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ME LD1635
Bill
Status
Passed
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Arata
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AI Summary
- Allows municipal officers to initiate a referendum recount by majority vote when the margin of victory or defeat is less than 1% of all votes cast, including blank ballots
- Maintains existing requirement that voters can request a recount through written application signed by 10% of registered voters or 100 voters, whichever is less
- Requires recount applications to designate an official representative with legal name, mailing address, residence address, and telephone number
- Permits voters opposing a recount to establish their own official representative by submitting an affidavit signed by 10 registered voters
- Approved by the Governor on June 11, 2025, becoming Public Law Chapter 268
Legislative Description
An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation
Elections
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/5/2025
Committee Referrals
State And Local Government4/11/2025
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