An Act To Amend the Election Laws
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, changes to the election laws should apply to both the primary and general elections and thus should be effective prior to the June primary election; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §23, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2013, c. 131, §4, is further amended to read:
4. Receipts for ballots. The Secretary of State and each clerk shall keep a record of receipts for ballots issued and received under sections 606 and 651 in the office of the Secretary of State their respective offices for 6 months.
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §144, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2013, c. 131, §8 and c. 173, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
3. Restrictions during change of enrollment. Except as provided in subsection 4, a voter may not vote at a caucus, convention or primary election for 15 days after filing an application to change enrollment. A voter may sign a primary nomination petition during the 15-day period after filing an application to change enrollment, and the voter’s signature must be counted as valid, as long as the 15-day period has elapsed by the time the petition is certified pursuant to section 335, subsection 7 and the voter otherwise is qualified to sign a petition for that office. Notwithstanding subsection 4, a voter must file an application to change enrollment prior to January 1st to be eligible to file a petition as a candidate in that election year.
Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§6, ¶A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 364, §7, is further amended to read:
A. The list of absentee voters must include each voter's name, residence address, voting district and party affiliation; the date and manner by which the ballot was requested, issued and received; and a notation of whether the application and the ballot were accepted or rejected ; and a place for the registrar to certify the voter registration status of the absentee voters. The clerk must also indicate on the list when the absentee voter is a uniformed service voter, overseas voter or township voter. By the time that all absentee ballots have been processed on election day, the clerk must update the central voter registration system or annotate the printed list of absentee voters to reflect all ballots that were received by the close of the polls on election day, including a notation of whether the ballots were accepted or rejected and the reasons for such rejections. This list, reflecting all absentee ballots received by the close of the polls, must be made available for public inspection. Any absentee voter certified as a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program pursuant to Title 5, section 90-B must be listed by the voter code assigned to that individual under the program instead of by the voter's name and reflect the Address Confidentiality Program address assigned to the voter. The list of absentee voters must be sorted so that the program participants appear at the end of the list and must be printed on a separate page of the list. The portion of the list of absentee voters relating to Address Confidentiality Program participants must be kept under seal and excluded from public inspection.
Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §760-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c. 131, §23, is further amended to read:
2. Notice of early processing. The clerk must give notice of the municipality's intent to process absentee ballots prior to election day using the notice of election under section 621-A, stating the time that the clerk intends to begin processing absentee ballots and the inspection period provided in subsection 3. At least 30 60 days before election day, the clerk shall provide a copy of the notice of election to the Secretary of State and the chairs of each political party of the municipality indicating that early processing of absentee ballots will occur. The notice to the political parties must be considered sufficient as long as it is mailed to the last address of each municipal chair that is known to the clerk. The notice to the Secretary of State may be delivered by mail or facsimile or as a scanned attachment to an e-mail address established by the Secretary of State. If the notice is not received by the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. on the 30th 60th day before election day, the municipality may not process absentee ballots prior to election day.
Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §906, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 581, §8, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1203-B, sub-§12, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Knox County, the minor civil divisions and unorganized territories of Appleton; Camden; Criehaven; Cushing; Friendship; Hope; Isle au Haut; Matinicus Isle; Mussel Muscle Ridge Islands; North Haven; Owls Head; Rockland; Rockport; South Thomaston; St. George; Thomaston; Union; Vinalhaven; and Warren.
Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1203-B, sub-§31, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In York County, the following census units in the minor civil division of Buxton: Blocks 4003, 4017, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4026, 4027, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4040, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4047, 4048, 4049, 4050, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4054, 4055, 4056, 4057, 4058 and 4059 of Tract 02000 020000; and the minor civil divisions of Hollis; Limington; Old Orchard Beach; and Saco.
Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§9, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In York County, the minor civil division of Kennebunkport; the following census units in the minor civil division of Biddeford: Blocks 1028, 1029, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 of Tract 025300; Tract 025400; Block 0006 of Tract 990100; and the following census units in the minor civil division of Kennebunk: Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 3020, 3022 and 3023 of Tract 028002; and Blocks 0006, 0009 and 0010 of Tract 990100.
Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§36, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Cumberland County, the following census units in the minor civil division of Portland: Blocks 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 of Tract 001800; Block 1002 of Tract 001900; Block 1042 of Tract 00201 002001; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006 and 3007 of Tract 002102; and Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032 of Tract 002200.
Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§62, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Androscoggin County, the following census units in the minor civil division of Auburn: Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026, 2027 and 2028 of Tract 010100; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031 of Tract 010200; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 of Tract 010300; Block 2000 of Tract 010400; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1026, 1027, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2029 and 2030 of Tract 010500; and Block 1010 of Tract 010800.
