Year |
LD |
Amendments |
Session Law |
MRS Sections
Affected |
Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents & News Clips |
Full LD
History |
1931 |
LD 523
AN ACT to Regulate the Preparation and Distribution of Petitions for the
People's Veto and Direct Initiative as Authorized by Article Thirty-One
of the Constitution |
N/A |
PL 1931, c. 181 |
Codified as:
RS 1944, c. 7, §§1-5 |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1931 |
LD 524
AN ACT to Regulate Expenditures in Connection with Matters of
Legislation submitted to the People under the Provisions of Article
Thirty-One of the Constitution Providing for the Initiative and
Referendum
OTP-ND:
LD 949 |
N/A |
PL 1931, c. 203 |
Codified as:
RS 1944, c. 7, §6 |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1953 |
LD 926
AN ACT Amending the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
#166
#551 |
PL 1953, c. 365, §§20, 21 |
Amended:
RS 1944, c. 7, §§1, 2 |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1961 |
LD 1460
AN ACT Revising the Election Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 1614 |
N/A |
PL 1961, c. 360, §1 |
Enacted:
RS 1954, c. 3-A, §66
RS 1954, c. 3-A, §§164-166
Repealed:
RS 1954, c. 8 |
House, May 23, 1961
p. 2408
Senate, June 1, 1961
p. 2703 |
N/A |
N/A |
1961 |
LD 1694
AN ACT to Clarify the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
S-310 |
PL 1961, c. 408, §11 |
Amended:
RS 1954, c. 3-A, §166 |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1965 |
LD 1310
AN ACT to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Public Laws
|
Enacted with amendments:
CA "A" (LD 1589)
H-412
S-288
|
PL 1965, c. 425, §13-B |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(4) |
House, June 1, 1965
p. 2906-2908
House, June 4, 1965
p. 3100-3103 |
N/A |
N/A |
1965 |
LD 1648
AN ACT Relating to the Laws Governing Elections and Voting Machines |
N/A |
PL 1965, c. 451, §10 |
Amended:
21 MRS §1351(4) |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1967 |
LD 620
AN ACT to Revise the Election Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 1539 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-100
H-173 |
PL 1967, c. 225, §13 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(D) |
House, April 14, 1967
p. 1203-1205 |
N/A |
N/A |
1969 |
LD 1148
AN ACT Relating to Residence of Write-in Candidates on Ballots |
N/A |
PL 1969, c. 194, §2 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(F) |
House, April 18, 1969
p. 1319-1321 |
N/A |
N/A |
1971 |
LD 151
AN ACT Clarifying and Revising Certain Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
S-9 |
PL 1971, c. 65, §§18, 24 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(C)
21 MRS §1353 |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1971 |
LD 838
AN ACT Relating to Statement Setting Forth the Total Necessary to Retire
All Outstanding Bonds on Ballots for Bond Issues |
N/A |
PL 1971, c. 147 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(5-A) |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1971 |
LD 1707
AN ACT Relating to Form of Ballots in General Elections |
N/A |
1971 IB |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(C)
Repealed and Replaced:
21 MRS §702(1)
21 MRS §702(2)(A), (B)
Repealed:
21 MRS §702(2)(D) |
Senate, April 30, 1971
p. 2085-2091
House, May 3, 1971
p. 2099-2108
Senate, May 25, 1971
p. 3156-3162
House, May 26, 1971
p. 3173-3175
House, January 28, 1972
p. 67
House, February 1, 1972
p. 92-98
Senate, February 1, 1972
p. 105
Senate, February 2, 1972
p. 117-122
Senate, February 2, 1972
p. 128
Senate, February 3, 1972
p. 141-142
House, February 4, 1972
p. 149-150
Senate, February 4, 1972
p. 152
House, February 7, 1972
p. 169
Senate, February 7, 1972
p. 171-173
Senate, February 10, 1972
p. 235-236
House, February 17, 1972
p. 330-331
Senate, February 17, 1972
p. 332 |
Court Opinion:
Kelly v. Curtis, 287 A. 2d 426 (1972)
News Clips:
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N/A |
1973 |
LD 556
AN ACT to Revise the Election Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 1535
OTP-ND:
LD 1916 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-377
H-381
S-139 |
PL 1973, c. 414, §§32, 33, 34 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(F)
Repealed and replaced:
21 MRS §702(1)
21 MRS §702(2)(A) |
Senate, March 28, 1973
p. 1228-1229
House, March 29, 1973
p. 1248-1249
