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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Initiate Recounts In Tied Elections"
description: "An Act To Initiate Recounts In Tied Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 600"
citation: "Maine LD 600 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "RECOUNTS", "VOTING PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marc MALON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01dbe6a1-9d44-45b8-bf32-e52d41bf4f4a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096670"
source_hash: "516fff623478242c7aa474e81d02a4a8a49831d16258eb4a94f29eda35910dfd"
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 600 (132) — An Act To Initiate Recounts In Tied Elections
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-145)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0368&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0368&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 600 HP 368** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0368&item=1&snum=132)
## Sponsors
- Marc MALON — primary (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Stephan BUNKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** 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`
- **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.
- **2025-05-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-145). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-145), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+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/01dbe6a1-9d44-45b8-bf32-e52d41bf4f4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).