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Chapter 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
30-A §2501. Applicability of provisions - §2501. Applicability of provisions Except as otherwise provided by this...
30-A §2502. Campaign reports in municipal elections - §2502. Campaign reports in municipal elections 1. Reports by candidates....
30-A §2503. Reapportionment - §2503. Reapportionment 1. Adoption by ordinance. Districts established for the...
30-A §2504. Circulation of petitions for local initiative - §2504. Circulation of petitions for local initiative No municipality may...
30-A §2505. Recall of municipal officials - §2505. Recall of municipal officials Except as otherwise provided by...
Subchapter 2: TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
30-A §2521. Call of town meeting - §2521. Call of town meeting Each town meeting must be...
30-A §2522. Petition for article in warrant - §2522. Petition for article in warrant On the written petition...
30-A §2523. Warrant - §2523. Warrant The warrant for calling any town meeting must...
30-A §2524. General town meeting provisions - §2524. General town meeting provisions The following provisions apply to...
30-A §2525. Annual meeting - §2525. Annual meeting 1. Officials required to be elected. Each...
30-A §2526. Choice and qualifications of town officials - §2526. Choice and qualifications of town officials Unless otherwise provided...
30-A §2527. Alternative nomination procedure - §2527. Alternative nomination procedure When any town accepts this section...
30-A §2528. Secret ballot - §2528. Secret ballot The following provisions govern a town's use...
30-A §2529. Absentee ballots - §2529. Absentee ballots If a town has accepted section 2528,...
30-A §2530. Ballot inspection (REPEALED) - §2530. Ballot inspection (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §2530-A. Candidate's inspection of ballots and incoming voting lists - §2530-A. Candidate's inspection of ballots and incoming voting lists This...
30-A §2531. Recount hearing (REPEALED) - §2531. Recount hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §2531-A. Recount hearing (REPEALED) - §2531-A. Recount hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 608,...
30-A §2531-B. Recount of an election for office - §2531-B. Recount of an election for office This section governs...
30-A §2532. Referendum recount procedure - §2532. Referendum recount procedure In the case of a referendum,...
30-A §2533. Title to municipal office - §2533. Title to municipal office Within 30 days after election...
Subchapter 3: CITY ELECTIONS
30-A §2551. Warrant or notice for city election - §2551. Warrant or notice for city election Except as otherwise...
30-A §2552. Designation of officials - §2552. Designation of officials 1. Assessors and assistant assessors. The...
30-A §2553. Nomination to city office by petition - §2553. Nomination to city office by petition A person may...
30-A §2554. Ballots, specimen ballots and instruction posters - §2554. Ballots, specimen ballots and instruction posters Except as otherwise...
30-A §2555. Election by plurality - §2555. Election by plurality In a city election, unless otherwise...
30-A §2556. Recount; challenge for office - §2556. Recount; challenge for office Sections 2531‑B to 2533 apply...
Chapter 123: MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
30-A §2601. Appointment and term of officials; generally - §2601. Appointment and term of officials; generally 1. Appointment of...
30-A §2601-A. Appointment of code enforcement officers - §2601-A. Appointment of code enforcement officers Municipal officers may appoint...
30-A §2602. Vacancy in municipal office - §2602. Vacancy in municipal office 1. When vacancy exists. A...
30-A §2603. Deputy officials - §2603. Deputy officials The clerk, treasurer and collector of a...
30-A §2604. Definitions - §2604. Definitions As used in section 2605, unless the context...
30-A §2605. Conflicts of interest - §2605. Conflicts of interest Certain proceedings of municipalities, counties and...
30-A §2606. Prohibited appointments - §2606. Prohibited appointments No municipal officer, during the term for...
30-A §2607. Neglect of official duty - §2607. Neglect of official duty A municipal official who neglects...
Subchapter 2: TOWN MANAGER PLAN
30-A §2631. Town manager plan - §2631. Town manager plan 1. Applicable laws. The form of...
30-A §2632. Qualifications of town manager - §2632. Qualifications of town manager 1. Selection by board; professional...
30-A §2633. Term, compensation, removal, suspension - §2633. Term, compensation, removal, suspension 1. Term. The town manager...
30-A §2634. Absence or disability of town manager - §2634. Absence or disability of town manager The town manager...
30-A §2635. Select board to act as a body; administrative service to be performed through town manager; committees - §2635. Select board to act as a body; administrative service...
30-A §2636. Powers and duties of town manager - §2636. Powers and duties of town manager The town manager:...
30-A §2637. Transitional provisions - §2637. Transitional provisions The select board, by resolve, may provide...
30-A §2638. Regional cooperation - §2638. Regional cooperation 1. Agreement. Any 2 or more towns...
30-A §2639. Application - §2639. Application All municipalities operating under the repealed Title 30,...
Subchapter 3: MUNICIPAL CLERKS
30-A §2651. Bond - §2651. Bond A municipality may require its clerk to be...
30-A §2652. Fee schedule - §2652. Fee schedule Except as provided in Title 11 and...