Sec. 11. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§64, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Androscoggin County, the minor civil division of Minot; and the following census units in the minor civil division of Auburn: Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2025, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070 and 3071 of Tract 010200; Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017 and 2019 of Tract 010300; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1021 and 1022 of Tract 010400; Blocks 1012, 1013, 1014 and 1027 of Tract 010700; and Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046 and 2047 of Tract 010800.
Sec. 12. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§66, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Androscoggin County, the following census units in the minor civil division of Poland: Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 2021, 2024, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2043, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080 and 2086 of Tract 041000; and
Sec. 13. 21-A MRSA §1204-B, sub-§92, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:
A. In Knox County, the minor civil divisions and unorganized territories of Criehaven, Cushing, Matinicus Isle, Mussel Muscle Ridge Islands, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston.
Sec. 14. 30-A MRSA §66-B, sub-§1, as corrected by RR 2013, c. 1, §47, is amended to read:
1. Creation of Androscoggin County Commissioner Districts. Androscoggin County is divided into the following 7 districts.
A. Commissioner District Number 1, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the following census units in the minor civil division of Lewiston: Tract 020100; Blocks 1012, 1013, 1015, 1016, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 of Tract 020200; Blocks 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010 and 4011 of Tract 020300; Tract 020400; Blocks 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031 and 3032 of Tract 020500; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2058 of Tract 020600; Blocks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 of Tract 020700; and Block 1034 of Tract 020800. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2016 2014, and an election must be held in 2014 to fill the office for a 2-year term, expiring in 2016. The term of office for the county commissioner from this district expires every 4 years thereafter.
B. Commissioner District Number 2, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the following census units in the minor civil division of Lewiston: Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 of Tract 020200; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1015, 1016, 1023, 2000, 2001, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024 of Tract 020300; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006 and 1007 of Tract 020500; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014 and 3015 of Tract 020700; Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 4012, 4013, 4015, 4016, 4017 and 4018 of Tract 020800; and Tract 020900. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2014 and every 4 years thereafter.
C. Commissioner District Number 3, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the minor civil divisions of Durham and Greene; and the following census units in the minor civil division of Lewiston: Blocks 3019, 3020, 3021 and 3022 of Tract 020500; Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078 and 2079 of Tract 020600; and Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 3012, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4014, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024 and 4025 of Tract 020800. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2014 and every 4 years thereafter.
D. Commissioner District Number 4, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the minor civil divisions of Lisbon, Sabattus and Wales. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2014 2016 and every 4 years thereafter.
E. Commissioner District Number 5, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the following census units in the minor civil division of Auburn: Tract 010100; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3066, 3068, 3069 and 3070 of Tract 010200; Tract 010300; Tract 010400; Tract 010500; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015 of Tract 010600; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1020, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039 and 2040 of Tract 010700; and Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021 and 1022 of Tract 010800. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2016 2014 and every 4 years thereafter.
F. Commissioner District Number 6, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the following census units in the minor civil division of Auburn: Blocks 2003, 2004, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3065, 3067 and 3071 of Tract 010200; Blocks 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100 and 2101 of Tract 010600; Blocks 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1021, 1022, 1027, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074 and 2075 of Tract 010700; and Blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046 and 2047 of Tract 010800; and the minor civil divisions of Mechanic Falls and Poland. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2014 2016 and every 4 years thereafter.
G. Commissioner District Number 7, in the County of Androscoggin, consists of the minor civil divisions of Leeds, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Minot and Turner. The term of office of the county commissioner from this district expires in 2016 2014 and every 4 years thereafter.
Sec. 15. 30-A MRSA §66-B, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:
D. Commissioner District Number 4, in the County of Cumberland, consists of the minor civil division of Cape Elizabeth; the following census units in the minor civil division of Portland: Tract 002101; Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1029, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2044 of Tract 002102 ; and Blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1016, 1019, 2000 and 2001 of Tract 002200; and the minor civil divisions of South Portland and Westbrook. The term of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 2014 and every 4 years thereafter.
Sec. 16. 30-A MRSA §66-B, sub-§7, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 270, Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:
C. Commissioner District Number 3, in the County of Knox, consists of the minor civil divisions and unorganized territories of Appleton, Camden, Criehaven, Hope, Isle au Haut, Matinicus Isle, Mussel Muscle Ridge Islands, North Haven, Rockport and Vinalhaven. The term of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 2016 and every 4 years thereafter.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
Effective March 11, 2014.