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§723-A
Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 3: POST ELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 1: TABULATION AND RESULTS
§724-A

§724. Election certificate issued

Within a reasonable time after an election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and the Governor shall sign an election certificate, in accordance with Title 5, section 84, for each person elected to office according to the tabulation submitted under section 722. If the result of an election is being appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court, or referred to the appropriate legislative body, after a recount pursuant to section 737‑A, subsection 10, the certificate must be issued to the apparent winner of the election based on the final recount tabulation.   [PL 2019, c. 371, §27 (NEW).]
1.  Ineligible person. 
[PL 2009, c. 253, §40 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 473, §28 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 253, §40 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 371, §27 (RPR).
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