21-A §606-A. Special provisions for out-of-district voters

Title 21-A: ELECTIONS

Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE

Article 1: SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES

§606-A. Special provisions for out-of-district voters

A voter who registers and votes under section 156 in a municipality outside his representative district, state senatorial district, county commissioner district or county, may vote for the offices of Representative to the Legislature, State Senator or any county office by using a ballot obtained under this section. [1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW).]

1. Clerk to notify. The clerk of a municipality in which voters have registered or enrolled under section 156 shall notify the Secretary of State of those registrations and enrollments at least 60 days before any election.

[ 1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW) .]

2. Secretary of State to furnish ballots. The Secretary of State shall review the number of votes cast at the last election of that type by persons registered and enrolled under section 156 when determining the number of ballots to be furnished to each municipality. These ballots must contain the names of the nominees or candidates for offices in the electoral divisions in which the voters registered under section 156 reside.

[ 1995, c. 459, §45 (AMD) .]

3. Voter to use proper ballot. The election clerk in charge of the ballots at each voting place shall insure that each voter, registered in that municipality under section 156, who resides in a different electoral division obtains and uses the proper ballot provided under this section.

[ 1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW) .]

4. How furnished. Ballots provided under this section shall be furnished to voting places in accordance with section 606.

[ 1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW) .]

5. County commissioner districts; county referendum. If a township resident registers under section 156 in a municipality outside his county commissioner district, or outside his county in the case of a county referendum, the commissioners of his county shall perform the duties of the Secretary of State under this section and section 752, subsection 1, paragraph B. The clerk of a municipality in which these voters have registered or enrolled under section 156 shall notify the county commissioners of those registrations and enrollments at least 120 days before any election for county commissioner or for the determination of a county referendum question.

[ 1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1985, c. 363, §2 (NEW). 1995, c. 459, §45 (AMD).