Private & Special Laws

Chapter 22

S.P. 621 - L.D. 1754

PART C

Sec. C-1. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect when approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the legal voters of the City of Augusta and the City of Hallowell on November 6, 2007. The election must be called, advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections, except that the boards of registration in the City of Augusta and the City of Hallowell are not required to prepare for posting or the city clerks to post, a new list of voters, and for the purpose of registration of voters, the boards of registration are required to be in session the 3 secular days preceding the election, of which the first 2 days must be devoted to registration of the voters and the last day to verification of the lists and completion of the records of the sessions. A checklist of the names of legal voters must be used at the election. The city clerks shall prepare the required ballots.

1. The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following 2 questions for the City of Augusta:

The voters of the City of Augusta shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same.

2. The subject matter of this Act is reduced to the following question for the City of Hallowell:

The voters of the City of Hallowell shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same.

The results of the City of Augusta and the City of Hallowell elections pursuant to this Part must be declared by the municipal officers and due certificate of the results filed by the city clerks with the Secretary of State. This Act takes effect for all other purposes as provided in sections 2 and 3.

Sec. C-2. Election results; full consolidation. Part A, providing for the merger of the Augusta Water District, the Augusta Sanitary District and the sewer service provided by the Hallowell Water District to create the Greater Augusta Utility District, takes effect upon:

1. The acceptance of both of the 2 questions specified in section 1, subsection 1 by a majority of the legal voters voting at the City of Augusta election pursuant to section 1 if the total number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of each question equals or exceeds 20% of the total vote for all candidates for Governor cast in the City of Augusta at the next previous gubernatorial election; and

2. The acceptance of the question specified in section 1, subsection 2 by a majority of the legal voters voting at the City of Hallowell election pursuant to section 1 if the total number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of the question equals or exceeds 20% of the total vote for all candidates for Governor cast in the City of Hallowell at the next previous gubernatorial election.

Sec. C-3. Election results; Augusta consolidation only. Part B, providing for the merger of the Augusta Water District and the Augusta Sanitary District to create the Greater Augusta Utility District, takes effect upon the acceptance of the question specified in section 1, subsection 1, question A by a majority of the legal voters voting at the City of Augusta election pursuant to section 1 if the total number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of the question equals or exceeds 20% of the total vote for all candidates for Governor cast in the City of Augusta at the next previous gubernatorial election and if the question specified in section 1, subsection 2 is not accepted by a majority of the legal voters voting at the City of Hallowell election pursuant to section 1.