130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 1051
H.P. 780 House of Representatives, March 11, 2021
An Act To Promote Civic Engagement and Voter Participation for
Young People by Lowering the Voting Age for Municipal Elections
to 16 Years of Age
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORALES of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: HASENFUS of Readfield, MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth,
RIELLY of Westbrook, SACHS of Freeport, Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, CHIPMAN
of Cumberland, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, MAXMIN of Lincoln.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §111, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 387, §1, is further
3 amended to read:
4 2. Age. The Except as provided in Title 30-A, section 2501, subsection 2, the person
5 must be at least 18 years of age, except that, to vote in a political party's primary election
6 or municipal caucus, the person must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the next
7 general election.
8 Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §2501, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 and
9 Pt. D, §2, is amended to read:
10 2. Qualifications for voting. The qualifications for voting in a municipal election
11 conducted under this Title are governed solely by Title 21‑A, section 111, except that a
12 person must be at least 16 years of age to vote in a municipal election conducted under this
13 Title.
14 SUMMARY
15 This bill lowers the voting age for municipal elections to 16 years of age.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1051, HP 780: 21-A.111, 30-A.2501