Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1193: An Act to Require the Legislature to Elect Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor in Convention with an Open Ballot Syste
Status: Failed, June 25, 2025
An Act to Require the Legislature to Elect Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor in Convention with an Open Ballot System
What the bill says
An Act to Require the Legislature to Elect Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor in Convention with an Open Ballot System" Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §81, as amended by PL 1977, c. 674, §1, is further amended by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: A convention that is held by the Legislature to elect the Secretary of State pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article V, Part Second, Section 1 must be open to the public and, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the vote of each voting Senator a.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require the Legislature to Elect Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor in Convention with an Open Ballot System" Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §81, as amended by PL 1977, c. 674, §1, is further amended by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: A convention that is held by the Legislature to elect the Secretary of State pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article V, Part Second, Section 1 must be open to the public and, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the vote of each voting Senator and Representative must be recorded and made available for public inspection in such a manner that it is clear how each individual member voted.' Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §121, as amended by PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. C, §1, is further amended by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: A convention that is held by the Legislature to elect the Treasurer of State pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article V, Part Third, Section 1 must be open to the public and, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the vote of each voting …