---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation"
description: "An Act To Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1635"
citation: "Maine LD 1635 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "MUNICIPALITIES", "REFERENDA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ARATA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8982dcf0-9714-4bd7-9d4e-90f91ea6f636"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098477"
source_hash: "19c82d9f6a7c54d4dcb7c796ea643557e7c322a39fa3329cb0599c4a55940580"
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 1635 (132) — An Act To Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-432)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1089&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 268** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1089&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1635 HP 1089** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1089&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy ARATA — primary (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Parnell TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-432). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-432) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-432), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/8982dcf0-9714-4bd7-9d4e-90f91ea6f636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).