§ 30-A §2524 — General town meeting provisions

Maine § 30-A §2524

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
• Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES
• Ch. 121: MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS

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The following provisions apply to all town meetings.
1.
Qualified voter.
Every voter in the town may vote in the election of all town officials and in all town affairs.
2.
Moderator elected and sworn.
The clerk, or in the clerk's absence a member of the select board or constable, shall open the meeting by:
3.
Moderator presides.
As soon as the moderator has been elected and sworn, the moderator shall preside over and supervise the voting at the meeting and may appoint a deputy moderator to assist the moderator. If the moderator is absent or is unable to carry out the duties, the clerk, or in the clerk's absence a member of the select board or constable, may call for the election of a deputy moderator to act in the absence of the moderator.
4.
Votes recorded by clerk.
The clerk shall accurately record the votes of the meeting.
5.
Written ballots.
The clerk shall prepare the ballots. Ballots shall be of uniform size and color, and must be blank except that 2 squares with "yes" by one and "no" by the other may be printed on them.
6.
Location of meetings.
Town meetings may be held outside the corporate limits of the municipality if the municipal officers determine that there is no adequate facility for the meeting within the municipality. The proposed location must be:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 275, §§23, 24 (AMD).