§331. Primary required
1.
Nomination by primary election.
A party's nomination of a candidate must be made by primary election, as provided in this Article. When there is an office for which no candidate has qualified either by filing a petition and consent under sections 335 and 336 or as a write-in candidate in accordance with section 722‑A, the Secretary of State is not required to list the office on the primary ballot. The Secretary of State is not required to print a primary ballot if there are no offices for which a candidate has qualified.
[PL 2015, c. 447, §8 (AMD).]
2.
Exceptions.
This Article does not apply to:
A.
Nominations for presidential electors;
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
3.
Limitations to candidacy.
The following limitations apply to all candidates for nominations.
A.
A person may not file, whether by primary election or nomination petition, as a candidate for more than one federal, state or county office at any election, except for a candidate for membership in a county charter commission or a candidate for presidential elector under section 351, subsection 3.
[PL 1997, c. 436, §47 (AMD).]
B.
A person may file as a candidate for any federal, state or county office either by primary election or nomination petition but not by both, except for a candidate for membership in a county charter commission under section 351, subsection 3.
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 436, §47 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 436, §47 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 447, §8 (AMD).