An Act Reqardinq the Votinq P1ace Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. Further amend the bill in section 5 by striking out all of paragraph D and inserting in its place the following: D. These limitations do not prohibit the collection of signatures on petitions to place a direct initiative or referendum on the ballot at a future election or the opposition to the collection of these signatures, subject to the following restrictions: (1) If there is sufficient space in the voting place to accommodate the collection of signatures in addition to the required election day activities, the warden shall select and designate a specific location in the voting place where such activity is permitted. This location must be outside the guardrail enclosure and must be accessible and observable by yoters. It must be large enough to accommodate an opponent to the petition who requests access to the polling place as well as the petition circulator: (2) Petition circulators must notify the municipal clerk by noon of the day before election day that they wish to collect signatures on election day: Page l-LR0599(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0374
Committee Amendment CA_A_S150 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
to S . P . 121, L. D. 
374, Bill, "An 
Act To Create a Protected Zone around the Voting Place" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Reqardinq the Votinq P1ace' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Further amend the bill in section 5 by striking out all of 
paragraph D and inserting in its place the following: 
'D. 
These limitations do not prohibit the collection of 
signatures on petitions to place a direct initiative or 
referendum 
on the ballot at 
a 
future election or 
the 
opposition to the collection of these signatures, subject to 
the following restrictions: 
(1) 
If there is sufficient space in the voting place 
to accommodate the collection of signatures in addition 
to the required election day activities, the warden 
shall select and designate a specific location in the 
voting place where such activity is permitted. 
This 
location must be outside the guardrail enclosure and 
must be accessible and observable by yoters. 
It must 
be large enough to accommodate 
an opponent to the 
petition who requests access to the polling place as 
well as the petition circulator: 
(2) 
Petition circulators must notify the municipal 
clerk by noon of the day before election day that they 
wish to collect signatures on election day: 
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(3) 
The warden shall limit to one each the number of 
petition circulators and opponents for each specific 
question or issue: 
(4) 
The warden shall designate the location for each 
petition according to the order in which the circulator 
of each petition arrives at the voting place but must 
allow 
a 
person 
opposing 
a 
particular petition who 
requests access to locate next to that petition. 
If 
there is limited space within the voting place for 
signature collection, a particular petition circulator 
and an opponent to that petition who requests access 
must both be 
located either inside or outside the 
voting place; 
(5) 
A petition circulator or opponent may not approach 
a voter or collect a voter's signature until after the 
voter has completed voting: 
(6) 
A petition circulator or opponent may not disrupt 
the free passage of voters into and out of the voting 
place and the guardrail enclosure: 
(7) 
Advertising 
may 
not 
be 
displayed 
regarding 
petition. 
except 
that 
a 
petition 
circulator 
opponent 
may 
each 
display 
a 
sign 
containing 
petition title or question. with a designation that 
person is in favor of or opposed to that petition: 
a 
and 
the 
the 
(8) 
A petition circulator or opponent may distribute 
literature related to a particular petition to voters 
only after they have voted. as long as the literature 
distribution does not violate subsection 2: 
(9) 
A 
petition 
circulator 
or 
opponent 
may 
not 
communicate 
with 
voters 
in 
a 
manner 
that 
could 
influence voters 
who 
have 
not yet voted 
regarding 
another question or a candidate that is on the ballot 
for the election that day: 
( 10) 
A 
petition 
circulator 
or 
opponent 
may 
not 
obstruct. 
disrupt 
or 
otherwise 
interfere 
with 
the 
other' s ability to communicate with voters concerning 
the petition: and 
(11) 
The warden may direct the removal of any petition 
circulator or opponent who does not comply with the 
requirements of this paragraph or of section 662.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A" to S.P. 121, L.D. 374 
Further amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 3 in the 
3rd line from the end (page 2, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "registrar's office" and inserting in its place 
the 
following: 
'building in which the registrar's office is 
located' 
Further amend the bill in section 8 in subsection 8 in the 
first paragraph in the last line (page 3, line 8 in L.D.) by 
striking out the fOllowing: "clerk's office" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'building in which the clerk's office is 
located' 
Further amend the bill in section 8 in subsection 8 in the 
2nd paragraph in the last line (page 3, line 12 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "clerk's office" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'building in which the clerk's office II 
located' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment changes the title of the bill and replaces 
the section of the bill that places those collecting signatures 
for petitions a minimum of 25 feet outside the voting place with 
guidelines for the presence of petitioners at the voting place, 
including allowing space for those who oppose the petition for 
which signatures are being collected. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT