Maine LD718: An Act to Require Municipal Clerks to Issue Absentee Ballots Only to Residents of That Municipality and to Eliminate Ongoing Absentee Voter Status

What the bill says

An Act to Require Municipal Clerks to Issue Absentee Ballots Only to Residents of That Municipality and to Eliminate Ongoing Absentee Voter Status 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 ADAMS of Lebanon. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Require Municipal Clerks to Issue Absentee Ballots Only to Residents of That Municipality and to Eliminate Ongoing Absentee Voter Status 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 ADAMS of Lebanon. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §753-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2021, c. 273, §13, is further amended to read: 3. Request in writing. A voter may complete an application or make a written request for the voter's own ballot by mail, in person or by facsimile. The voter may designate an immediate family member or a 3rd person, if that immediate family member or 3rd person is registered to vote in that municipality, to deliver the ballot on the voter's behalf. An immediate family member of a voter may also make an application or written request for an absentee ballot for the voter. A. An application or a written request for an absentee ballot must be accepted by the clerk if it contains the following (2) The voter's residence address or other address sufficient to identify the …

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Sponsors

• Jeffrey Adams (R, 144) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. March 18, 2025: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2. February 20, 2025: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.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.

Common questions

What is LD718?

LD718 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Municipal Clerks to Issue Absentee Ballots Only to Residents of That Municipality and to Eliminate Ongoing Absentee Voter Status.

What does LD718 do?

In its own words: An Act to Require Municipal Clerks to Issue Absentee Ballots Only to Residents of That Municipality and to Eliminate Ongoing Absentee Voter Status 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 ADAMS of Lebanon. Printed on recycled paper.

What is the status of LD718?

Failed as of March 18, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (March 18, 2025).

Who sponsored LD718?

Jeffrey Adams (R, 144).

Where is the official record for LD718?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=718&snum=132