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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Maine'S Election Laws"
description: "An Act To Improve Maine'S Election Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1575"
citation: "Maine LD 1575 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-23"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2717cdec-df01-4cfe-8ec7-63238ee864f9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080605"
source_hash: "25145077d46c7e6aa297841a3a17f2e4d00f41b693e188b21bfc30781e0e1e73"
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 1575 (130) — An Act To Improve Maine'S Election Laws
## 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=HP1172&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&item=3&snum=130)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **2212** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7958** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Barbara WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-04-23** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 23, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-08** On motion of Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 192
- **2021-06-08** (Yeas 79 - Nays 58 - Absent 14 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-460) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-460). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-09** Reports Read
- **2021-06-09** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-09** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 263 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-460) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-460) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+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/2717cdec-df01-4cfe-8ec7-63238ee864f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).