LD 517 - Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot - Maine Key Vote
Tina Riley voted Nay (Override of Veto) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Veto Override Failed
- Jan. 21, 2020
- Executive Vetoed
- June 20, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 18, 2019
- House Bill Passed
- April 30, 2019
- Introduced
- Jan. 31, 2019
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto and pass a bill that authorizes placing a candidate's "nickname" on a ballot.
Highlights:
-
Permits candidates to place their nicknames on ballots within quotation marks alongside their legal names (Sec. 1).
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
THIS BILL PASSED THROUGH THE CHAMBER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A SEPARATE RESOLUTION. THE RECORDED VOTE AND ROLL CALL NUMBER MARK THE PASSAGE OF THAT RESOLUTION.
Title: Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot
Vetoed by Governor Janet Mills
Title: Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot
Title: Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot
Title: Authorizes Placing a Candidate's "Nickname" on a Ballot
- Robert W. Alley Sr. (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard T. 'Dick' Bradstreet (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard H. 'Dick' Campbell (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- Justin Jacob Fecteau (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- Genevieve L. McDonald (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Marianne Moore (ME - R)
- Harold L. 'Trey' Stewart III (ME - R)
- Scott Walter Strom (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- William R. 'Will' Tuell (ME - R) (Out Of Office)