Maine § 20-A §15694 Actions on budget

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §15694 — Actions on budget

Maine § 20-A §15694

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 7SCHOOL FINANCE

Ch. 606-BESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §15694 (2026).

Text

The following provisions apply to approving a school budget under this chapter.

1.Checklist required. Prior to a vote on articles dealing with school appropriations, the clerk or secretary shall make a checklist of the registered voters. The number of voters listed on the checklist is conclusive evidence of the number participating in the vote.

2.Reconsideration. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in school administrative units where the school budget is finally approved by the voters, a special budget vote to reconsider action taken on the budget may be called only as follows.

3.Invalidation of action of special budget meeting to reconsider the vote. If a special budget vote is called to reconsider action taken at a regular budget vote, the vote is invalid if the number of voters

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The following provisions apply to approving a school budget under this chapter.
1.
Checklist required.
Prior to a vote on articles dealing with school appropriations, the clerk or secretary shall make a checklist of the registered voters. The number of voters listed on the checklist is conclusive evidence of the number participating in the vote.
2.
Reconsideration.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in school administrative units where the school budget is finally approved by the voters, a special budget vote to reconsider action taken on the budget may be called only as follows.
3.
Invalidation of action of special budget meeting to reconsider the vote.
If a special budget vote is called to reconsider action taken at a regular budget vote, the vote is invalid if the number of voters at the special budget vote is less than the number of voters at the regular budget vote.
4.
Line-item transfers.
Votes requested by a school board for the purpose of transferring funds from one category or line item to another must be posted for voter or council action within 15 days of the date of the request.