LD1388

Lowers the approval threshold for municipal charter changes in Maine from 30% to 15% of total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.

This bill modifies the criteria for adopting or altering a municipal charter in Maine. It reduces the required approval threshold from 30% to 15% of the total votes cast in the municipality during the last gubernatorial election. This change applies to new charters, charter revisions, charter modifications, and charter amendments. The bill maintains the requirement that a majority of the votes cast must favor the change for it to be adopted.