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LD1381 • 2025

An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws

An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws

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Sponsor
Representative Laura Supica
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws

An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws Sponsor: Representative Laura Supica Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws Sponsor: Representative Laura Supica Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-07 Committee

    LTW Approved by Chairs; LTW

  3. 2025-04-07 Committee

    Reported Out; LTW

  4. 2025-04-01 House

    Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. 2025-04-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws
Sponsor:
Representative Laura Supica
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; LTW

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1381
H.P. 903 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
An Act to Authorize the Secretary of State to Designate Law
Enforcement Officers Employed by the Department of the Secretary
of State to Investigate Alleged Violations of Election Laws
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SUPICA of Bangor.

Page 1 - 132LR1628(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §33, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 473, §2 and affected by §46, is
3 amended to read:
4§33. Prosecution Investigation and prosecution of violations
5 The Secretary of State shall designate sworn law enforcement officers employed by the
6 Department of the Secretary of State to investigate alleged violations of the election laws.
7 The Attorney General shall designate a Deputy Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney
8 General to investigate assist in the investigation of and to prosecute alleged violations of
9 the election laws. This section does not preclude a district attorney from investigating and
10 prosecuting election law violations.
11SUMMARY
12 This bill requires the Secretary of State to designate sworn law enforcement officers
13 employed by the Department of the Secretary of State to investigate alleged violations of
14 the election laws. It also changes the current law to require the Attorney General to
15 designate a Deputy Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General to assist in the
16 investigation.
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