{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-504","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §504","heading":"Authority to act","body":"Words in any statute, charter or ordinance giving authority to 3 or more persons authorize a majority to act when the statute, charter or ordinance does not otherwise specify.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a vacancy on an elected or appointed body does not in itself impair the authority of the remaining members to act unless a statute, charter or ordinance expressly prohibits the body from acting during the period of any vacancy and does not in itself affect the validity of any action no matter when taken.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 1: COUNTIES","CHAPTER 1: COUNTY OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER 7: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT","ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec504.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"52743108f71807bf0aeaae938242b20de5b57afb870b350b97f6e4b2fcfdc253","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-503","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}