---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1730"
citation: "Maine LD 1730 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "STATE", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John SCHNECK"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afaa836d-db33-41df-9900-b49fffff3b76"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073924"
source_hash: "001581a9620943b3c7c13120775463b926c13fbca455e0ae1aff28e640dbf4cf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1730 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=8&snum=129)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=1&snum=129)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=4&snum=129)
6. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1232&item=7&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- John SCHNECK — primary (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-14** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-05** Representative SCHNECK of Bangor moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-06-05** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-06-05** Later today assigned.
- **2019-06-11** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-06-11** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) was READ.
- **2019-06-11** On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, House Amendment "A" (H-525) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "C" (H-555) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Representative STEWART of Presque Isle REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
- **2019-06-11** Subsequently, Representative STEWART of Presque Isle WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) as Amended by House Amendments "A" (H-525) and "C" (H-555) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-11** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-526) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) as Amended by House Amendments "A" (H-525) and "C" (H-555) thereto and House Amendment "A" (H-526).
- **2019-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) READ
- **2019-06-12** House Amendment "A" (H-525) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** House Amendment "C" (H-555) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-525) AND House Amendment "C" (H-555) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** House Amendment "A" (H-526) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-459) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-525) AND House Amendment "C" (H-555) thereto AND House Amendment "A" (H-526) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afaa836d-db33-41df-9900-b49fffff3b76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).