Maine Ballot Access Improvement Bill to be Introduced

Maine State Representative Ben Chipman (I-Portland) will introduce a bill in the 2015 session of the legislature, easing the number of signatures needed to get on the primary ballot of a small ballot-qualified party. The bill will probably set the ceiling for primary petitions for statewide and U.S. House office at 1% of the party’s registered membership. In Maine, current law does not permit anyone to sign a primary petition unless the signer is a member of the same party as the candidate. Furthermore, Maine current law does not take into consideration how many members the party has, and requires 2,000 party members to sign for statewide office, and 1,000 for U.S. House.

Massachusetts primary ballot access laws are somewhat similar to Maine’s, and it is hoped that a somewhat similar bill will be introduced in Massachusetts in 2015.


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