An Act To Improve Voter Access to Information Regarding Referendum Questions on the Ballot
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §651, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 342, §22, is amended to read:
(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.