---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Election Integrity By Regulating Possession Of Ballots And Voting Machines And Devices"
description: "An Act To Protect Election Integrity By Regulating Possession Of Ballots And Voting Machines And Devices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1779"
citation: "Maine LD 1779 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BALLOTS", "CUSTODY AND CONTROL", "ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b50a96ff-52e2-4620-978b-3089ac1ab9a8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081993"
source_hash: "f68ccb5880c49c74c20df7c828e168e9b31a205cd2704513b7a11bd1d924cb2f"
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 1779 (130) — An Act To Protect Election Integrity By Regulating Possession Of Ballots And Voting Machines And Devices

## 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=HP1330&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1330&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1330&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–55** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **23–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)
- Barbara WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** 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. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-09** On motion of Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-09** ROLL CALL NO. 466
- **2022-03-09** (Yeas 76 - Nays 55 - Absent 17 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-791) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-791). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-22** Reports Read
- **2022-03-22** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 621 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-791) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-791) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b50a96ff-52e2-4620-978b-3089ac1ab9a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).