LD 147 — Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Provide For The Popular Election Of The Secretary Of State
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Stalled
-6% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Failed a recorded vote
Failed 2 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.
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Summary
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State
Bill Text
- LD 147 HP 80 View text Current pdf
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Reported Out — OTP-AM/ONTP
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Voted — Divided Report
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Work Session Held
Sponsors
- LD 147 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 91 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- LD 147
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Failed
17 Yea
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17 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 49% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Yea |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Nay |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Nay |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Yea |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Bernard | Republican | Yea |
Failed
69 Yea
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77 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 61 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 69 | 77 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 46% | 51% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BOYER of Poland | — | Yea |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | — | Nay |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Nay |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Guilford | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Norway | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Nay |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Nay |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Nay |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Nay |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Nay |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Nay |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Yea |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Not Voting |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| John Eder | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Yea |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Yea |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Yea |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does LD 147 do?
- RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State
- Who sponsors LD 147?
- LD 147 is sponsored by LD 147.
- What is the current status of LD 147?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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