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IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 157, An Act To Eliminate Ranked-Choice Voting
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 25, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 234
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Richard Bradstreetcosponsor
- Randall Greenwoodcosponsor
- Abigail Griffincosponsor
- Shelley Rudnickicosponsor
- Michael Soboleskicosponsor
- Tiffany Stroutcosponsor
Votes
NO: 8
- Craig Hickman
- Laura Supica
- Jill Duson
- Sean Faircloth
- Sharon Frost
- Anne Graham
- Marc Malon
- Parnell Terry
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 66
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
- On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 72 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 46
- (Yeas 76 - Nays 66 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 17, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
- Mar 12, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 437)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Feb 03, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 437)
- Jan 16, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 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.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Claire Adams (Appleton )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Burnell Bailey (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Ronald Bancroft (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Shenna Bellows (Department of the Secretary of State)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Rob Bernier (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Susan Bernier (South Berwick )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Antonio Blasi (Hancock)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Damien Brown (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Victoria Bucklin (APPLETON)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Caleb Burgess (Bath)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Tessa Burpee (Brewer)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Ralph Cadman (Westport Island)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Richard H Campbell (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Carlene Clark (Vassalboro)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by James Cleary (South Berwick )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Al Cleveland (League of Women Voters of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Janice Clowes (Vassalboro)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Gabrielle A Cormier (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by John Crothers (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Rebecca Cummings (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Julie Daigle (Cross Lake Township)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Mary Lou Daxland (Newcastle)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Michael Delaney (South berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Eli Durand-McDonnell (Maine Youth Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Danny Emerson (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Craig Flood (04989)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Renee Fortin (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Denise Fournier Behr (Vassalboro)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Anne Gass (Gray)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Elaine Gerard (Penobscot)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Joe Grant (Wiscasset)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Leslie Greco-Poulin (South Portland )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Kate Hodgson (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Karen Hutchinson (CUMBERLAND CENTER)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Nick Janzen (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Laura Jones (Vassalboro)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Kathleen Kamzelski (Stockton Springs)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Bettina Laverriere (South Berwick )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Sam Le (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Grace Leavitt (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by R J Brent Levesque (Bath, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Richard Mardoian (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Jeanne Marquis (China, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Lisa McGinness (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by CLAYTON MCKAY (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Barry Morrell (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Penelope Morrell (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Jeremy Nichols (Milo)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by David O'Brien (RepresentUs)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Deb Otis (FairVote)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Robert Peale (Readfield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Carol Plummer (Corinth )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Carol Plummer (Corinth )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Edward Polewarczyk (Wiscasset)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Cory Reynolds (Dexter )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Harry Roth (Stop Ranked-Choice Voting Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Mary Royal (Winterport)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Jennifer Ruggiero (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Sonja Sleeper (WALDOBORO)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Amy Smith (Arrowsic)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Mary Smith (Plymouth)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Alicia Soliman (Arundel)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Tamre Steinhauer (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Karen Suva (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Karen Suva (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Michelle Truman (Hallowell, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Pat Truman (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Stephanie Vary (Arundel)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Pamela Vose (OWLS HEAD)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Debra Wadleigh (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by James Waite (OLD ORCHARD BEACH)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 03, 2025 by Mark Zimmer (South Berwick)PDF
