---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Access To Absentee Ballots For Municipal Elections For Uniformed Service Voters And Overseas Voters"
description: "An Act To Improve Access To Absentee Ballots For Municipal Elections For Uniformed Service Voters And Overseas Voters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1148"
citation: "Maine LD 1148 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABSENTEE VOTING", "ELECTIONS", "OVERSEAS VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel SHAGOURY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9020762c-344c-44bd-a099-df368c975b4a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097601"
source_hash: "1722dbf58c180bf46b84f55d866f19fa9afae63cf570b689151a0cbac1ec055c"
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 1148 (132) — An Act To Improve Access To Absentee Ballots For Municipal Elections For Uniformed Service Voters And Overseas Voters

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-188)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0753&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 43** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0753&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1148 HP 753** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0753&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel SHAGOURY — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-20** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-20** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** ROLL CALL NO. 155
- **2025-05-20** (Yeas 144 - Nays 0 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-188) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-188). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Reports Read
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-21** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-188) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-188) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/9020762c-344c-44bd-a099-df368c975b4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).