Maine Statutes § 331 Primary required
Statute Text
1.
Nomination by primary election.
A party's nomination of a candidate must be made by primary election, as provided in this Article. When there is an office for which no candidate has qualified either by filing a petition and consent under sections
335
and
336
or as a write-in candidate in accordance with section
722-A
, the Secretary of State is not required to list the office on the primary ballot. The Secretary of State is not required to print a primary ballot if there are no offices for which a candidate has qualified.
[ 2015, c. 447, §8 (AMD).]
2.
Exceptions.
This Article does not apply to:
A.
Nominations for presidential electors; [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
B.
Nominations to fill vacancies under subchapter III; and [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
C.
Nominations by petition under subchapter II. [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
[ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
3.
Limitations to candidacy.
The following limitations apply to all candidates for nominations.
A.
A person may not file, whether by primary election or nomination petition, as a candidate for more than one federal, state or county office at any election, except for a candidate for membership in a county charter commission or a candidate for presidential elector under section
351
, subsection
3
. [ 1997, c. 436, §47 (AMD).]
B.
A person may file as a candidate for any federal, state or county office either by primary election or nomination petition but not by both, except for a candidate for membership in a county charter commission under section
351
, subsection
3
. [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
[ 1997, c. 436, §47 (AMD).]
History
Amended by 2016 , c. 447 , § 8 , eff. 4/10/2016 .
1985, c. 161, § 6 (NEW) . 1997, c. 436, § 47 (AMD) .
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