{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-102","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §102","heading":"Deputy registrar","body":"The registrar may appoint one or more deputies, except that if the registrar does not also serve as the clerk, the registrar shall appoint the clerk to serve as a deputy registrar.\n1.  Qualifications and compensation.  Section 101, subsections 1, 3 and 5, apply to a deputy registrar.\n2.  Term of office.  A deputy registrar serves at the will of the registrar, except that if the clerk is a deputy registrar and the registrar leaves office, the clerk becomes the registrar pro tem until a new registrar is appointed and sworn, at which point the clerk must be appointed as a deputy to the new registrar.\n3.  Duties.  The deputy registrar may perform any of the duties of office prescribed by the registrar.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 3: VOTER REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER 1: REGISTRAR OF VOTERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec102.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"c1fdf2e1223cce8ba27f3180f1f911625e391659a1e6b465c380c75c4b7dfa2d","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-101","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}