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prohibit nonpolitical charitable activities and other | nonpolitical advertising. |
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| | Sec. 16. 21-A MRSA §696, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 404, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| D. If a voter writes in a name and municipality of | residence, or pastes a sticker containing the candidate's | name and municipality of residence in the write-in space | pursuant to section 691, but does not mark the write-in | indicator, that vote for that office may not be counted if a | determination of choice under subsection 4 is possible. |
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| | Sec. 17. 21-A MRSA §698, sub-§2-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, | §66, is further amended to read: |
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| A. Transfer and resealing of the ballots to other | containers for permanent storage must be done 60 or more | days not less than 2 months following the election. The | municipal clerk shall make the transfer in the presence of | one or more witnesses. The containers must be securely | sealed. |
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| | Sec. 18. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 407, | §24, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| B.__The clerk creates the list of absentee voters as | required in paragraph A by marking the records of registered | voters in the central voter registration system.__The clerk | must sign and date each official printed copy of the list of | absentee voters that is created for public inspection, | certifying that the list is a true and accurate list of | absentee voters for the applicable election.__No additional | certification is required by the registrar of voters. |
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| | Sec. 19. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 645, §6, | is amended to read: |
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| | 8. Absentee voting in presence of clerk. A person who wishes | to vote by absentee ballot may, without completing an | application, vote by absentee ballot in the presence of the | clerk. The method of voting is otherwise as prescribed in this | article. After the person has voted, the clerk shall sign the | affidavit on the return envelope as a witness, indicate on the | envelope that the voter voted in the presence of a clerk and | ensure that the affidavit on the return envelope is properly | completed by the voter. For the 45 days preceding an election, | during the hours when the clerk's office is open and may be | conducting absentee voting, the display or distribution of any |
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