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An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted

An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted

An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0316(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0316(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 656 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-10 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 656
H.P. 424 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Save Tax Dollars in Maine's Elections by Amending the
Laws Governing When a Ranked-choice Voting Count Must Be
Conducted
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and
Representatives: CARLOW of Buxton, CHAPMAN of Auburn, FREDERICKS of Sanford,
HYMES of Waldo, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft.

Page 1 - 132LR0316(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §723-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by IB 2015, c. 3, §5, is
3 amended to read:
4 A. If there are 2 or fewer continuing candidates, the candidate with the most a majority
5 of the votes cast in that round is declared the winner of the election.
6SUMMARY
7 This bill provides that, for the purposes of ranked-choice voting procedure, if there are
8 2 or fewer continuing candidates, the candidate with a majority of the votes cast in that
9 round is declared the winner of the election.
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