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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, § 2527: Alternative nomination procedure, 1987

If a town adopts this section, nominations for town offices must follow nomination papers or a certificate of political caucus, and the clerk must attest and post the candidate names and office at least 7 days before…

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“If a town adopts this section, nominations for town offices must follow nomination papers or a certificate of political caucus, and the clerk must attest and post the candidate names and office at least 7 days before town meeting.”

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Alternative nomination procedure

If a town adopts this section, nominations for town offices must follow nomination papers or a certificate of political caucus, and the clerk must attest and post the candidate names and office at least 7 days before town meeting.

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§ 2527Alternative nomination procedureProvision

If a town adopts this section, nominations for town offices must follow nomination papers or a certificate of political caucus, and the clerk must attest and post the candidate names and office at least 7 days before town meeting.

When any town accepts this section at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting, the following provisions apply to the nomination of all town officials required by section 2525 to be elected by ballot, except for the moderator, and to the nomination of any other officials which the town designates by a separate article in the warrant at the time of acceptance. No change may be made thereafter in the nomination of town officials, except at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Nomination papers; certificate of political caucus. The nomination of candidates for any office shall be by nomination papers or certificate of political caucus as provided in section 2528, subsection 4. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 2. Attestation and posting. The names of candidates nominated and the office for which they are nominated shall be attested by the clerk and posted at least 7 days before town meeting. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
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