Maine Statutes § 382 Representative to Legislature
Statute Text
When there is a vacancy in the office of Representative to the Legislature, the municipal officers of any municipality affected by the vacancy may inform the Governor if there is a need to fill the vacancy before the next general election, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the vacancy and ordering a special election under section
366
. [1985, c. 161, §6(NEW).]
1.
Nominees chosen.
The Governor shall order the appropriate political committees to meet and shall set the deadline for choosing nominees. The deadline may not be sooner than the 15th day after the date of the Governor's proclamation declaring a vacancy. The political committees shall follow the procedure outlined in section
363
.
[2021, c. 570, §3(AMD).]
History
Amended by 2022 , c. 570 , § 3 , eff. 8/8/2022 .
Amended by 2011 , c. 409 , § 2 , eff. 9/28/2011 .
1985, c. 161, § 6 (NEW) . 1997, c. 436, § 57 (AMD) .
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