Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 903 (2026)
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The Secretary of State shall prepare instructions to inform the clerk and the signer or circulator of a petition of the statutory and constitutional requirements. The instructions must specify the conditions that have been held to invalidate either individual signatures or complete petitions. The instructions must be printed on the petition.
[PL 2021, c. 570, §7 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 570, §7 (AMD).
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Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: McGee v. Sec'y of State, 2006 ME 50, 896 A.2d 933.
McGee v. Sec'y of State, 2006 ME 50, 896 A.2d 933. “§ 901(5); decides whether to approve or amend the summary as is deemed appropriate, 21-A M.”
Dunn v. Bellows, No. KENap-23-07 (Me. Super. Ct Mar. 7, 2023). “A person who circulates a petition shall execute an affidavit that must include: A. The circulator9s printed name, the physical address at which the circulator resides and the date the circulator signed the affidavit.”
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