[Local-Maine-Schools] Fw: Request for opinion regarding petitions to repeal school consolidation laws

[skipgreenlaw]

Request for opinion regarding petitions to repeal school consolidation lawsGood morning everyone,

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHANGE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS TO
skipg at midmaine.com.  THANK YOU.

The enclosed attachment from Bryan Dench provides confirmation that the Secretary of State concurs with Bryan's opinion that our petition is not impacted by the fact that the recent sesssion of the legislature
enacted LD 2323 which amended the school consolidation law.

We thank Bryan and his associate, Jennifer Thompson, for their excellent legal analysis and opinion.  This ought to provide additional 
encouragement that our work can move forward and that we can finish collecting the necessary signatures (approximately 18,000) on primary election day, Tuesday, June 10 and file the petition in June.

If anyone needs copies of the petitions together with instructions to collect signatures, please contact me at skipg at midmaine.com or call me at 367-2738.  Every effort that anyone can make will ensure that we have sufficient signatures to file the petition.

Another reminder, we still need to raise some money to cover our expenses.  Please send any contribution to our treasurer, Judy Sproule,
18 Rothry Lane, Trenton, Me. 04605 and make a check out to Maine
Coalition to Save Schools.

Have a great remainder of this beautiful weekend!!!!!!

Sincerely,
Skip


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dench, Bryan M. 
To: skipgreenlaw ; Judy Sproule 
Cc: Thompson, Jennifer L. 
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 12:02 AM
Subject: FW: Request for opinion regarding petitions to repeal school consolidation laws


Dear Skip,

 

I am pleased to forward Secretary Dunlap's response to my request for his opinion regarding the petition.  He agreed with my analysis that upon our timely filing the petitions with the requisite number of signatures the SOS would have no authority to review it again in light of LD 2323 but would instead transmit it to the Legislature and ultimately to the voters.  This is gratifying.  Best of luck in the ongoing effort to collect signatures.

 

Regards, Bryan

 

Bryan M. Dench 
Attorney at Law 
Skelton, Taintor & Abbott 
Attorneys at Law 
95 Main Street - P.O. Box 3200 
Auburn, ME 04212-3200 
207. 784.3200 x. 304 


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From: Smith, John T. [mailto:John.T.Smith at maine.gov] 
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:41 PM
To: Dench, Bryan M.
Cc: Dunlap, Matthew; Gardiner, Phyllis; Flynn, Julie
Subject: RE: Request for opinion regarding petitions to repeal school consolidation laws

 

Mr. Dench,

Attached to this email you will find Secretary Dunlap's response to your letter dated May 16, 2008.  Please call or email should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

John T. Smith

 

 

John T. Smith

Deputy Secretary of State

148 State House Station

Augusta, Maine 04333-0148

Phone: 207-626-8409

Fax: 207-287-8598

 


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From: Dench, Bryan M. [mailto:bdench at 3200.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 6:37 PM
To: Office, SOS
Cc: phyllis.gardiner at state.me.us; Thompson, Jennifer L.; Toth, Michele L.; skipgreenlaw; Judy Sproule
Subject: Request for opinion regarding petitions to repeal school consolidation laws

<<Dunlap letter re petition.pdf>> 
Please see the attached letter, Mr. Secretary.  Thank you. 

 

Bryan M. Dench 
Attorney at Law 
Skelton, Taintor & Abbott 
Attorneys at Law 
95 Main Street - P.O. Box 3200 
Auburn, ME 04212-3200 
207. 784.3200 x. 304 





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