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outside the territory of the district if the usual voting place for | | persons located within the district is located outside the | | territory of the district. For the purpose of registering voters, | | the registrar of voters must be in session on the regular workday | | preceding the election. The question presented must conform to one | | of the following forms: |
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| | | Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §6413-A, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 147, §3, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | If a water district chooses to increase its debt limit | | pursuant to this section, the governing body of the water | | district shall propose a new debt limit and submit the proposal | for approval at a districtwide referendum within the district | | The referendum must be called, advertised and conducted according | | to the law relating to municipal elections, except the registrar | | of voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to post a new | | list of voters. The referendum may be held outside the territory | | of the district if the usual voting place for persons located | | within the district is located outside the territory of the | | district. For the purpose of registering voters, the registrar | | of voters must be in session on the regular work day preceding | | the election. The question presented must conform to the | | following form: |
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| | | "Do you favor changing the debt limit of the (insert name of | | district) from (insert current debt limit) to (insert | | proposed debt limit)?" |
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| | | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1256 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1256. Sewer districts; authority to increase debt limits |
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| | | 1.__Debt limit.__Notwithstanding any provision of its charter | | to the contrary, a sewer district may increase its debt limit by | | referendum in accordance with this section.__A sewer district is | | not required to use the procedure provided by this section and | | may seek to increase its debt limit by any other lawful means, | | including pursuant to any other means described in its charter or | | by seeking legislative amendment to its charter. |
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| | | 2.__Referendum.__If a sewer district chooses to increase its | | debt limit pursuant to this section, the governing body of the | | sewer district shall propose a new debt limit and submit the | | proposal for approval at a districtwide referendum.__The | | referendum must be called, advertised and conducted according to | | the law relating to municipal elections, except the registrar of | | voters is not required to prepare or the clerk to post a new list | | of voters.__The referendum may be held outside the territory of | | the district if the usual voting place for persons located within |
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