Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

LD 1108 — An Act To Require All Candidates For Any State Or County Office To Follow The Same Rules For Submission Of Signatures Regarding Deadlines And The Number Of Signatures

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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

This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. 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 LAWRENCE of York The Senate INSISTED To PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-57) In NON-CONCURRENCE

  3. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  5. (Yeas 64 - Nays 78 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 99

  7. Motion of Representative MORRIS of Turner that the House RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-57) FAILED.

  8. Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland MOVED that the House INSIST.

  9. Ordered sent down forthwith for Concurrence.

  10. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-57), in Non-concurrence.

  11. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  12. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  13. Committee Amendment "A" (H-57) READ and ADOPTED

  14. READ ONCE

  15. On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE

  16. Reports READ

  17. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  18. Subsequently, on further motion of same Representative the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. (Yeas 66 - Nays 72 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 77

  21. Motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  22. Speaker laid before the House

  23. Later today assigned.

  24. On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.

  25. Reports READ.

  26. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

  27. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  28. Voted - Divided Report

  29. Work Session Held

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

  31. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 56 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 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

Failed 64 Yea · 78 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 05202
Republican 52003
Unaffiliated 122403
Unenrolled 0100
Independent 0100
Total 647808
% of votes cast 43%52%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
BOYLE of Gorham — Not Voting
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
DAVIS of East Machias — Yea
DUNPHY of Embden — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GALLETTA of Durham — Not Voting
HOBBS of Wells — Nay
JAUCH of Topsham — Nay
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Nay
NESS of Fryeburg — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Yea
PRINGLE of Windham — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
RISEMAN of Harrison — Nay
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SHAW of Auburn — Not Voting
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Nay
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Nay
WORTH of Ellsworth — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
Adam Lee Democrat Nay
Allison Hepler Democrat Nay
Ambureen Rana Democrat Nay
Amy Kuhn Democrat Nay
Amy Roeder Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne Graham Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Arthur Bell Democrat Nay
Charles Skold Democrat Nay
Cheryl Golek Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Nay
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Nay
Daniel Sayre Democrat Nay
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Nay
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Not Voting
Grayson Lookner Democrat Nay
Holly Eaton Democrat Nay
Holly Sargent Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
James Dill Democrat Nay
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Karen Montell Democrat Nay
Kelly Murphy Democrat Nay
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Nay
Laura Supica Democrat Nay
Laurie Osher Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Not Voting
Lydia Crafts Democrat Nay
Lynn Copeland Democrat Nay
Mana Abdi Democrat Nay
Marc Malon Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Melanie Sachs Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michel Lajoie Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Morgan Rielly Democrat Nay
Nina Milliken Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Poppy Arford Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Sally Cluchey Democrat Nay
Samuel Zager Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Nay
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Nay
Traci Gere Democrat Nay
Valli Geiger Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Nay
Walter Runte Democrat Nay
William Bridgeo Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Yea
Benjamin Hymes Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Not Voting
David Boyer Republican Yea
David G. Haggan Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
James White Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Yea
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Laurel Libby Republican Not Voting
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Yea
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Failed 66 Yea · 72 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15003
Republican 52003
Unaffiliated 132105
Unenrolled 0001
Independent 0100
Total 6672012
% of votes cast 44%48%0%8%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
BOYLE of Gorham — Not Voting
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
DAVIS of East Machias — Yea
DUNPHY of Embden — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GALLETTA of Durham — Not Voting
HOBBS of Wells — Not Voting
JAUCH of Topsham — Nay
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Nay
NESS of Fryeburg — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Yea
PRINGLE of Windham — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Not Voting
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SHAW of Auburn — Nay
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Nay
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Nay
WORTH of Ellsworth — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Not Voting
Adam Lee Democrat Nay
Allison Hepler Democrat Nay
Ambureen Rana Democrat Nay
Amy Kuhn Democrat Nay
Amy Roeder Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne Graham Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Arthur Bell Democrat Nay
Charles Skold Democrat Nay
Cheryl Golek Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Not Voting
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Nay
Daniel Sayre Democrat Nay
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Nay
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Nay
Grayson Lookner Democrat Nay
Holly Eaton Democrat Nay
Holly Sargent Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
James Dill Democrat Nay
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Karen Montell Democrat Nay
Kelly Murphy Democrat Nay
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Nay
Laura Supica Democrat Nay
Laurie Osher Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Nay
Lydia Crafts Democrat Nay
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Nay
Marc Malon Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Melanie Sachs Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michel Lajoie Democrat Not Voting
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Morgan Rielly Democrat Nay
Nina Milliken Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Poppy Arford Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Sally Cluchey Democrat Nay
Samuel Zager Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Nay
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Traci Gere Democrat Nay
Valli Geiger Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Nay
Walter Runte Democrat Nay
William Bridgeo Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Yea
Benjamin Hymes Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
David Boyer Republican Yea
David G. Haggan Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Not Voting
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
James White Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Yea
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Laurel Libby Republican Yea
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Not Voting
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Not Voting
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1108?
LD 1108 is sponsored by Heidi SAMPSON, Shelley Rudnicki (Republican), Walter RISEMAN, Robert Nutting (Republican), Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Benjamin COLLINGS, Amy Arata (Republican), and Wayne Parry (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 1108?
This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed House” 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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