30-A §2653. Expenses - §2653. Expenses Each municipality shall pay the reasonable expenses of...
30-A §2654. Assistant clerks - §2654. Assistant clerks The clerk may appoint in writing one...
30-A §2655. Prohibition on commingling funds - §2655. Prohibition on commingling funds A clerk is prohibited from...
Subchapter 4: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
30-A §2671. Police officers - §2671. Police officers 1. Appointment. Except as provided by charter,...
30-A §2672. Special police officers - §2672. Special police officers Special police officers of limited jurisdiction...
30-A §2673. Constables - §2673. Constables Constables shall be appointed in the same manner...
30-A §2674. Aid to other law enforcement agencies - §2674. Aid to other law enforcement agencies Except as otherwise...
30-A §2675. Wearing of uniforms or badges; labor disputes - §2675. Wearing of uniforms or badges; labor disputes No municipal...
30-A §2676. Interstate police assistance - §2676. Interstate police assistance A duly authorized police officer of...
30-A §2677. Health insurance; retired employee - §2677. Health insurance; retired employee Notwithstanding section 2671, a municipality...
30-A §2678. Death of a person in custody - §2678. Death of a person in custody When a person...
Subchapter 5: BOARD OF APPEALS
30-A §2691. Board of appeals - §2691. Board of appeals This section governs all boards of...
Subchapter 6: MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT
30-A §2701. Employee probation periods - §2701. Employee probation periods Except as specifically provided otherwise by...
30-A §2702. Personnel records - §2702. Personnel records 1. Confidential records. The following records are...
30-A §2703. Residency requirement; ordinances and collective bargaining - §2703. Residency requirement; ordinances and collective bargaining A municipality may...
30-A §2704. Mandatory retirement age prohibited - §2704. Mandatory retirement age prohibited 1. Legislative findings and intent....
30-A §2705. Municipal employee participation in disaster relief - §2705. Municipal employee participation in disaster relief In order to...
Chapter 125: MUNICIPAL RECORDS
30-A §2751. Short title (REPEALED) - §2751. Short title (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §2752. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2752. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
30-A §2753. General requirements (REPEALED) - §2753. General requirements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §2754. Municipal Records Board (REPEALED) - §2754. Municipal Records Board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
30-A §2755. Powers and duties of board (REPEALED) - §2755. Powers and duties of board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
30-A §2756. Assistance to municipalities (REPEALED) - §2756. Assistance to municipalities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
30-A §2757. Violation (REPEALED) - §2757. Violation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
Chapter 127: MUNICIPAL REPORTS
30-A §2801. Annual report - §2801. Annual report The officers of each municipality shall publish...
30-A §2802. Reports by sworn officials - §2802. Reports by sworn officials A municipal official who has...
Chapter 129: TOWN LINES
30-A §2851. Identification of boundary lines - §2851. Identification of boundary lines If a municipality, acting through...
30-A §2852. Disputed boundary lines - §2852. Disputed boundary lines When a controversy over a boundary...
Chapter 131: HISTORY AND OBSERVANCES
30-A §2901. Decoration of veterans' graves on Memorial Day - §2901. Decoration of veterans' graves on Memorial Day 1. Decoration...
30-A §2902. Old Home Week - §2902. Old Home Week The week beginning with the 2nd...
Chapter 133: FENCES AND FENCE VIEWERS
30-A §2951. Legal fences - §2951. Legal fences All fences 4 feet high and in...
30-A §2952. Maintenance - §2952. Maintenance The occupants of lands enclosed with fences shall...
30-A §2953. Neglect of owners; function of fence viewers - §2953. Neglect of owners; function of fence viewers If any...
30-A §2954. Double compensation for building fence - §2954. Double compensation for building fence When the complainant has...
30-A §2955. Division of partition fences; record of assignments; fees - §2955. Division of partition fences; record of assignments; fees When...
30-A §2956. Building of part assigned; remedy on failure - §2956. Building of part assigned; remedy on failure If any...
30-A §2957. Repairs - §2957. Repairs All division fences shall be kept in good...
30-A §2958. Fences may vary from dividing line - §2958. Fences may vary from dividing line When, in the...
30-A §2959. Assignment of parts before fence is built - §2959. Assignment of parts before fence is built When adjacent...
30-A §2960. Occupant ceasing to improve land; adjoining owner may buy fence - §2960. Occupant ceasing to improve land; adjoining owner may buy...
30-A §2961. Liability of owner starting to improve land lying in common - §2961. Liability of owner starting to improve land lying in...
30-A §2962. Fences on town line - §2962. Fences on town line If the line on which...
30-A §2963. Division of fences; notice; verbal agreements - §2963. Division of fences; notice; verbal agreements When a fence...
30-A §2964. Applicability to house lots or written agreements - §2964. Applicability to house lots or written agreements Nothing in...
30-A §2965. Neglect of duty by fence viewers - §2965. Neglect of duty by fence viewers Any fence viewer...
30-A §2966. Compensation of fence viewers - §2966. Compensation of fence viewers Each fence viewer shall be...