- Craig Flood, 04989 (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 11:27 AM
- Danny Emerson, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/27/2025 08:41 PM
- Elaine Gerard, Penobscot (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 05:45 PM
- Janice Clowes, Vassalboro (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 05:29 PM
- Jeanne Marquis, China, Maine (Written) - VLA 02/04/2025 08:38 AM
- Tessa Burpee, Brewer (Written) - VLA 02/04/2025 03:13 PM
- Antonio Blasi, Hancock (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 11:27 AM
- Sam Le, Bangor (Written) - VLA 02/15/2025 04:27 PM
- Ronald Bancroft, Cumberland (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 04:39 PM
- Joe Grant, Wiscasset (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 04:51 PM
- Mary Royal, Winterport (Speaking Against) - VLA 01/30/2025 02:25 PM
- Kathleen Kamzelski, Stockton Springs (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 01:14 PM
- John Crothers, Eliot (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 12:17 PM
- Harry Roth, Stop Ranked-Choice Voting Coalition (Written) - VLA 02/01/2025 08:21 PM
- Julie Daigle, Cross Lake Township (Speaking Against) - VLA 02/03/2025 11:16 AM
- Ralph Cadman, Westport Island (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 10:40 AM
- Carol Plummer, Corinth (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 09:36 PM
- Victoria Bucklin, APPLETON (Written) - VLA 02/06/2025 02:18 PM
- Karen Hutchinson, CUMBERLAND CENTER (Written) - VLA 02/04/2025 09:59 AM
- David O'Brien, RepresentUs (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 01:22 PM
- Tamre Steinhauer, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 09:09 AM
- Caleb Burgess, Bath (Written) - VLA 01/24/2025 11:44 PM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 05:59 PM
- Jennifer Ruggiero, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 09:12 AM
- Burnell Bailey, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 02:16 PM
- Gabrielle A Cormier, Bangor (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 07:06 AM
- Rob Bernier, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 03:50 PM
- Rebecca Cummings, Windham (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 11:11 AM
- Carol Plummer, Corinth (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 08:58 AM
- Grace Leavitt, Raymond (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 10:07 AM
- Barry Morrell, Belgrade (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 10:22 AM
- Pat Truman, Hallowell (Written) - VLA 02/01/2025 07:58 PM
- R J Brent Levesque, Bath, ME (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 12:42 PM
- Susan Bernier, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 04:15 PM
- Debra Wadleigh, Belgrade (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 02:37 PM
- Jeremy Nichols, Milo (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 07:46 PM
- Mark Zimmer, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 09:00 AM
- Karen Suva, Portland (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 06:55 AM
- Laura Jones, Vassalboro (Written) - VLA 02/01/2025 11:27 AM
- Cory Reynolds, Dexter (Written) - VLA 03/09/2025 09:10 PM
- Amy Smith, Arrowsic (Written) - VLA 01/27/2025 09:35 AM
- Alicia Soliman, Arundel (Written) - VLA 01/27/2025 07:55 PM
- Denise Fournier Behr, Vassalboro (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 11:29 PM
- Stephanie Vary, Arundel (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 07:41 AM
- Damien Brown, Bangor (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 07:06 AM
- Diane Vernesoni, topsham (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 03:26 PM
- Claire Adams, Appleton (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 03:10 PM
- Deb Otis, FairVote (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 04:03 PM
- Leslie Greco-Poulin, South Portland (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 06:04 AM
- James Cleary, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/30/2025 06:17 AM
- Mary Smith, Plymouth (Written) - VLA 02/09/2025 03:19 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 10:55 AM
- Michael Delaney, South berwick (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 08:47 AM
- Eli Durand-McDonnell, Maine Youth Power (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 03:28 PM
- Penelope Morrell, Belgrade (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 10:19 AM
- Anne Gass, Gray (Written) - VLA 01/28/2025 08:05 PM
- Carlene Clark, Vassalboro (Written) - VLA 02/02/2025 07:08 PM
- Karen Suva, Portland (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 11:00 AM
- Sonja Sleeper, WALDOBORO (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 11:01 AM
- Lisa McGinness, Eliot (Written) - VLA 01/27/2025 09:55 PM
- Renee Fortin, Lewiston (Written) - VLA 01/29/2025 04:02 PM
- CLAYTON MCKAY, Dixfield (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 09:37 AM
- Robert Peale, Readfield (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 05:10 PM
- Kate Hodgson, South Portland (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 09:00 AM
- Bettina Laverriere, South Berwick (Written) - VLA 01/31/2025 06:15 PM
- Michelle Truman, Hallowell, Maine (Written) - VLA 02/01/2025 06:37 PM
- Richard Mardoian, South Portland (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 11:17 AM
- Pamela Vose, OWLS HEAD (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 09:15 AM
- James Waite, OLD ORCHARD BEACH (Written) - VLA 02/03/2025 04:35 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=234&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095873
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095873
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=234&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095873
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/VLA/02-03-2025