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according to the use and distribution requirements provided in | | that section.__The voter's signed statement is also a public | | record. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §101, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, | | c. 426, §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Appointment. The municipal officers of each municipality | | shall appoint in writing a qualified registrar of voters by | | January 1st of each odd-numbered year. The registrar shall serve | | for 2 years and until a successor is appointed and sworn. The | | municipal clerk may be appointed to serve as registrar, but the | | term of the clerk has no effect on the term of the registrar. If | | the clerk is not appointed to serve as registrar, the clerk must | | be appointed by the registrar to serve as a deputy registrar and | | has the same authority as the registrar to make determinations of | | voter eligibility and to perform the duties of voter registration | | as provided in this Title. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §102, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | The registrar may appoint one or more deputies, except that if | | the registrar does not also serve as the clerk, the registrar | shall appoint the clerk to serve as a deputy registrar. If the | registrar is unavailable for a period exceeding 15 consecutive | days, the registrar shall appoint a deputy registrar who must be | available to perform the duties of the registrar. If the | registrar and the appointed deputy are unavailable for more than | 15 consecutive days, the municipal clerk shall serve as registrar | pro tem. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §102, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Term of office. He shall serve | | at the will of the registrar, except that if the clerk is a | | deputy registrar and the registrar leaves office, the clerk | | becomes the registrar pro tem until a new registrar is appointed | | and sworn, at which point the clerk must be appointed as a deputy | | to the new registrar. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §153-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 196, §3, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Signing petitions. Once an alternative registration | | signature statement is on file with the registrar, the voter may | | authorize any other Maine-registered voter to sign candidate | | petitions and any Maine Clean Election Act forms requiring a | | voter's signature in the presence and at the direction of the |
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