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LD199 • 2025

An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls

An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls

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Sponsor
Senator James Libby
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Reports READ On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls

An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 45 (Yeas 76 - Nays 66 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-03-18 Senate

    Reports READ On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-02-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-02-10 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with Voters at the Polls
Sponsor:
Senator James Libby
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 199
S.P. 86 In Senate, January 14, 2025
An Act to Change the Limits on Candidates' Communications with
Voters at the Polls
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative BOYER of Poland and
Representative: POMERLEAU of Standish.

Page 1 - 132LR0242(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §682, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2023, c. 109, §1, is further
3 amended by repealing the first blocked paragraph and enacting the following in its place:
4 These limitations do not prohibit a candidate from attending the voting place and orally
5 communicating with voters the name of the office that the candidate is seeking on the ballot
6 for the election that day and the party or political designation of the candidate as listed on
7 the ballot for the election that day as long as the candidate does not attempt to influence
8 their vote.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill amends the law governing prohibition of certain political activities at a voting
11 place to allow a candidate to orally communicate with voters the name of the office that
12 the candidate is seeking in the election that day and the candidate's party or political
13 designation, as it is listed on the ballot for the election that day, as long as the candidate
14 does not attempt to influence their vote.
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