Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §254, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

7. Prosecutorial District Number 7. There shall must be one district attorney for Hancock and Washington Counties County, which shall be is known as "Prosecutorial District Number 7." The district attorney shall must be elected by the voters of Hancock and Washington Counties County in the manner set forth in section 251.

Notwithstanding section 251, subsection 2, the district attorney must be a resident of either Hancock County or Washington County.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §254, sub-§9 is enacted to read:

9.__Prosecutorial District Number 9.__There must be one district attorney for Washington County, which is known as "Prosecutorial District Number 9."__The district attorney must be elected by the voters of Washington County in the manner set forth in section 251.

Notwithstanding section 251, subsection 2, the district attorney must be a resident of either Hancock County or Washington County.

SUMMARY

This bill allows the residents of Hancock and Washington counties to elect their own district attorney for each county.