{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-731","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §731","heading":"Tie defined","body":"There is a tie vote when 2 or more persons receive an equal number of votes, which number would entitle each one to nomination or election, except for the tie.  There is a tie vote in a referendum, when a question receives an equal number of affirmative and negative votes.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 3: POST ELECTION PROCEDURE","ARTICLE 2: TIE VOTES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec731.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"1c66b686a14f4eab6d7f771c4f008cb386d2e0ada40d41893e9772bdf0be9fcc","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-726","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}