---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Place Restrictions On Candidate Speech And Clothing, Buttons And Other Items At Voting Places"
description: "An Act To Place Restrictions On Candidate Speech And Clothing, Buttons And Other Items At Voting Places"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 879"
citation: "Maine LD 879 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES", "ELECTIONS", "POLLING PLACES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret ROTUNDO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/184adf18-6332-4054-b9da-cc10f76162bb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086755"
source_hash: "4b93a20252b3e64862cf61b0b1b3d33465d864c10e22520f6eaf969331fd808e"
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 879 (131) — An Act To Place Restrictions On Candidate Speech And Clothing, Buttons And Other Items At Voting Places

## 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=SP0376&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0376&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Margaret ROTUNDO — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — 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.
- **2023-05-09** Reports Read
- **2023-05-09** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (S-74) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-74) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-11** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-11** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-74) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-16** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-74) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-74). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/184adf18-6332-4054-b9da-cc10f76162bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).