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the Secretary of State and shall | | jury, within 10 days of the date of that decision. Upon | | timely application, anyone may intervene in this action when | | the applicant claims an interest relating to the subject | | matter of the petitions, unless the applicant's interest is | | adequately represented by existing parties. The court shall | | issue a written decision containing its findings of fact and | | conclusions of law and setting forth the reasons for its | | decision within 20 days of the date of the decision of the | | Secretary of State. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 21-A MRSA §354, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §50, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Content. A nomination petition must contain the name of | | only one candidate, the candidate's place of residence, the | | office sought and electoral division. A nomination petition may | | contain as many separate papers as necessary and may contain the | | candidate's consent required by section 355. It may also contain | the candidate's political designation, which | may not exceed 3 words in length, and | candidate's name, | | designation of a party that is qualified to nominate candidates | | by primary election and may not consist of or comprise language | | that is obscene or violates any other provision of the laws of | | this State with respect to names. A candidate who intends to | | form a new party about that person's candidacy must use the | | proposed party's designation. |
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| | | A. When 2 United States Senators or 2 county commissioners | | are to be nominated, the nomination petition must contain | | the term of office sought by the candidate. |
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| | | B. The names of presidential electors must be placed on the | | petition as a slate. The names of the candidates for | | President and Vice President must be placed on a petition | | for the nomination of presidential electors. |
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| | | Sec. 13. 21-A MRSA §673, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, | | §96, is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. Only the following reasons for challenges may be | | accepted by the warden. The challenged person: |
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| | | (1) Is not a registered voter; |
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| | | (2) Is not enrolled in the proper party, if voting in | | a primary election; |
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