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LD 1624 (SP 577)

"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Implement Ranked-choice Voting"

Sponsored by Senator Catherine Breen

Date	Chamber	Action
5/31/2017	Senate	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
5/31/2017	House	The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/21/2017	Senate	Reports READ Motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin to ACCEPT Report B Ought Not To Pass FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 366 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Senator MASON of Androscoggin moved to to ACCEPT The Report C Ought to Pass As Amended On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin to ACCEPT Report C Ought to Pass As Amended Senator MASON of Androscoggin asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion to ACCEPT Report C Ought To Pass As Amended. On motion by Same Senator Report A Ought to Pass As Amended ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-300) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-300) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
6/22/2017	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED. The RESOLUTION was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-300) was READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the RESOLUTION was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. The RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-300). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/23/2017	House	FAILED FINAL PASSAGE. This being a Constitutional Amendment, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present being necessary, a total was taken. ROLL CALL NO. 384 (Yeas 78 - Nays 68 - Absent 5 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/27/2017	Senate	On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - 2/3 Present Required In NON-CONCURRENCE
7/20/2017	Senate	On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE. Subsequently FAILED FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)