On June 9, the Maine Senate passed LD 1041 on second reading. UPDATE: on June 10, the House passed the bill on third reading. The bill still must pass the Senate on third reading. This is the bill that alters the method by which a party remains on the ballot. Existing law requires it to have polled 5% for either Governor or President. The bill changes this to keep a party on the ballot if it has 10,000 registered members who voted at the last general election. The only party now on the ballot besides the Democratic and Republican Parties is the Green Party, which has about 31,000 registrants.