Clarifying a few points about the recently enacted recall ordinance in Paris:
*How is a vacancy filled on the selectboard if a selectman is unelected at a recall election? A special town meeting may be called. The operative word is may. [30-A, MRSA §2521, Call of Town Meeting; 30-A; MRSA §2602(3), Vacancy in Municipal Office]
*Can the board of selectmen appoint someone to fill a vacancy - temporarily or otherwise? A vacancy on the board of selectmen, or in any other elected office, can only be filled by an election by secret ballot. [30-A, MRSA §2528, Secret Ballot, (1) Acceptance by town].
*How often can recall of an elected official be attempted? If an official is not removed in a recall election, he or she can not be subjected to another recall attempt for another six months. [Ordinance for a Recall Election in the Town of Paris, Maine §6]