House, April 2, 1973
p. 1287
House, April 3, 1973
p. 1329-1330
House, April 5, 1973
p. 1425-1427
House, April 9, 1973
p. 1487
House, April 11, 1973
p. 1567-1568
House, April 12, 1973
p. 1649
House, April 19, 1973
p. 1833-1834
House, May 15, 1973
p. 2780
House, May 15, 1973
p. 2805
House, May 16, 1973
p. 2876-2881
Senate, May 17, 1973
p. 2978-2979
House, May 18, 1973
p. 2984 |
N/A |
N/A |
1973 |
LD 591
AN ACT Relating to Content of Ballots |
Enacted with amendment:
H-80 |
PL 1973, c. 160, §§4-7 |
Enacted:
21 MRS §702(2)(I)
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(B), (C), (H) |
House, March 12, 1973
p. 798-799 |
N/A |
N/A |
1973 |
LD 2530
AN ACT Relating to Elections to the House of Representatives |
N/A |
PL 1973, c. 720, §4 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(6) |
House, February 14, 1974
p. 707
Senate, February 15, 1974
p. 777
House, February 26, 1974
p. 929-935
House, February 27, 1974
p. 975
House, February 27, 1974
p. 992-995 |
N/A |
N/A |
1975 |
LD 2200
AN ACT to Clarify the Election Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 2344 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-1230
H-1270 |
PL 1975, c. 761, §30 |
Repealed and replaced:
21 MRS §702(2)(I) |
House, April 7, 1976
p. 1010-1013
House, April 12, 1976
p. 1072-1073
House, April 12, 1976
p. 1080-1081
House, April 12, 1976
p. 1088 |
Report:
Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Election Laws, 107
Legislature: Review of the Election Laws, H.P. 1646 (Jan. 1977) |
N/A |
1975 |
LD 2203
AN ACT Relating to the Initiative and Referendum Processes |
Enacted with amendments:
H-954
H-992
S-426 |
PL 1975, c. 682, §§2, 3 |
Enacted:
21 MRS §1354
21 MRS §1355
Amended:
21 MRS §1351 |
Senate, March 11, 1976
p. 438-439
Senate, March 12, 1976
p. 451-452
House, March 17, 1976
p. 492-493
House, March 18, 1976
p. 521
Senate, March 23, 1976
p. 618 |
Report:
Report of the Judiciary Committee on the Initiative and Referendum
Process (Dec. 1974) |
N/A |
1975 |
LD 2233
An Act Relating to the Form of Ballots |
N/A |
PL 1975, c. 730, §1 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(5) |
House, March 30, 1976
p. 798
House, March 30, 1976
p. 810
House, March 31, 1976
p. 846-847 |
Report:
Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Election Laws, 107
Legislature: Review of the Election Laws, H.P. 1646 (Jan. 1977) |
N/A |
1977 |
LD 1201
AN ACT to Clarify Election Related Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 1887 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-742
H-794 |
PL 1977, c. 496, §31 |
Amended:
21 MRS §1351(1), (2) |
Senate, June 23, 1977
p. 1984-1985
House, June 30, 1977
p. 2201-2202 |
N/A |
N/A |
1979 |
LD 842
AN ACT to Amend the Form of Election Ballots to Omit the Secretary of
State's Name under Certain Conditions |
Enacted with amendment:
S-133 |
PL 1979, c. 263, §2 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(3) |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1983 |
LD 241
An Act to Clarify the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
H-282 |
PL 1983, c. 425, §9 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(2)(C) |
No debate. |
N/A |
Yes |
1983 |
LD 1059
An Act Concerning Explanations for Referenda Questions which Appear on a
Ballot
OTP-ND:
LD 1663
|
N/A |
PL 1983, c. 410 |
Enacted:
21 MRS §702-A
21 MRS §1351(5) |
No debate. |
N/A |
Yes |
1983 |
LD 1552
An Act to Make Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of
Maine
OTP-ND:
LD 1760 |
N/A |
PL 1983, c. 480, §§25-28 |
Amended:
21 MRS §702(1)
21 MRS §702(2)(A)
21 MRS §702(2)(F)
21 MRS §702(2)(I) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1985 |
LD 576
An Act to Recodify the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
S-52 |
PL 1985, c. 161, §§5, 6 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §§901-906
Repealed:
21 MRS §702
21 MRS §702-A
21 MRS §§1351-1355 |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1987 |
LD 289
AN ACT Relating to Questions Put to the Electorate at Referendum |
Enacted with amendment:
S-39 |
PL 1987, c. 119 |
Repealed and Replaced:
21-A MRS §906(6)
Amended:
21-A MRS §905 |
Senate, February 19, 1987
p. 186
Senate, April 30, 1987
p. 665-670 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1987 |
LD 407
AN ACT to Amend Certain Election Laws
OTP-ND:
LD 1569 |
N/A |
