§84. Preparation of commissions and recording qualifications
The Secretary of State shall prepare and present to the Governor under the seal of the State, in order that the same may receive the signature of the Governor, a commission for every person appointed or a certificate of election to every person elected to any office for which a commission or certificate of election is required; record in a suitable manner the time when and the person by whom any commission or certificate of election is taken from that person's office, and the time when any certificate of the qualification of any officer is filed therein. When a duty must be paid as a prerequisite of holding the office, the Secretary of State shall notify every person appointed to such office of the fact and on receipt of evidence of its payment shall then, and no sooner, present the commission or certificate to the Governor. When the commission or certificate shall have been signed by the Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver or forward the same to the person so appointed or elected. All bills passed by the Legislature shall be filed with the Secretary of State for the purpose of issuing certified copies thereof. [PL 1987, c. 816, Pt. KK, §7 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 771, §32 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 596, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 816, §KK7 (RPR).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
5 §81. Office and duties; vacancy; salary; expenses; fees
5 §82-B. Notary Public Review Board (REPEALED)
5 §83. Clerks of courts to keep lists of appointments; lists and certificates as evidence
5 §84. Preparation of commissions and recording qualifications
5 §85. Distribute blanks for election returns; penalty for neglect (REPEALED)
5 §87. Fees payable by public officers
5 §88. Facsimile signature of Secretary of State (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/23)
5 §88. Facsimile signature of Secretary of State (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/23)
5 §88-A. State identification cards; information; fee (REPEALED)
5 §89. Cooperative document production capability
5 §90. Central filing system for security interests in farm products (REPEALED)
5 §90-A. Central filing system for security interests in farm products
5 §90-B. Address Confidentiality Program
5 §90-C. Voluntary filing system for designation of office for trustee process
5 §90-D. Public Comment Publication Fund
5 §90-F. Refusal of records for filing or recording; removal of filed or recorded records