Maine Votes

Creates new restrictions on firearms lacking serial numbers, and bans "undetectable firearms" in Maine.

Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to Maine's general and special elections for governor, state senators, and state representatives, replacing traditional plurality voting for those offices.

Updates the state's renewable and clean-energy laws by setting a 2040 goal that 90 percent of retail electricity sales come from renewable resources and 10 percent from "clean resources," including certain nuclear, hydro, and low-emission generators.

Designates January 6 as "A Day to Remember."

Submits two formal applications under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call constitutional conventions.

Declares that if Congress does not propose a constitutional amendment by December 31, 2026 to regulate money in politics, then Maine will formally apply for an Article V convention.

Imposes a 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases, meaning a seller cannot deliver a firearm to a buyer until three days after the purchase agreement. This waiting period runs alongside any required background checks.

Proposes a $30 million bond issue to fund the design, development, and maintenance of nonmotorized, motorized, and multi-use trails across Maine.

Imposes new rules on the development of renewable energy transmission in northern Maine.

Establishes legal protections for individuals and healthcare providers involved in "gender-affirming" and "reproductive health care" services.

Prohibits unauthorized paramilitary training in Maine. It makes it a crime (Class D) to intentionally train others in using weapons or combat techniques if the trainer knows it will be used for "civil disorder." It also bans assembling for such training with the intent of furthering "civil disorder."

Enters Maine into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

Ensures that medical malpractice insurers in Maine cannot penalize healthcare professionals who offer reproductive health services solely because they face disciplinary actions in another state for providing those services.

Mandates that MaineCare provide reimbursement for treatment related to "gender dysphoria."

Increases the state minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Extends the protections of the Maine Civil Rights Act to include actions that cause "emotional distress" or "fear of violence".

Creates a home energy scoring system to evaluate residential building energy efficiency, estimating energy use and costs, suggesting improvements, and aligning with the US Department of Energy's standards.

Requires healthcare facilities to collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity during intake and whenever demographic information is gathered.

Reimburses MaineCare providers engaged primarily in the delivery of "comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services."

Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

Would apply to Congress to call an "Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits."

Requires, upon the request of a legislative committee, the preparation of a "racial impact statement," which assesses the potential impact that legislation could have on "historically disadvantaged" racial populations.