30-A §2171-C-1. Legislative authorization to proceed
§2171-C-1. Legislative authorization to proceed Within one year following the public hearing held pursuant to section 2171‑C, a representative from the secession territory shall cause legislation to be submitted to the Legislature to obtain the authorization of the Legislature to proceed with the secession process. Unless authorization to proceed is received from the Legislature, the […]
30-A §2171-D. Advisory referendum
§2171-D. Advisory referendum Unless a majority of the secession territory representatives withdraws support for secession by filing written notice of such withdrawal with the municipal officers, the municipality shall conduct an advisory referendum within the secession territory as long as the Legislature has authorized the secession process to proceed pursuant to section 2171‑C‑1. The referendum […]
30-A §2171-E. Vote of municipal officers
§2171-E. Vote of municipal officers Following the advisory referendum, the municipal officers shall take a recorded vote on whether to support the secession request. If a majority of the officers approves the request and more than 50% of the registered voters in the secession territory voting at the advisory referendum pursuant to section 2171-D favor […]
30-A §2171-F. Resolving conflicts; selecting mediator
§2171-F. Resolving conflicts; selecting mediator If the vote of the municipal officers and the advisory referendum are in conflict, the municipal officers and the secession territory representatives shall meet to attempt to resolve issues related to the secession. If the municipal officers and secession territory representatives do not reach agreement on all issues within a […]
30-A §2171-G. Submission of dispute to the Legislature
§2171-G. Submission of dispute to the Legislature If the parties have not reached agreement on all issues within 6 months after beginning discussions, the matter may be submitted to the Legislature. The Legislature may consider the information submitted pursuant to section 2172 in making its decision. [PL 1999, c. 381, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY […]
30-A §2172. Information to be submitted with legislation proposing secession
§2172. Information to be submitted with legislation proposing secession A territory that seeks to have legislation submitted on its behalf proposing its secession from a municipality shall provide the Legislature with the following information, which the Legislature may use in making a determination on a proposal for secession: [PL 1997, c. 699, §3 (AMD).] […]
30-A §2173. Local effort prior to seeking secession legislation (REPEALED)
§2173. Local effort prior to seeking secession legislation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 699, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 381, §4 (RP).
30-A §2174. Secession by a municipality from a county
§2174. Secession by a municipality from a county This subchapter establishes a process by which a municipality may secede from one county and join another. The municipality must share a political subdivision border with both counties. [PL 2007, c. 401, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 401, §1 (NEW).
30-A §2174-A. Legislative approval of a vote on secession
§2174-A. Legislative approval of a vote on secession In order to secede, a municipality must receive approval from the Legislature for the municipality to hold a vote on the proposed secession. [PL 2013, c. 210, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 210, §1 (NEW).
30-A §2175. Initiation of procedure
§2175. Initiation of procedure 1. Petition. Upon approval of the Legislature and receipt of a petition that seeks to have a municipality secede from one county and join another county signed by 10% of the number of voters in the municipality who voted at the last gubernatorial election, the municipal officers shall call, advertise and […]