Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee

LD 1686 — An Act To Allow Maine Clean Election Act Funds To Be Used For Election Recounts

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 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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

  3. Reports Read

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. (Yeas 102 - Nays 41 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 225

  7. On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, 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

  • Kent ACKLEY · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Kent ACKLEY

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 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 102 Yea · 41 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 652406
Republican 23101
Democrat 131500
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 0100
Total 1024107
% of votes cast 68%27%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Not Voting
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
CURTIS of Madison — Yea
DENK of Kennebunk — Nay
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 — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Yea
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 — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
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 — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
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 — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Nay
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
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 Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1686?
LD 1686 is sponsored by Kent ACKLEY.
What is the current status of LD 1686?
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.
Where can I track LD 1686?
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