An Act to Modify Ranked-choice Voting with Regard to Candidates Who Withdraw from an Election
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to Modify Ranked-choice Voting with Regard to Candidates Who Withdraw from an Election” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 401
Where it is
^Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 · Mar 5, 2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. · Mar 21, 2025
Reports READ On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business · Jun 11, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 13, 2025
TAKEN from the Table by the President. Reports READ On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 531 Yeas · Jun 13, 2025
Reports READ. On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-333) was READ and ADOPTED. On · Jun 13, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Jun 16, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Jun 16, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Michael Tipping
Recorded votes
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2025-06-13 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 68, Excused 2, NotVoting 7, Total 142
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2025-06-13 · PREVAILS · Yeas 21, Nays 13, Excused 1, NotVoting 0, Total 34
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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