Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive 5 R cosponsors

LD 109 — An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation For All Candidates By Allowing A Candidate'S Nickname To Appear On The Ballot

Last action — ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

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Action History

  1. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  3. (Yeas 76 - Nays 60 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)

  4. ROLL CALL NO. 39

  5. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  6. Speaker laid before the House

  7. Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  8. Later today assigned.

  9. On motion of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

  10. Sent down for concurrence

  11. On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE

  12. Reports Read

  13. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-38).

  15. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  16. Committee Amendment "A" (H-38) was READ and ADOPTED.

  17. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  18. Subsequently, On motion of Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. (Yeas 71 - Nays 75 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 17

  21. On motion of Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.

  22. Reports READ.

  23. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM

  24. Voted - Divided Report

  25. Work Session Reconsidered

  26. Voted - Divided Report

  27. Work Session Held

  28. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  29. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 30 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (179)

179 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

RECEDE and concur

Passed 76 Yea · 60 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 403009
Republican 22705
Democrat 33300
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 0001
Total 7660015
% of votes cast 50%40%0%10%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Not Voting
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Not Voting
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
CONNOR of Lewiston — Nay
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DOWNES of Bucksport — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Not Voting
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LIBBY of Auburn — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Not Voting
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Not Voting
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Not Voting
ROCHE of Wells — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Not Voting
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
TUTTLE of Sanford — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Not Voting
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WOOD of Portland — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Not Voting
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Not Voting
Chad Perkins Republican Not Voting
David G. Haggan Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Nay
Jennifer Poirier Republican Nay
John Ducharme Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Not Voting
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Not Voting
Michael Lemelin Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Not Voting
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Failed 71 Yea · 75 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 374101
Republican 22804
Democrat 31500
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 0100
Total 717505
% of votes cast 47%50%0%3%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
CONNOR of Lewiston — Nay
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DOWNES of Bucksport — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Nay
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Not Voting
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LIBBY of Auburn — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
RISEMAN of Harrison — Nay
ROCHE of Wells — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
TUTTLE of Sanford — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Nay
WOOD of Portland — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Not Voting
Chad Perkins Republican Not Voting
David G. Haggan Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Nay
Jennifer Poirier Republican Nay
John Ducharme Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Not Voting
Joseph Underwood Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 109?
LD 109 is sponsored by James Thorne (Republican), Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III (Republican), Jennifer Poirier (Republican), John Ducharme (Republican), Josanne DOLLOFF, Meldon CARMICHAEL, and Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 109?
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” 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 109?
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