---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Access To Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes"
description: "An Act To Protect Access To Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1568"
citation: "Maine LD 1568 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BALLOTS", "DROP BOXES", "ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tiffany ROBERTS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12e3cc79-9d3b-43c9-bbdc-7e189353f03f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088478"
source_hash: "4b996631984702bba1c7f9b1ff5b555e3cddcc13f54525b20cc3f59288c80532"
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 1568 (131) — An Act To Protect Access To Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes

## 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=HP1013&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1013&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1013&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Tiffany ROBERTS — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-15** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-542) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-542). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Reports READ
- **2023-06-16** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-542) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-542) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+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/12e3cc79-9d3b-43c9-bbdc-7e189353f03f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).