§2525. Annual meeting
1. Officials required to be elected. Each town shall hold an annual meeting at which the following town officials shall be elected by ballot:
A. Moderator; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
B. Select board; and [PL 2021, c. 275, §25 (AMD).]
C. School committee. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 275, §25 (AMD).]
2. Other officials. A town, at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting, may designate other town officials to be elected by ballot. The election of officials at the last annual town meeting is deemed to be such a designation until the town acts otherwise at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting at which the election will be held.
[PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 659 (AMD).]
3. Limitation. A town official may not be elected on a motion to cast one ballot.
[PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 659 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 275, §25 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
Subchapter 2: TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
30-A §2521. Call of town meeting
30-A §2522. Petition for article in warrant
30-A §2524. General town meeting provisions
30-A §2526. Choice and qualifications of town officials
30-A §2527. Alternative nomination procedure
30-A §2530. Ballot inspection (REPEALED)
30-A §2530-A. Candidate's inspection of ballots and incoming voting lists
30-A §2531. Recount hearing (REPEALED)
30-A §2531-A. Recount hearing (REPEALED)
30-A §2531-B. Recount of an election for office