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An Act To Open Maine'S Primaries And Permit Unenrolled Voters To Cast Ballots In Primary Elections
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LD 211 — An Act To Open Maine'S Primaries And Permit Unenrolled Voters To Cast Ballots In Primary Elections
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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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 died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). 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.
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 139 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 89 - Nays 45 - Absent 14 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 126
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Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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(Yeas 22 - Nays 113 - Absent 13 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 125
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Motion of Representative ACKLEY of Monmouth to TABLE until later in today's session FAILED.
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Representative SCHNECK of Bangor moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.
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Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Kent ACKLEY · Primary
- Justin CHENETTE · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS · Cosponsor
- Norman HIGGINS · Cosponsor
- Donald MAREAN · Cosponsor
- David McCREA · Cosponsor
- Genevieve McDONALD · Cosponsor
- Matthew POULIOT · Cosponsor
- Walter RISEMAN · Cosponsor
- William Pluecker · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 50 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kent ACKLEY
Co-sponsors (9)
- Justin CHENETTE
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS
- Norman HIGGINS
- Donald MAREAN
- David McCREA
- Genevieve McDONALD
- Matthew POULIOT
- Walter RISEMAN
- William Pluecker Independent Voted No
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
18 Yea
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16 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 46% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BELLOWS of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| BREEN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CARPENTER of Aroostook | — | Nay |
| CARSON of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CHENETTE of York | — | Nay |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CLAXTON of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of Piscataquis | — | Yea |
| DESCHAMBAULT of York | — | Yea |
| DIAMOND of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| DOW of Lincoln | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Not Voting |
| GRATWICK of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HAMPER of Oxford | — | Yea |
| HERBIG of Waldo | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| LUCHINI of Hancock | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| MIRAMANT of Knox | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| ROSEN of Hancock | — | Nay |
| SANBORN, H. of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| SANBORN, L. of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Yea |
Passed
89 Yea
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45 Nay
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16 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 58 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 89 | 45 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 30% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Nay |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Yea |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Yea |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| BABINE of Scarborough | — | Yea |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Nay |
| BLUME of York | — | Yea |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Not Voting |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Yea |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Yea |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Nay |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Not Voting |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Not Voting |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COREY of Windham | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Not Voting |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Not Voting |
| CURTIS of Madison | — | Yea |
| DENK of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| DeVEAU of Caribou | — | Not Voting |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| DOLLOFF of Rumford | — | Yea |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Yea |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Nay |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Nay |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Yea |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Not Voting |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Yea |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Nay |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Yea |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Nay |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Yea |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Yea |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Yea |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Nay |
| KESCHL of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Yea |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Yea |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Nay |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Nay |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Nay |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Yea |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Nay |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Nay |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Yea |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Nay |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Nay |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Not Voting |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Yea |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| REED of Carmel | — | Not Voting |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Yea |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Not Voting |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Yea |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Yea |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Yea |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Yea |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Not Voting |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Yea |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Yea |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Nay |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Yea |
| VEROW of Brewer | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
Failed
22 Yea
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113 Nay
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15 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 68 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 113 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 15% | 75% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Yea |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Nay |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Nay |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Nay |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Nay |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| BABINE of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Nay |
| BLUME of York | — | Nay |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Not Voting |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Nay |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Nay |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Not Voting |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Not Voting |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COREY of Windham | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Not Voting |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Not Voting |
| CURTIS of Madison | — | Nay |
| DENK of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| DeVEAU of Caribou | — | Not Voting |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| DOLLOFF of Rumford | — | Nay |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Nay |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Yea |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Nay |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Not Voting |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Nay |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Yea |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Nay |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Yea |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Nay |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Nay |
| KESCHL of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Nay |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Nay |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Yea |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Nay |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Nay |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Nay |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Nay |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Nay |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Nay |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Nay |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Yea |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Not Voting |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Not Voting |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Nay |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Yea |
| REED of Carmel | — | Not Voting |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Nay |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Not Voting |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Nay |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Nay |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Nay |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Nay |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Nay |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Nay |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Nay |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Yea |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Nay |
| VEROW of Brewer | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Nay |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Not Voting |
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- Who sponsors LD 211?
- LD 211 is sponsored by Kent ACKLEY, Justin CHENETTE, Jeffrey EVANGELOS, Norman HIGGINS, Donald MAREAN, David McCREA, Genevieve McDONALD, Matthew POULIOT, Walter RISEMAN, and William Pluecker (Independent).
- What is the current status of LD 211?
- This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). 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.
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