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taken custody of the ballots and other election materials from the | | municipalities, the deposit made by the candidate requesting the | | recount is forfeited to the State if the resulting count fails to | | change the outcome of the election. If the recount reverses the | | election, the deposit must be returned to the candidate requesting | | the recount. The amount of the deposit is calculated as follows. |
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| | | A. If the percentage difference shown by the official | tabulation between the leading candidate and the 2nd-place | | requesting candidate is 2% or less of the total votes cast | | for that office, a deposit is not required. |
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| | | B. If the percentage difference shown by the official | tabulation between the leading candidate and the 2nd-place | | requesting candidate is more than 2% and less than or equal | | to 4% of the total votes cast for that office, the deposit | | is $500. |
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| | | C. If the percentage difference shown by the official | tabulation between the leading candidate and the 2nd-place | requesting candidate is more than 4% or more | | or equal to 6% of the total votes cast for that office, the | | deposit is $1,000. |
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| | | D.__If the percentage difference shown by the official | | tabulation between the leading candidate and the requesting | | candidate is more than 6% and less than or equal to 8% of | | the total votes cast for that office, the deposit is $2,500. |
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| | | E.__If the percentage difference shown by the official | | tabulation between the leading candidate and the requesting | | candidate is more than 8% and less than or equal to 10% of | | the total votes cast for that office, the deposit is $5,000. |
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| | | F.__If the percentage difference shown by the official | | tabulation between the leading candidate and the requesting | | candidate is more than 10% of the total votes cast for that | | office, the deposit is $10,000. |
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| | | Sec. 26. 21-A MRSA §737-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 473, §31 | | and affected by §46, is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Time of recount and designated recount candidates. The | | recount must be held as soon as reasonably possible at a time and | | place that affords the designated recount candidates a reasonable | | opportunity to be present. For purposes of this section, "the | | designated recount candidates" means the leading candidate and | | each candidate who has requested a recount and paid the | | applicable fee in accordance with this section.__The recount |
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