An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1384
Committee Amendment CA_A_S169 (Senate)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §144, 21-A MRSA §145

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 471, L.D. 1384, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Election Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §144, first ,r, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
A voter may change the voter's enrollment anytime after 3 months from the date on 
which the voter enrolled by filing an application with the registrar personally, by mail or 
otherwise. When a voter files an application to change enrollment on the day of a primary 
election, the application is deemed received the following business day.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §145, first ,r, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended 
to read: 
A voter may withdraw hls the voter's enrollment anytime after 3 months from the 
date on which he the voter enrolled by filing a written request with the registrar. When a 
voter files an application to withdraw enrollment on the day of a primary election, the 
application is deemed received the following business day.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the 5th and 6th lines (page 1, lines 31 
and 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "not charge a rental fee or janitorial service 
fee for the available space but may require the committee to provide proof of liability 
insurance" and inserting the following: 'charge a rental fee or janitorial service fee for the 
available space' 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6 to 10. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 14. 
Amend the bill in section 16 in paragraph C in the 2nd line (page 4, line 12 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "70th" and inserting the following: '60th' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 471, L.D. 1384 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the provisions of the bill that remove the requirement to print 
a space on state ballots for undeclared write-in candidates. It also strikes the provision in 
the bill that removes the option for a party to determine who may participate in the party's 
primary. The bill prohibits a voter from changing enrollment or withdrawing enrollment 
in a party on election day. The amendment provides that a voter may change or withdraw 
enrollment on election day, but the application to do so is not deemed received until the 
next business day. The amendment specifies that a municipality may charge a rental fee 
or janitorial service fee when the municipality provides space for a local caucus to meet. 
The amendment strikes a provision governing notarial acts related to petitions for a direct 
initiative of legislation and a people's veto referendum. Finally, the amendment provides 
that the deadline for filing municipal nomination papers is the 60th day prior to election, 
rather than the 70th day prior to election that is proposed in the bill. 
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