Title 21-A, Title 21-A

The proclamation of a special election must specify the time and place it must be held as well as any necessary filing, posting, publishing and reporting dates. A special election must be publicized and conducted like its regular counterpart, as nearly as practicable.

A candidate who wishes to withdraw from an elective race shall notify the Secretary of State in writing of the candidate's intent to withdraw. This notice must be signed by the candidate and submitted to the Secretary of State by the appropriate deadline provided in article 2. Th…

1. Primary petition if time. 2. Chosen by committee if not time. 3. Vacancy and replacement of candidates in uncontested races. If a candidate for nomination dies or becomes disqualified prior to the primary election or withdraws 70 days or more before the primary election, the S…

1. Vacancy and replacement of nominees. The Secretary of State shall declare the vacancy as provided in section 362‑A and a political committee may make a replacement nomination for the general election only if a person nominated for an office at a primary election or by a politi…

If a candidate for an office on a special election ballot dies or withdraws for any reason, the candidate's name will not be removed from the ballot. The Secretary of State shall immediately prepare and distribute to the local election officials in the candidate's electoral distr…

1. Candidate for President; death; withdrawal; disqualification. If a candidate for President who has been nominated by petition under section 354, subsection 1, paragraph B, dies, withdraws or becomes disqualified, the nomination of the presidential, vice-presidential and presid…

If a party's candidate for presidential elector certified to the Secretary of State under section 322, subsection 2 dies, withdraws or becomes disqualified, the vacancy may be filled by a new presidential elector if the following conditions are met: [PL 2025, c. 397, §27 (NEW).] …

1. Federal or gubernatorial office. 1-A. Removal of candidate's name from ballots. The Secretary of State shall remove a candidate's name from the ballot if the candidate withdraws for any reason 70 days or more before any primary or general election. 2. Production of new ballots…

When there is a vacancy in the office of State Senator, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the vacancy and ordering a special election under section 366. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Nominees chosen. The Governor shall order the appropriate political committees …

When there is a vacancy in the office of Representative to the Legislature, the municipal officers of any municipality affected by the vacancy may inform the Governor if there is a need to fill the vacancy before the next general election, and the Governor shall issue a proclamat…

A political committee shall fill a vacancy in its membership. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Secretary of State notified.

The municipal officers may appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy in the office of any election official. [PL 1993, c. 447, §6 (AMD).] 1. Limitation.

A vacancy in the office of United States Senator is governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Interim appointment. Within a reasonable time after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until that person's …

When there is a vacancy in the office of Representative to Congress, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the vacancy and ordering a special primary election followed by a special election to fill the vacancy as provided in section 366. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1…

Except as provided in section 804, when there is a vacancy in the office of presidential elector, the Secretary of State shall declare the vacancy under section 362‑A and notify the appropriate state committee of the deadline for choosing a qualified person to fill the vacancy. T…

1. Determination of primary. No later than October 1st of the year prior to a presidential election year, the state committee of each party shall certify whether there is a contest among candidates for nomination as the presidential candidate. Upon receiving the certification fro…

On or before October 1st of the year prior to a presidential election year, the Secretary of State shall prepare and make available petitions for circulation by a person desiring to be a candidate in the state presidential primary election of any party. Petitions must be delivere…

The Secretary of State shall prepare ballots for a presidential primary election. A ballot must include the name of a person who files a petition with the Secretary of State in accordance with section 442. The Secretary of State shall determine if a petition meets the requirement…

1. In a city. In a city, the selection, term of office, compensation and partial duties of wardens and ward clerks are determined by the city charter. Additional duties are prescribed by this Title. 2. In a town. In a town, with the approval of the municipal officers, the clerk o…

In the event of a vacancy in the office of warden or in the absence or incapacity of the warden, the ward clerk may perform the duties of the warden. A vacancy in the office of ward clerk may be filled by an election clerk appointed by the warden. When a ward clerk is elected in …

Election clerks are governed by the following provisions. [PL 2019, c. 64, §2 (NEW).] 1. Qualifications; compensation. Election clerks must be at least 18 years of age, must be registered to vote and must be residents of the municipality or the county in which they serve, except …

The following may not serve as election officials: [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Certain employees. An employee of a party or candidate; 2. Direct pecuniary interest. A person having a direct pecuniary interest in the result of a referendum question; or 3. Candidate and certain…

The clerk of the municipality is the supervisor of all elections and is entitled to a reasonable compensation as determined by the municipal officers and has the following duties: [PL 1995, c. 459, §34 (NEW).] 1. Absentee voting. Administer the absentee voting procedures; 2. Inst…

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Term Limitation Act of 1993."

