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F. Elect a county committee for each county from persons | | nominated at municipal caucuses held in the county, unless | | party rules provide for county committee members to be elected | | directly by their respective municipalities. If a | | municipality entitled to nominate a person for election to the | | county committee fails to do so, the convention may elect any | | resident of that municipality to the county committee. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §322, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §46, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §322. Committee functions |
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| | | Committees elected at the convention State, congressional | | district and county committees of qualified political parties are | | governed by the following provisions. |
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| | | 1. Committees to organize and report. The committees elected | at the convention shall organize within 30 days after the | convention. The secretary of each committee shall notify the | state committee of the name and residence of its chairman chair | | and secretary within 10 days after their election. The state | | committee shall hold an organizational meeting within 30 days | | after the convention. |
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| | | 2. State committee to report organization. The chair and the | | secretary of the state committee shall certify to the Secretary | | of State the platform adopted and the names of the party's | candidates for presidential electors elector within 30 days after | | the convention. The chair and the secretary of the state | | committee shall certify to the Secretary of State the name and | | residence of the chair and secretary of each committee and of | | each committee member within 20 days after their election. |
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| | | 3. Term of office and duties of committees. The committees | | and their officers shall hold office as prescribed in their | | bylaws and shall perform the duties imposed upon them by the | | convention and their bylaws. |
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| | | 4. Certain officers of state committee. The chairman chair, | vice-chairman vice-chair, treasurer and finance chairman chair of | | the state committee may be chosen from outside the membership of | | the state committee. |
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