Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

LD 114 — An Act To Establish Open Primaries For Certain Federal And State Offices

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

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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 111 - Nays 24 - Absent 13 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 124

  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

  • Deane RYKERSON · Primary
  • Kent ACKLEY · Cosponsor
  • Diane DENK · Cosponsor
  • Geoffrey GRATWICK · Cosponsor
  • Michael SYLVESTER · Cosponsor
  • Michele Meyer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Deane RYKERSON

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Kent ACKLEY
  • Diane DENK
  • Geoffrey GRATWICK
  • Michael SYLVESTER
  • Michele Meyer Democrat

Not signed on (180)

180 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 111 Yea · 24 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6714014
Republican 25000
Democrat 181000
Unenrolled 0001
Independent 1000
Total 11124015
% of votes cast 74%16%0%10%
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 — Yea
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 — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
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 — Yea
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
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 — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Not Voting
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Not Voting
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
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 — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
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 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 Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 114?
LD 114 is sponsored by Deane RYKERSON, Kent ACKLEY, Diane DENK, Geoffrey GRATWICK, Michael SYLVESTER, and Michele Meyer (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 114?
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 114?
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