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [IB 1993, c. 1, §1 (NEW); IB 1993, c. 1, §2 (AFF).] 1. Responsible electoral official. "Responsible electoral official" means a public official who is responsible for…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, consecutive terms in office are limited as follows. [IB 1993, c. 1, §1 (NEW); IB 1993, c. 1, §2 (AFF).] 1. State Senate. A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a state Senator. 2. State Representative. A person may not …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is prohibited from service in an office as set forth in section 553 may not be nominated for or elected to that office. A responsible electoral official may not accept or certify such a person's nomination or nomination pet…

The Secretary of State shall prepare the election ballots according to the following provisions. [PL 2001, c. 310, §29 (AMD).] 1. Arrangement. The ballots must be arranged in a manner that is as consistent and uniform as possible throughout the State, except that ranked‑choice co…

Sample ballots are governed by the following provisions. [PL 1997, c. 436, §77 (AMD).] 1. Secretary of State to prepare. The Secretary of State shall prepare the sample ballots. A. The words "SAMPLE BALLOT" in bold type, the title and date of the election, and the name of the vot…

In an emergency as described in subsection 2, the Secretary of State may prepare new ballots, direct that ballots already printed be amended or supplemented in accordance with subsection 1 or 1‑A or authorize any clerk to procure ballots from another municipality or voting distri…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the Secretary of State may make suitable arrangement for the printing of candidate, referendum and municipal election ballots on a single ballot or ballot card used in conjunction with electronic voting systems or for the printin…

1. For election officials. The Secretary of State shall provide the clerk, registrar and election officials of each municipality with printed instructions and information to assist them in performing the requirements of this Title. 2. For voters. The Secretary of State shall prep…

The Secretary of State shall furnish each municipality with official ballots to be used for absentee voting and for voting on election day. [PL 2013, c. 131, §17 (AMD).] 1. Number of ballots furnished. The Secretary of State shall review the number of votes cast at the last elect…

A voter who registers and votes under section 156 in a municipality outside the voter's state representative district, state senatorial district, county or county commissioner district may vote for the offices of Representative to the Legislature, State Senator or any county offi…

An official ballot box is governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Furnished by Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall furnish or approve an official ballot box for each voting district. 2. Described. The boxes must be of uniform design in m…

The Secretary of State may appoint a field examiner who shall instruct and assist municipal election officials in their administration of this Title.

The Secretary of State shall furnish each municipality with tamper-proof ballot security containers that are equipped with a suitable method of securing the ballots against tampering, which must be used for securing used ballots and other election materials for statewide election…

1. Guide to election procedures and training program for new municipal clerks. 2. Log of alleged violations. The Secretary of State shall implement a system for collecting and logging reports from residents of this State of alleged violations of this Title related to the conduct …

The Secretary of State shall send a notice of election to the municipal clerk, who shall announce the election as follows. [PL 1997, c. 436, §83 (NEW).] 1. Notice posted. The clerk shall post or have posted a notice of election, attested by the clerk, in a conspicuous public plac…

The notice of election must contain the following items: a heading that states "Notice of Election" in bold type, the day, date and title of the election, the voting district designation, if any, the name and location of the voting place, the opening and closing times of the poll…

1. Posting of. The registrar shall post a certified copy of a current voter list for each voting district at the usual voting place in that district before the polls are opened on election day. The voter list produced for purposes of this subsection must include the following inf…

At least 7 days before an election, the clerk shall post a sample ballot, furnished to the clerk under section 603, in a conspicuous, public place in each voting district.

The following provisions apply to polling times at any election. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Opening time flexible. The polls must be opened no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on election day, except that in municipalities with a population of less than 500, the …

The municipal clerk shall file a voting place report at least 60 days before each election conducted under this Title, on a form designed by the Secretary of State, with information about each voting place, including, but not limited to, the location of each voting place, the loc…

The arrangement of a voting place is governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. General layout. The voting place must be arranged so that the ballot box is within view of persons present. Each voting booth must be arranged so that those outside the guar…

The care and custody of an official ballot box are governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Custody during election. The ballot box is in the custody of the warden of each voting place during an election. The warden is responsible for requiring that i…