An Act To Enable the Town of Livermore Falls To Withdraw from Androscoggin County and Join Franklin County
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0027
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: KNIGHT, SAVIELLO, BEAULIEU, GILBERT, GRAHAM, HARVELL, LAJOIE, CRAVEN, MASON, PATRICK

Legislative Document 
No. 27 
H.P. 25 
House of Representatives, January 15, 2013 
An Act To Enable the Town of Livermore Falls To Withdraw from 
Androscoggin County and Join Franklin County 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KNIGHT of Livermore Falls. 
Cosponsored by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin and 
Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, GILBERT of Jay, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, 
HARVELL of Farmington, LAJOIE of Lewiston, Senators: CRAVEN of Androscoggin, 
MASON of Androscoggin, PATRICK of Oxford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Annexation.  The Town of Livermore Falls is removed from Androscoggin 
County and annexed to and made part of Franklin County. 
Sec. 2.  Obligations to Androscoggin County.  The existing bonded 
indebtedness of the Town of Livermore Falls to Androscoggin County must be 
determined in a just and equitable manner by the commissioners of Androscoggin County 
and the municipal officers of Livermore Falls upon the effective date of this Act. 
Sec. 3.  Obligations to Franklin County.  All obligations of the Town of 
Livermore Falls to Franklin County begin and must be prorated as of the effective date of 
this Act. 
Sec. 4.  County seat.  The Town of Farmington remains the county seat of Franklin 
County. 
Sec. 5.  County commissioner district.  Upon the removal from Androscoggin 
County and the annexation to Franklin County, the Town of Livermore Falls becomes 
part of Franklin County Commissioner District No. 1. 
Sec. 6.  Referendum.  This Act takes effect only for the purpose of submitting this 
Act to the legal voters of the Town of Livermore Falls at the regular town meeting in 
2013 or at a special town meeting called for the purpose within 90 days of the approval of 
this Act.  That special town meeting must be called, advertised and conducted according 
to the law relating to municipal elections except that the municipal officers of the town 
may not be required to prepare for posting, nor the town clerk to post, a new list of voters 
and for the purpose of registration of voters the registrar of voters must be in session on 
the secular day next preceding the special election.  The town clerk shall prepare the 
required ballots, on which the clerk shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to the 
following question: 
"Do you favor the removal of the Town of Livermore Falls from 
Androscoggin County and its annexation to Franklin County?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or 
"No" their opinion of the same. 
If the question is accepted by a majority of the legal voters voting at the town 
meeting called for the purpose of approving this Act and if the total number of votes cast 
for and against the acceptance of this question equals or exceeds 20% of the total vote for 
all candidates for Governor cast in the town at the most recent gubernatorial election, the 
Act must be submitted to the legal voters of Franklin County at an election in Franklin 
County called for that purpose no later than June 2014. 
The Franklin County Clerk shall prepare the required ballots, on which the clerk shall 
reduce the subject matter of this Act to the following question: 
"Do you favor the annexation of the Town of Livermore Falls by 
Franklin County?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or 
"No" their opinion of the same. 
This Act takes effect if it is accepted by a majority of the legal voters voting at the 
election in Franklin County and if the total number of votes cast for and against the 
acceptance of this Act equals or exceeds 20% of the total vote for all candidates for 
Governor cast in the county at the most recent gubernatorial election. 
The result of the vote in Franklin County must be declared by the commissioners of 
Franklin County and due certificate must be filed by the county clerk with the Secretary 
of State. 
If the Town of Livermore Falls and Franklin County approve this Act, the Act takes 
effect July 1, 2014. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Town of Livermore Falls to withdraw from Androscoggin 
County and be annexed by Franklin County.