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POIRIER v. CITY OF SACO

529 A.2d 329 (1987)

Theodore POIRIER, Sr., v. CITY OF SACO et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Valentino (orally), Saco, for plaintiff.

Erland B. Hardy (orally), James F. Molleur, Woodman & Edmands, Biddeford, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., NICHOLS, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ., and WERNICK, A.R.J.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

On November 5, 1985, Theodore Poirier, running unopposed, was elected to the Ward 3 seat on the Saco city council. The Saco city charter requires a city councilor to be both a "resident" and a "qualified voter" of the ward from which he is elected. In its role as the judge of the election and qualification of city councilors and other city officers under the Saco city charter, the city council after a public hearing determined that Poirier...

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