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| | | An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
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| | | Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units | | of government to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate | | additional expenditures from local revenues but does not provide | | funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to the | | Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the | | members elected to each House have determined it necessary to | | enact this measure. |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A governs the | | conduct of statewide elections in the State, and changes to that | | law must be in place by the June 13, 2006 primary election in | | order for the Secretary of State to properly administer these | | laws and for the municipal election officials to properly conduct | | the election; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§21, as amended by PL 2005, c. 364, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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