---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The State'S Election Laws By Amending The Laws Relating To Automatic Voter Registration"
description: "An Act To Improve The State'S Election Laws By Amending The Laws Relating To Automatic Voter Registration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1344"
citation: "Maine LD 1344 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS", "VOTING PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura SUPICA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d28b639-6461-4f88-b179-7a0311aeb581"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088092"
source_hash: "ca931b0947303997f18a75dbabeacbafe09caf6550514e20165407589b9ad4a7"
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 1344 (131) — An Act To Improve The State'S Election Laws By Amending The Laws Relating To Automatic Voter Registration

## 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=HP0858&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0858&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0858&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laura SUPICA — primary (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-28** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-14** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-511) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-511). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** Reports Read
- **2023-06-15** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-511) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-511) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+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/7d28b639-6461-4f88-b179-7a0311aeb581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).