| | | 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 public laws effecting reapportionment of county | | commissioner districts do not provide a clear transition | | provision; and |
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| | | Whereas, the passage of this legislation is immediately | | necessary for the Secretary of State to prepare ballots for the 2 | | county charter commission elections in November 2003; 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. 30-A MRSA §66-A, sub-§17 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 17.__Transition.__A person holding the office of county | | commissioner on September 13, 2003 continues to serve the | | remainder of the term for which elected.__Candidates for the | | office of county commissioner for districts in which the term of | | office expires in 2004 will run for office for the districts | | established in this section.__As of January 1, 2005, all county | | commissioners represent the districts established in this | | section, regardless of when elected. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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| | | This bill clarifies that county commissioner positions with | | terms that expire in 2004 will be filled by candidates running | | for those offices in the new districts in 2004. The makeup of | | all the districts for county commissioner will change beginning | | on January 1, 2005. |
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