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21-A §441. Determination and date of primary; voter eligibility

21-A ME Rev Stat § 441 (2019) (N/A)
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§441. Determination and date of primary; voter eligibility

1.  Determination of primary.  No later than November 1st of the year prior to a presidential election year, the state committee of each party shall certify whether there is a contest among candidates for nomination as the presidential candidate. Upon receiving the certification from one or more parties, the Secretary of State shall announce the parties that will have a presidential primary election, which must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of the presidential election year.

[PL 2019, c. 445, §4 (NEW).]

2.  Eligible voter.  No later than December 1st of the year prior to a presidential election year, the state committee of each party shall notify the Secretary of State of the enrollment qualifications, subject to the restrictions in section 144, for voters eligible to vote in that party's presidential primary election. If no notice is received by that date, only voters enrolled in a political party may vote in that party's presidential primary election.

[PL 2019, c. 445, §4 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2019, c. 445, §4 (NEW).

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