PL 1987, c. 188, §16 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §906 |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1989 |
LD 697
An Act to Require Municipalities to Permit the Circulation of Petitions
on Local Issues |
Enacted with amendment:
S-40 |
PL 1989, c. 92, §1 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §903-A |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1991 |
LD 2019
An Act to Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-1187
S-617
S-770 |
PL 1991, c. 862, §8 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §901(4) |
House, March 12, 1992
p. H-394 |
Report:
Special Commission to Review the Electoral Process, Report to the
Secretary of State (Mar. 23, 1993)
Attorney General Opinion: Op. Me. Att'y
Gen. 80-83
Committee File:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD 1477
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Special Commission on
Electoral Practices |
Enacted with amendment:
H-707 |
PL 1993, c. 473, §41 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §906(1) |
Senate, June 9, 1993
p. S-1092-S-1100
Senate, June 9, 1993
p. S-1103-S-1104
House, June 14, 1993
p. H-1270-H-1284
House, June 29, 1993
p. H-1395
House, June 29, 1993
p. H-1410-H-1411
Senate, June 29, 1993
p. S-1166-S-1168
|
Report:
Special Commission to Review the Electoral Process, Report to the
Secretary of State (Mar. 23, 1993)
Attorney General Opinion: Op. Me. Att'y
Gen. 80-83
Committee File:
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News Clips:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD 1488
An Act to Clarify the Process for a Direct Initiative of Legislation and
to Simplify Questions Presented to the Voters at a Referendum |
Enacted with amendment:
H-497 |
PL 1993, c. 352, §§1-4 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §906(6-A)
Amended:
21-A MRS §901
Repealed and Replaced:
21-A MRS §905(1)
21-A MRS §906(6) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD 1609
An Act to Clarify Maine Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-947
S-557
S-612 |
PL 1993, c. 695, §33-35 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §903-A(1), (2)
Amended:
21-A MRS §901
|
Senate, March 31, 1994
p. S-1843 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD 1931
An Act to Promote Integrity in the Citizens Petition Process |
Enacted with amendments:
H-881
S-542 |
PL 1993, c. 599 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §904-A
21-A MRS §904-B |
House, March 23, 1994
p. H-1734-H-1738
House, March 24, 1994
p. H-1791-H-1793
Senate, March 28, 1994
p. S-1709-S-1711 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1995 |
LD 1461
An Act to Update and Clarify the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-501
H-524 |
PL 1995, c. 459 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §906(1) |
Senate, June 21, 1995
p. S-1267-S-1270 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1997 |
LD 440
An Act to Require Responsibility of the Employers of Persons who Collect
Signatures |
N/A |
PL 1997, c. 61 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §904-A |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1997 |
LD 1917
An Act to Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
S-451 |
PL 1997, c. 581, §§2-10 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §901(1)
21-A MRS §901(3-A)
21-A MRS §901(4)
21-A MRS §902
21-A MRS §906(1-A)
21-A MRS §906(3)
21-A MRS §906(7)
Repealed:
21-A MRS §906(1)
21-A MRS §906(5) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1997 |
LD 2082
An Act to Improve the Integrity of the Citizen Initiative Process |
Enacted with amendment:
H-938 |
PL 1997, c. 637 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §903-A(1), (2) |
House, March 19, 1998
p. H-1760-H-1762 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2001 |
LD 1042
An Act to Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
H-527 |
PL 2001, c. 310, §68 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §906(1-A) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2001 |
LD 2023
An Act to Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-776
S-422 |
PL 2001, c. 516, §19 |
Repealed:
21-A MRS §904-A |
Senate, February 13,
2002
p. S-1475-S-1476 |
Committee File:
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Court Opinion:
On Our Terms '97 PAC, et al.
v. Secretary of State of State of Maine, 101 F. Supp. 2d 19 (D. Me.
