the effective date of the tax.


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