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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. P&SL 1927, c. 43, §7-A, 4th ¶, as enacted by P&SL 1983, c. 42, §7, is repealed.
Sec. 3. P&SL 1927, c. 43, §7-A, 5th ¶, as amended by P&SL 1997, c. 24, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
Commencing at any summer meeting in 2012 and for each year thereafter, any legal voter of the village corporation may be elected for a 3-year term as an overseer. A person may run for the office of overseer for as many terms as that person is nominated. When a seat becomes vacant, the Board of Overseers shall hold an election for that seat, establishing a term that ensures that one seat expires each calendar year. If an overseer resigns from office prior to the summer meeting, the remaining members of the Board of Overseers shall appoint an overseer to fill the position until the next summer meeting. At the first Board of Overseers' meeting following each summer meeting, the board shall choose a chair for the ensuing year. ’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the provision from the charter of the Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation that requires the Board of Overseers to include both residents and nonresidents to serve on the board. It establishes a new procedure for elections. It clarifies that the members continue to have staggered terms by requiring that one seat expire each calendar year. If a vacancy occurs due to resignation before the annual summer meeting, the remaining board members must appoint a person to fill the position until the next summer meeting.