‘ 5. Caucus. Following the proclamation of the Governor pursuant to section 382, a municipality that has not held a biennial caucus has 15 days to hold a caucus to nominate or elect a person to fill a vacancy under section 382.’
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First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature H "B" to C "A", Filing Number H-654, Sponsored by TURNER
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Amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 1, lines 14 to 21 in amendment) and inserting the following:
Amend the amendment by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §382, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §57, is further amended to read:
SUMMARY
This amendment allows a municipality that has not held a biennial caucus, following the proclamation of the Governor declaring a vacancy in the House of Representatives for that municipality, to hold a caucus within 15 days of the Governor's proclamation to choose a nominee to fill the vacancy. This amendment also specifies that the Governor must allow the political committee at least 15 days to choose a nominee for the vacant seat.