| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §111, as amended by PL 1987, c. 423, §2, is | further amended to read: |
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| §111. General qualifications |
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| | A person who meets the following requirements may vote in any | election in a municipality, including a biennial municipal caucus | held pursuant to section 311. |
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| | 1. Citizenship. He The person must be a citizen of the | United States. |
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| | 2. Age. He The person must be at least 18 years of age, | except that, to vote in a political party's primary election or | municipal caucus, the person must be at least 18 years of age as | of the date of the next general election. |
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| | 3. Residence. He The person must have established and | maintain a voting residence in that municipality. |
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| | 4. Registration. He The person must be registered to vote in | that municipality. |
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| | 5. Enrollment. He The person must be enrolled in a party in | that municipality to vote at a that party's caucus, convention or | primary election, unless otherwise permitted by a political the | party pursuant to section 340. |
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| | Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §111-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 577, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| §111-A. Voting age qualification for primary elections |
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| | Notwithstanding section 111, subsection 2, a A person who has | not yet reached 18 years of age but will be 18 years of age at | the time of a general election and meets all other qualifications | in order to vote in a primary election may vote in the primary | election for the selection of candidates to be on the ballot at | that general election. |
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| | Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §311, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §17, is | further amended to read: |
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| | A biennial municipal caucus is may be held by any political | party for the purpose of electing delegates to a state convention | and for any other business governed by the following provisions. |
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