HP1125, LD 1533, item 2, Document Text

Amend the bill in section 1 in §2505 by striking out all of subsection 9 (page 3, lines 6 to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

‘ 9. Limitation of recall. An elected official may be the subject of a recall petition under this section only if the official is convicted of a crime, the conduct of which occurred during the official's term of office and the victim of which is the municipality.’

summary

This amendment narrows the circumstances under which an elected municipal official can be recalled. It requires the elected municipal official to have been convicted of a crime in which the criminal conduct occurred during the official's term of office and in which the victim of the crime is the municipality.

HP1125 LD 1533	First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-480, Sponsored by		LR 2113 Item 2
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