Maine 128th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

LD 1561 — An Act To Enact The Maine Citizens' Initiatives Clean Election Act

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator COLLINS of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  3. Reports Read

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. (Yeas 110 - Nays 33 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 256

  7. On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  8. Reports READ.

  9. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence

  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  11. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.

  12. Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

  • COREY · Primary
  • CASÁS · Cosponsor
  • DIAMOND · Cosponsor
  • GROHMAN · Cosponsor
  • HANINGTON · Cosponsor
  • HILLIARD · Cosponsor
  • LONGSTAFF · Cosponsor
  • NADEAU · Cosponsor
  • ROSEN · Cosponsor
  • Bruce Bickford · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • COREY

Co-sponsors (9)

  • CASÁS
  • DIAMOND
  • GROHMAN
  • HANINGTON
  • HILLIARD
  • LONGSTAFF
  • NADEAU
  • ROSEN
  • Bruce Bickford Republican Voted No

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 110 Yea · 33 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 812607
Democrat 12301
Republican 17400
Total 1103308
% of votes cast 73%22%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BATES of Westbrook — Yea
BATTLE of South Portland — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Nay
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CASÁS of Rockport — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CHACE of Durham — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Nay
CRAIG of Brewer — Nay
DeCHANT of Bath — Yea
DENNO of Cumberland — Yea
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUCHESNE of Hudson — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
ESPLING of New Gloucester — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FARRIN of Norridgewock — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Nay
FREY of Bangor — Not Voting
FULLER of Lewiston — Yea
GERRISH of Lebanon — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Not Voting
GILLWAY of Searsport — Yea
GINZLER of Bridgton — Yea
GOLDEN of Lewiston — Yea
GRANT of Gardiner — Nay
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
GROHMAN of Biddeford — Nay
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
HAMANN of South Portland — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARLOW of Portland — Nay
HARVELL of Farmington — Yea
HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HERBIG of Belfast — Yea
HERRICK of Paris — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HILLIARD of Belgrade — Yea
HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KINNEY of Limington — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle — Yea
LOCKMAN of Amherst — Yea
LONGSTAFF of Waterville — Yea
LUCHINI of Ellsworth — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MADIGAN of Rumford — Yea
MALABY of Hancock — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McELWEE of Caribou — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PARKER of South Berwick — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
POULIOT of Augusta — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SANBORN of Portland — Yea
SANDERSON of Chelsea — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SEAVEY of Kennebunkport — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SHERMAN of Hodgdon — Nay
SIROCKI of Scarborough — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
SPEAR of South Thomaston — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Not Voting
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SUTTON of Warren — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
TURNER of Burlington — Yea
VACHON of Scarborough — Nay
WALLACE of Dexter — Nay
WARD of Dedham — Nay
WHITE of Washburn — Yea
WINSOR of Norway — Not Voting
WOOD of Greene — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Not Voting
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Kenneth Fredette Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Quentin Chapman Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Nay

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1561?
LD 1561 is sponsored by COREY, CASÁS, DIAMOND, GROHMAN, HANINGTON, HILLIARD, LONGSTAFF, NADEAU, ROSEN, and Bruce Bickford (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 1561?
This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track LD 1561?
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