---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Municipalities To Use Ranked-Choice Voting In Municipal Elections"
description: "An Act To Allow Municipalities To Use Ranked-Choice Voting In Municipal Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 859"
citation: "Maine LD 859 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "MUNICIPAL", "RANKED CHOICE VOTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2035289b-9368-4c4e-96a9-64893c0dc1e0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079330"
source_hash: "c0b27fa3fcc5ce1d74bf8629df4d47bd4c9e04cfa971b52a8f15e859e99e9e09"
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 859 (130) — An Act To Allow Municipalities To Use Ranked-Choice Voting In Municipal 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=HP0627&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0627&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0627&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0627&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **18–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–61** (pass) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **69–63** (pass) · lower
- Enactment — **71–61** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seth BERRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-03-22** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-22** On motion of Representative MATLACK of St. George, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** ROLL CALL NO. 473
- **2022-03-22** (Yeas 75 - Nays 61 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** Reports READ
- **2022-03-24** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2022-03-29** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-03-29** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 656 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) READ
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-03-29** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** ROLL CALL NO. 499
- **2022-03-29** (Yeas 69 - Nays 63 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-29** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** ROLL CALL NO. 510
- **2022-03-31** (Yeas 71 - Nays 61 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+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/2035289b-9368-4c4e-96a9-64893c0dc1e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).