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An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Collection of Signatures for Referenda
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §903-D  is enacted to read:
§ 903-D. Limitation on circulators of petitions
A person collecting signatures on a petition for the direct initiative of legislation or a people's veto referendum must have been a resident of the State for at least one year prior to the beginning of the collection process.
 
SUMMARY
This bill limits the collecting of signatures on petitions for the direct initiative of legislation or a people's veto referendum to persons who have been residents of the State for at least one year.