21-A §333. Qualification for county office
§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 […]
21-A §334. Qualification of candidate for primary nomination
§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 […]
21-A §303-A. Challenge to denial of party qualification
§303-A. Challenge to denial of party qualification If the Secretary of State determines that a party has not met the requirements to qualify as a party pursuant to section 303, the proposed party may challenge that determination. The procedure for challenging the determination is as follows. [PL 2017, c. 254, §3 (NEW).] 1. Challenge. […]
21-A §304. Disqualification of parties
§304. Disqualification of parties A party that does not meet the requirements of section 301 is not qualified to participate in a subsequent election. [PL 1999, c. 450, §10 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 450, §10 (AMD).
21-A §305. Secretary of State
§305. Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall determine whether or not a party has met the requirements of sections 301, 302 and 303. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).
21-A §306. Enrolled voters
§306. Enrolled voters A voter who is enrolled in a party which failed to meet the requirements of section 302 or 303, or which is disqualified under section 304, is considered an unenrolled voter for all purposes. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).
21-A §307. Party designation
§307. Party designation A voter or group of voters seeking to participate as a party in a primary election under section 302 or 303 must choose a party designation that does not: [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Length. Exceed 3 words in length; [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 2. Use […]
21-A §311. Rules governing
§311. Rules governing A biennial municipal caucus may be held by any political party for the purpose of electing delegates to a state convention and for any other business governed by the following provisions. [PL 2005, c. 387, §3 (AMD).] 1. Call. The caucus may be called by the chair or a majority of […]
21-A §312. Municipal caucus list
§312. Municipal caucus list The chair or secretary of the municipal committee or the person or persons calling a biennial municipal caucus, including any resident voter pursuant to section 311, subsection 5, may request a list of registered voters pursuant to section 196-A, subsection 1 for use by the municipal committee once each biennial election […]
21-A §313. Voting procedure
§313. Voting procedure The following provisions apply to voting at a municipal caucus. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Vote by list. The caucus may order voting to be done by checking each voter’s name on the municipal caucus list of registered voters from the central voter registration system pursuant to section 312. […]