§331. Primary required 1. Nomination by primary election. A party’s nomination of a candidate must be made by primary election, as provided in this Article. When there is an office for which no candidate has qualified either by filing a petition and consent under sections 335 and 336 or as a write-in candidate in accordance […]
§332. When nomination vacated When a person already nominated for any federal, state or county office accepts nomination to fill a vacancy, the first nomination is vacated by that acceptance. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).
§333. Qualification for county office A candidate for any county office must be a resident of and a voter in the electoral division the candidate seeks to represent on the date established for filing primary petitions in the year the candidate seeks election. The elected official must maintain a voting residence in that electoral division […]
§334. Qualification of candidate for primary nomination A candidate for nomination by primary election must file a primary petition and consent under sections 335 and 336. The candidate must be enrolled, on or before March 15th, in the party named in the petition and must be eligible to file a petition as a candidate for […]
§335. Petition requirements A primary petition shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of State and is governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Content. A primary petition must contain the name of only one candidate and that candidate’s place of residence, party, office sought and electoral […]
§336. Consent of candidate to be filed The written consent of each candidate must be filed with that candidate’s primary petition. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §43 (COR).] 1. Consent. The consent must contain a statement signed by the candidate that the candidate will accept the nomination of the primary election. The Secretary […]
§337. Review and challenge of petitions 1. Review. When presented with a primary petition, the Secretary of State shall review it and, if the petition contains the required number of certified names and is properly completed, shall accept and file it. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 2. Challenges. The procedure for challenging the […]
§338. Write-in candidates A person whose name will not appear on the printed primary ballot because that person did not file a petition and consent under sections 335 and 336, but who fulfills the other qualifications under section 334, may be nominated at the primary election as a write-in candidate in accordance with section 723, […]
§339. Time and nature of election The primary election shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday of June of each general election year and is considered to be a separate election for each party which takes part in it. This includes the duties of public officials in announcing the election, providing forms and ballots, keeping […]
§340. Notice of parties of qualified primary voters (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/24) 1. Notice to Secretary of State. No later than February 1st of the election year, each political party eligible to participate in a primary election shall notify the Secretary of State of the enrollment qualifications, […]
§340. Notice of parties of qualified primary voters (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 1/01/24 by PL 2021, c. 750, §5; §14) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 423, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 750, §5 (RP). PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).
§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/24) A registered voter not enrolled in a political party may participate, subject to the restrictions of section 145, subsection 3, in a party’s primary election without enrolling in that political party. An unenrolled voter may vote […]
