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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, § 2529: Absentee ballots, 1987

If a town has accepted section 2528, absentee ballots may be cast at regular and special elections covered by that section.

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“If a town has accepted section 2528, absentee ballots may be cast at regular and special elections covered by that section.”

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Absentee ballots

If a town has accepted section 2528, absentee ballots may be cast at regular and special elections covered by that section.

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§ 2529Absentee ballotsProvision

If a town has accepted section 2528, absentee ballots may be cast at regular and special elections covered by that section.

If a town has accepted section 2528, absentee ballots may be cast at all regular and special elections to which section 2528 applies, including elections for town meeting members where the representative town meeting form of government is used. [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. Procedure. The absentee voting procedure outlined in Title 21‑A shall be used, except that the clerk shall perform the duties of the Secretary of State. [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. Absentee ballot. The absentee ballot requirements of Title 21‑A, section 752 apply. [PL 1993, c. 608, §9 (AMD).]
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