Maine § 20-A §1352 Method of calling a district referendum

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §1352 — Method of calling a district referendum

Maine § 20-A §1352

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 2SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Ch. 103SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §1352 (2026).

Text

A district referendum shall be initiated by a warrant prepared and signed by a majority of the board of directors. The warrant shall be countersigned by the municipal officers in the municipality where the warrants are posted.

1.Municipal officers. The warrant shall direct the municipal officers within the district to call a referendum on a date and time determined by the board of directors. A warrant shall be prepared and distributed at least 30 days prior to the date of the referendum, except that a warrant for a school district budget referendum held in accordance with section 1305, subsection 2, shall be prepared and distributed at least 14 days prior to the date of the referendum.

2.Content of the warrant. The warrant shall set forth the articles to be acted on in each municipal ref

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A district referendum shall be initiated by a warrant prepared and signed by a majority of the board of directors. The warrant shall be countersigned by the municipal officers in the municipality where the warrants are posted.
1.
Municipal officers.
The warrant shall direct the municipal officers within the district to call a referendum on a date and time determined by the board of directors. A warrant shall be prepared and distributed at least 30 days prior to the date of the referendum, except that a warrant for a school district budget referendum held in accordance with section 1305, subsection 2, shall be prepared and distributed at least 14 days prior to the date of the referendum.
2.
Content of the warrant.
The warrant shall set forth the articles to be acted on in each municipal referendum. The articles shall have the following form.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 422, §9 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 485, §15 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §§B14,18 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 414, §5 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §57 (COR). PL 1999, c. 93, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §§37, 38 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 646, Pt. A, §21 (AMD).