Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
Chapter 520 - RULES REGARDING PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON STATEWIDE REFERENDA
Section 250-520-4 - Guidelines for retary of State's Citizen's Guide

Universal Citation: 29 ME Code Rules ยง 250-520-4

Current through 2024-52, December 25, 2024

1. The Secretary of State's Citizen's Guide will be printed in an 8 1/2 by 11 size, on stock to be determined by the Secretary of State.

2. The Secretary of State shall include the following items in the Citizen's Guide for each public comment submitted and printed:

A. The name of the person who submitted the public comments;

B. The name of the organization the person represents, if applicable;

C. Whether the public comments support or oppose the measure; and

D. A disclaimer in substantially the following form:

"The printing of this public comment does not constitute an endorsement by the State of Maine, nor does the State warrant the accuracy or truth of any statements made in the public comment."

3. Each public comment will be labeled "Public Comment in Support" or "Public Comment in Opposition".

4. Information and public comments for each question will be presented in the following order: 1) brief explanatory statement prepared by the Attorney General; 2) estimate of the fiscal impact prepared by the Office of Fiscal and Program Review; 3) public comments submitted in support of the ballot measure, if any; and 4) public comments submitted in opposition to the ballot measure, if any. All public comments in support, up to a maximum of three, will be printed first, followed by public comments in opposition, up to a maximum of three.

5. Standard formatting attributes, such as boldface, all caps, centering, underlining and bulleted or numbered lists may be used with the following exceptions:

A. Italic text may be used only when identifying publications. Improperly used italic text will be changed to plain text.

B. Names of court cases should be underlined, not italicized. Court cases submitted in a different format will be changed.

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