§631-A. Voting places
1. Establishing suitable voting places. If the municipal officers determine that there is no building within a voting district that is suitable for a voting place, as described in section 627, the municipal officers may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, establish a voting place outside the voting district in a suitable building that is as close as possible to the voting district and as convenient as possible to the voters of the voting district.
[PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW).]
2. Consolidating voting places. The municipal officers may, after public notice and hearing held at least 90 days before an election, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, consolidate voting places so that more than one voting district votes in the same voting place. When voting places are consolidated under this process, the voters from the different voting districts may vote in the same or separate guardrail enclosures in the building.
[PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW).]
3. Change of voting place. If the municipal officers wish to change the location of a voting place, they must apply to the Secretary of State at least 60 days before the next statewide election, unless an emergency exists. The Secretary of State shall design the application form. The Secretary of State must approve the application before the voting place may be changed.
[PL 2011, c. 342, §21 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 342, §21 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES
21-A §621. Announcing an election (REPEALED)
21-A §621-A. Announcing an election
21-A §622-A. Notice of election
21-A §623. Officer's return on warrant (REPEALED)
21-A §624. Incoming voting lists; voter lists
21-A §625. Posting of sample ballots
21-A §626-A. Voting place report
21-A §627. Arrangement of voting place
21-A §628. Care and custody of ballot box
21-A §630. Accessible voting places for persons with physical disabilities
21-A §632. Separate voting places; reimbursement of election expense