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An Act To Improve Voter Access to Information Regarding Referendum Questions on the Ballot

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §651, sub-§2, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 342, §22, is amended to read:

B. Outside the guardrail enclosure at each voting place:

(1) At least one voting instruction poster prepared under section 605-A;

(2) One set of sample ballots for each ballot style being used in that voting place;

(3) A list of any declared write-in candidates for that voting district, with the office sought, next to the sample ballots;

(4) One voting rights poster or notice prepared under section 605-A;

(5) One election penalty poster or notice prepared under section 605-A;

(6) One Treasurer's Statement prepared under Title 5, section 152;

(7) One copy, or more as determined necessary by the clerk, of the citizen's guide to the referendum election prepared under section 605-A . The clerk shall post, in a conspicuous and public area, a notification indicating that the citizen's guide provides helpful information regarding referendum questions on the ballot and where the guide is located in the voting place for voters to read; and

(8) One copy of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review's estimate of the fiscal impact prepared under Title 1, section 353.

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.


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