{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-552","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §552","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.\n1.  Responsible electoral official.  \"Responsible electoral official\" means a public official who is responsible for accepting a nomination or nomination petition for an elected office and also means a public official who is responsible for placing the name of a person nominated for public office on a ballot, ballot label, calendar or other similar instrument.\n2.  Term.  \"Term\" means a full term of office or any portion of a term that began before the 3rd Wednesday in June in an odd‑numbered year served by an elected official in an office subject to the provisions of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 8: LIMITATION OF TERMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec552.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"52a445d45ee9c028f6fc46bae4bbc2970fe38b7fafe889834a19b9722916d635","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-551","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}