---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1977"
citation: "Maine LD 1977 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "VOTING PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-13"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1757474b-66b1-4125-ba4b-6bf09b84e20e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099305"
source_hash: "687ffc9aec9570f69b037bb57f2241593663e46ba6bc706dce073003f8f9c5aa"
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 1977 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Elections

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-317)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0773&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 397** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0773&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1977 SP 773** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0773&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** 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
- **2025-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-317) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-317). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-317). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1757474b-66b1-4125-ba4b-6bf09b84e20e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).