1999) |
Yes |
2005 |
LD 929
An Act To Create Freedom of Citizen Information Regarding Ballot
Questions and Political Action Committees |
Enacted with amendments:
H-412
H-503 |
PL 2005, c. 356 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §901-A |
No debate. |
Report:
Final Report of the Study Commission to Study Alternative Voting Procedures,
the Citizen Initiative Process and Minor Party Ballot Access (Jan. 2006)
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
2006 |
LD 2029
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study
Alternative Voting Procedures, the Citizen Initiative Process and Minor
Party Ballot Access |
Enacted with amendment:
S-526 |
PL 2005, c. 575, §1 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §903-A(3) |
Senate, April 11, 2006
p. S-1884 |
Report:
Report on the Feasibility of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV): Prepared for
the 122nd Maine Legislature Pursuant to the Public Laws of 2003, Chapter
117 (Jan. 15, 2005)
Report:
Final Report of the Study Commission to Study Alternative Voting
Procedures, the Citizen Initiative Process and Minor Party Ballot Access
(Jan. 2006)
Committee File:
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Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
2007 |
LD 176
An Act To Provide Notice to the General Public about Proposed Initiative
Questions |
Enacted with amendment:
S-114 |
PL 2007, c. 234 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §905-A
Amended:
21-A MRS §901(3-A)
21-A MRS §901(4)
21-A MRS §901(5)
21-A MRS §901-A(2)
21-A MRS §903-A |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2007 |
LD 1761
An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-489
S-389 |
PL 2007, c. 455, §53 |
Repealed and Replaced:
21-A MRS §904 |
Senate, June 21, 2007
p. S-1245-S-1246 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2009 |
LD 235
An Act To Modify the Citizen Initiative Process |
Enacted with amendment:
H-435 |
PL 2009, c. 341 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §901(5)
21-A MRS §901-A |
House, March 29, 2010
p. H-1291 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2009 |
LD 1169
An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
H-311 |
PL 2009, c. 253,
§§57-59 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §901
21-A MRS §901(3-A)
Repealed:
21-A MRS §906(2) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2010 |
LD 1730
An Act To Strengthen the Ballot Initiative Process |
Enacted with amendments:
S-443
S-481
S-487 |
PL 2009, c. 611 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §902-A
21-A MRS §903-C
Amended:
21-A MRS §901-A(2)
21-A MRS §902
21-A MRS §905(1)
21-A MRS §905(2) |
Senate, March 22, 2010
p. S-1533-S-1539
Senate, March 26, 2010
p. S-1650-S-1651
Senate, March 26, 2010
p. S-1655
House, March 30, 2010
p. H-1314-H-1315 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2011 |
LD 1528
An Act To Amend the Election Laws and Other Related Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
H-474 |
PL 2011, c. 342, §31 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §902 |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2013 |
LD 1615
An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendments:
H-620
H-662 |
PL 2013, c. 457, §5 |
Repealed:
21-A MRS §906(3) |
House, March 6, 2014
p. H-1530 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2015 |
LD 176
An Act To Amend the Law Governing the Gathering of Signatures for Direct
Initiatives and People's Veto Referenda |
Enacted with amendment:
H-98 |
PL 2015, c. 99 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §903-A
21-A MRS §903-C(1) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2017 |
LD 1323
An Act To Amend the Direct Initiative Signature Gathering Process |
Enacted with amendment:
H-405 |
PL 2017, c. 277, §4-6 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §903-D
Amended:
21-A MRS §902
21-A MRS §905(1) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2019 |
LD 1209
An Act To Require Legislative Hearings on Citizen-initiated Legislation |
Enacted with amendment:
H-204 |
PL 2019, c. 152 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §907 |
Senate, May 14, 2019
p. S-640-S-641 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2019 |
LD 534
An Act To Make Ballot Questions Easier To Read and Understand for Maine
Voters |
Enacted with amendment:
H-277 |
PL 2019, c. 414 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §906(8)
Amended:
21-A MRS §906(6)(B), (C) |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2019 |
LD 499
An Act To Prohibit Payment per Signature on Petitions for Direct
Initiatives and People's Veto Referendums |
Enacted with amendment:
S-232 |
PL 2019, c. 456 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §903-A(4), (5)
21-A MRS §904(6)
Amended:
21-A MRS §903-C(1)(D)
21-A MRS §904(4)
21-A MRS §904(5) |
House, June 10, 2019
p. H-870 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2019 |
LD 1904
An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing Elections |
Enacted with amendments:
H-776
S-408 |
PL 2019, c. 636, §19 |
Amended:
21-A MRS §901 |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2022 |
LD 1830
An Act To Amend the Election Laws |
Enacted with amendment:
S-462 |
PL 2021, c. 570 |
Enacted:
21-A MRS §905(4)
Amended:
21-A MRS §901(4)
21-A MRS §901-A(2)
21-A MRS §903
21-A MRS §905(2)
21-A MRS §905(3)
21-A MRS §905-A |
Senate, March 29, 2022
p. S-1691-S-1692 |
Committee File:
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Yes |