Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1635: An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2532, as amended by PL 2019, c. 288, §2, is further amended to read: §2532. Referendum recount procedure In the case of a referendum, a recount must be granted upon written application of 10% or 100, whichever is less, of the registered voters in the municipality, except that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a municipal referendum passes or fails by less than 1% of all the votes cast in the referendum, including any blank ballots cast, a recount may be conducted upon the majority vote of the municipal officers. The application must designate a person to be the official representative of the registered voters requesting the recount including the person's legal name, mailing address, residence address and telephone number. An official representative for the registered voters opposing the recount may be established by submission of an affidavit signed by 10 registered voters of the municipality. The time limits, rules and all other matters applying to candidates under section 2531‐B apply equally to a referendum recount, except that provisions in section 2531‐B applicable to the candidate requesting the recount and candidates not requesting the recount apply, for purposes of this section, to the official representative of the referendum recount and the official representative, if any, …
Sponsors
- Amy Arata (R, 104) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- David Boyer (R, 87)
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Caldwell Jackson (R, 80)
- Rotundo, Peggy R. (D, 21)
- Parnell Terry (D, 108)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-432) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-432), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-432).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: REFERENDA, Legislature, ELECTIONS, Senate, Other, MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is LD1635?
- LD1635 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation.
- What does LD1635 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation.
- What is the status of LD1635?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1635?
- Amy Arata (R, 104), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1635?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1635&snum=132
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