LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
335
JUNE 23, 2021 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 790 - L.D. 1061
An Act To Protect Minor Political Parties That Seek To Retain Qualified
Party Status
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §301, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2017, c. 254, §1, is
further amended to read:
E. At The party's candidate for Governor or for President received at least 5% of the
total votes cast in the State for Governor or for President in the last preceding
gubernatorial or presidential election or at least 10,000 voters were enrolled in the party
voted in as of the last general election, except that a qualified party does not have to
meet this enrollment the requirements of this paragraph until the 2nd general election
after it has qualified and thereafter.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1061, HP 790: 21-A.303
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 335: 21-A.301