An Act To Create the Bar Harbor Po1t Authority,' as passed by the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature, be accepted? The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark against the word 11Yes or 'No1t their opinion of the same. Upon its iicceptance by a majority of the legal voters voting at the election in the Town of Bar Harbor and in at least 6 of the 11 other towns to which the question is submitted, this Act talces effect for all other purposes, as long as the total number of votes cast for and against the acceptahce of this Act equals or exceeds 20% of the total number of votes oast for Governor in those towns at the last gubernatorial election. Another electio.t1. may be held, if the total number of votes cast in the first election in a town does not equal or exceed 20%. The result of the election must be declared by the municipal officers of the towns of Bar Harbor} Tremont, Southwest Harbor, Cranbeny Isles, Mount Dese1t, Lamoine, Page 1 ~ 128LR0388(07)-1 HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1400
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H584 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 478, 
L.D. 1400, Bill, "An. Act To Create the Bar Harbor Port Authority" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 (page 1, lines 14 to 33 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect when approved only 
for the purpose of pennitting its submission to the legal voters of the towns of Bar 
Harbor, Tremont, Southwest Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Lamoine, Hancock, 
Sorrento, Gouldsboro, Trenton, Sullivan and Winter Harbor at an election called for that 
purpose and held within 2 years after the effective date of this Act. The elections must be 
called} advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections. 
The registrars shall make a complete list of all the eligible voters of the towns of Bar 
Harbor, Tremont, Southwest Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Lamoine, Hancock, 
Sorrento, Gouldsboro, Trenton1 Sullivan and Winter Harbor as described in this Act. The 
list prepared by the registrars govems the eligibility of a voter. For the purpose of 
registration of voters, the registrars of voters must be in session the next regular workday 
preceding the election. 
The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following 
question: 
11Shall 1An Act To Create the Bar Harbor Po1t Authority,' as passed by the 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark against the word 
11Yes
or 'No1t 
their opinion of the same. 
Upon its iicceptance by a majority of the legal voters voting at the election in the 
Town of Bar Harbor and in at least 6 of the 11 other towns to which the question is 
submitted, this Act talces effect for all other purposes, as long as the total number of votes 
cast for and against the acceptahce of this Act equals or exceeds 20% of the total number 
of votes oast for Governor in those towns at the last gubernatorial election. Another 
electio.t1. may be held, if the total number of votes cast in the first election in a town does 
not equal or exceed 20%. 
The result of the election must be declared by the municipal officers of the towns of 
Bar Harbor} Tremont, Southwest Harbor, Cranbeny Isles, Mount Dese1t, Lamoine, 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" A 
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Hancock> Sorrento; Gouldsboroj Trento14 Sullivan and Winter Harbor and due ce1tificate 
filed by the respective town clerks with the Secretary of State. 1 
SUMMARY 
This amendment extends to the towns of Bar Harbo1', Tremont, Southwest Harbor, 
Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Lamoine, Hancock, Sorrento, Gouldsboro, Trenton, 
Sullivan and Winter Harbo1· the right to vote on the o:i:eation of the Bar Ha1'bor Port 
Authority. Under the amendment, itl order for the autbodty to be created it must be 
approved by the voters in the Town of Bar Harbor and in at least 6 of the 11 other towns 
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SPONSORED BY: ----l~:..,.....,:;....1--,<-Jl.d~~',_,,.L-----,.;.--
(Representative CHAP 
TOWN: Brooksville 
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