Maine § 21-A §738 Statewide referendum ballots

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §738 — Statewide referendum ballots

Maine § 21-A §738

Title 21-AELECTIONS

Ch. 9CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §738 (2026).

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Except as provided by this section, the method of conducting a recount of a statewide referendum is governed by section 737‑A. Appeal of challenged or disputed ballots is to the Supreme Judicial Court.

1.Recount request. To request a recount of a statewide referendum, a petition signed by 200 or more registered voters must be submitted to the Secretary of State within 8 business days after the election. The Secretary of State shall provide a petition form for this purpose to any registered voter in the State who requests it within 2 days of receiving the request.

2.Deposit for recount. A representative of the recount petitioners shall pay the deposit required by this section when the petition is submitted to the Secretary of State. The amount of the deposit is calculated as follows.

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Except as provided by this section, the method of conducting a recount of a statewide referendum is governed by section 737‑A. Appeal of challenged or disputed ballots is to the Supreme Judicial Court.
1.
Recount request.
To request a recount of a statewide referendum, a petition signed by 200 or more registered voters must be submitted to the Secretary of State within 8 business days after the election. The Secretary of State shall provide a petition form for this purpose to any registered voter in the State who requests it within 2 days of receiving the request.
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Deposit for recount.
A representative of the recount petitioners shall pay the deposit required by this section when the petition is submitted to the Secretary of State. The amount of the deposit is calculated as follows.
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Order of recounts.
If a ballot contains state and local candidates or questions and a recount is requested, the Secretary of State shall determine which requests for recount must be honored first when more than one request is presented. If recounts are requested for more than one office or referendum question that is included on the same state ballot for one or more jurisdictions, the Secretary of State may determine a process for counting the ballots for both offices or questions simultaneously.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 188, §10 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 473, §32 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 506, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 506, §3 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 141, §8 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 371, §34 (AMD).