March 28, 2018

WEEKLY NOTICES OF STATE RULEMAKING
Public Input for Proposed and Adopted Rules

Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rulemaking. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one -- the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rulemaking if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rulemaking if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 Section 11112). World-Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rulemaking liaisons, who are single points of contact for each agency.

RULEMAKING NOTICE

AGENCY: 29-250 - Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, Division of Elections
RULEMAKING NOTICE: Ch. 535 (New), Rules Governing the Administration of Elections Determined by Ranked-Choice Voting
RULE NUMBER: 2018-P038
BRIEF SUMMARY: This emergency rule will set forth the procedures for the administration of elections determined by ranked-choice voting, including the collection, security and handling of ballots and memory devices between the municipal offices and the central counting facility; aggregating and counting the cast vote records; administering the rounds of ranked-choice counting to achieve a majority result; and reporting the results.
PUBLIC HEARING: N/A (rule to be adopted as emergency)
COMMENT DEADLINE: April 6, 2018
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / RULEMAKING LIAISON: Julie L. Flynn, 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101. Telephone: (207) 624-7736. Fax: (207) 287-5428. Email: Julie.Flynn@Maine.gov.
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: N/A
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 21-A MRS §§ 723-A sub-§5-A
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: PL 2017 c. 316 and I.B. 2015 c. 3 (Ranked-choice Voting)
WEBSITE: www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming .

ADOPTIONS

AGENCY: 05-071 – Department of Education (DOE)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 82 (Repeal), School Bus Driver Fitness Determination
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2018-046
CONCISE SUMMARY: Repeal of the rule in response to feedback from the field.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 2018
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / DOE RULEMAKING LIAISON: Jaci Holmes, Maine Department of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta, Maine. Telephone: (207) 624-6669. Email: Jaci.Holmes@Maine.gov .
DOE WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/doe/ .