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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 304 (2026)

Disqualification of parties

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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).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Libertarian Party of Maines. v. G. William Diamond, Etc., (Two Cases), 992 F.2d 365 (1st Cir. 1993).
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Libertarian Party of Maines. v. G. William Diamond, Etc., (Two Cases), 992 F.2d 365 (1st Cir. 1993). “See 21-A M.R.S.A. § 304 ("a party ... is not qualified to participate in a subsequent primary election unless it meets the requirements of § 301”); see also id.”
Maine Green Party v. Sec'y of State, 1997 ME 175 (Me. 1997). “21-A M.R.S.A. § 304 (1993) provides: Disqualification of parties A party which qualified under sections 302 or 303 to participate in the last preceding primary and general elections is not qualified to participate in a subsequent primary election unless it meets the requirements…”
Baines v. Bellows (D. Me. 2021). “21-A M.R.S. § 304 (citing § 301). Once a party has been disqualified under § 304, the Secretary will proceed to strike its members’ party enrollments from the CVR through a “batch process” that purges the CVR electronic enrollment record for all voters enrolled in the party.”
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