---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce The Enrollment Requirement For Minor Political Parties That Seek Official Party Status"
description: "An Act To Reduce The Enrollment Requirement For Minor Political Parties That Seek Official Party Status"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 769"
citation: "Maine LD 769 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "OFFICIAL STATUS", "POLITICAL PARTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric BRAKEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bec19969-add3-4b24-8e2e-3e1ede90373e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086562"
source_hash: "c369c34e3ab9388a2fd8ef22f47f277019645de7fff02ac4f7e5b08c38d09c9f"
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 769 (131) — An Act To Reduce The Enrollment Requirement For Minor Political Parties That Seek Official Party Status

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0328&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0328&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **104–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric BRAKEY — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- James WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-16** Reports Read
- **2023-05-16** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-23** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-23** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-05-23** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-26** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-26** Subsequently, on motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-26** ROLL CALL NO. 340
- **2023-06-26** (Yeas 104 - Nays 35 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- **2023-06-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bec19969-add3-4b24-8e2e-3e1ede90373e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).