§111-A. Voting age qualification for primary elections

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.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §311, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §17, is further amended to read:

§311. Rules governing

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.

1. Call. The caucus may be called by the chairman chair or a majority of the members of the municipal committee of a political party. If the municipal committee fails to call a caucus, the county committee may call the caucus. At the request of that committee municipal officers shall provide available space in a public building for a caucus. A municipality may hold its caucus outside the municipality if several municipalities elect to meet on a consolidated basis or if the committee calling the caucus determines that a facility outside the municipality is more suitable.

2. Time. A biennial municipal caucus of any party held biennially during the general election year for the purpose of electing delegates to a state convention and for any other business must be held during the general election year before March 20th.

3. Notice. The secretary of the committee must shall have a notice of the caucus published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality at least 3 and not more than 7 days before it is to be held, or must shall post a notice in a conspicuous, public place in each voting district in the municipality at least 7 days before the caucus. The notice must contain the name of the party, the time and place of the caucus and the name of the person calling it.

A. If the notice is not published as required by this subsection, the caucus is void if challenged by any voter