21-A §365. Jurisdiction - Maine Statutes

Title 21-A: ELECTIONS

Chapter 5: NOMINATIONS

Subchapter 3: VACANCIES

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

§365. Jurisdiction

The political committee that has jurisdiction over the choice of a candidate for nomination or a nominee to fill a vacancy under sections 371, 373, 374-A, 381 and 382 is as follows. [2003, c. 510, Pt. A, §13 (AMD).]

1. Municipal committee. Choices for Representative to the Legislature must be made by a municipal committee when a representative district consists of one municipality, by a joint meeting of municipal committees when a representative district consists of 2 or more municipalities or by members of a municipal committee or committees residing within a representative district when the representative district includes a part of a municipality or parts of different municipalities.

[ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]

2. County committee. A county committee makes choices for all county offices and committee members residing within senatorial districts make choices for State Senator.

[ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]

3. District committee. A district committee makes choices for Representative to Congress.

[ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]

4. State committee. A state committee makes choices for Governor, United States Senator and presidential elector.

[ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). 2003, c. 510, §A13 (AMD).