21-A M.R.S. § 306

1. Voters enrolled in parties that fail to qualify. If the Secretary of State determines that a qualifying party has failed to meet the requirements of section 302 or 303 , the Secretary of State must change the status of voters enrolled in that qualifying party in the central voter registration system to unenrolled. [PL 2025, c. 397, §16 (NEW).]

2. Voters enrolled in qualified parties that are disqualified. Within 30 days of the Secretary of State's determination that a qualified party is disqualified under section 304 , the disqualified party may file a written notice with the Secretary of State electing to retain its enrolled voters. The written notice must certify that the party intends to seek requalification by December 31st of the year of the next general election following disqualification. A. If a notice is not timely filed by the disqualified party, the Secretary of State must change the status of voters enrolled in the disqualified party in the central voter registration system to unenrolled. [PL 2025, c. 397, §16 (NEW).] B. If a notice is timely filed by the disqualified party, the following procedures apply. (1) The Secretary of State may not automatically change the status of voters enrolled in the disqualified party in the central voter registration system to unenrolled except as permitted by subparagraph (5). Voters enrolled in the disqualified party may continue to change or withdraw their enrollment subject to the requirements of section 144 and section 145 . (2) The Secretary of State may remove the party's name from electronic versions and future printings of the voter registration application, but voters may continue to enroll in the disqualified party by writing the party name into a write-in blank on the voter registration application. (3) The disqualified party may request requalification by filing with the Secretary of State by December 31st of the year of the next general election following disqualification a certification that it has at least 5,000 voters enrolled in the party. The Secretary of State shall review the certification under the procedures in section 303, subsection 2 , and the disqualified party may appeal an adverse determination under section 303‑A . If restored to qualified status, the party must meet the requirements of section 301 to participate in subsequent primary elections and is not considered a newly qualified party for purposes of section 301, subsection 1, paragraph E . (4) In order to participate in a primary election under section 339 , the disqualified party must file a valid certification under subparagraph (3) no later than January 2nd of the year of that primary election. In order to participate in a presidential primary election under section 441 , the disqualified party must file a valid certification under subparagraph (3) no later than September 15th of the year before the presidential primary election. (5) If the disqualified party fails to submit a valid certification under subparagraph (3) by December 31st of the year of the next general election following disqualification, the Secretary of State must change the status of voters enrolled in the disqualified party in the central voter registration system to unenrolled and voters may no longer enroll in the disqualified party. Prior to disenrolling voters under this subparagraph, the Secretary of State shall generate from the central voter registration system and provide to the statewide chair of the disqualified party an electronic file containing the names, mailing addresses and residential addresses of all voters who will be disenrolled from the disqualified party. [PL 2025, c. 397, §16 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 397, §16 (NEW).]