‘Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§13-A is enacted to read:
13-A. Domestic partner. "Domestic partner" means the partner of a voter who:
A. Has been legally domiciled with the voter for at least 12 months;
B. Is not legally married to or legally separated from another individual;
C. Is the sole partner of the voter and expects to remain so; and
D. Is jointly responsible with the voter for each other's common welfare as evidenced by joint living arrangements, joint financial arrangements or joint ownership of real or personal property.
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§20, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §1, is further amended to read:
20. Immediate family. "Immediate family" means a person's spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sister, brother, stepparent, stepgrandparent, stepchild, stepgrandchild, stepsister, stepbrother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, guardian or , former guardian or domestic partner.’