Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the new design, which features a realistic pine tree rather than a popular stylized version.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
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Watch: Mainers invited to design new version of old state flag in contest ahead of November vote
Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
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Yet another wrinkle in state flag debate: a design contest
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will ask for more interpretations of the 1901 Maine flag before deciding on a design that will go before voters in November.
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Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal
A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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Maine unveils new license plates with natural-looking pine tree
The changeover, approved by the legislature in July 2023, was spurred by concerns around public safety.
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Supreme Court appears poised to keep Trump on the ballot in case that will impact Maine election
Justices on both the left and right question attorneys for Trump and the Colorado plaintiffs, focusing on the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and if states have the ability to disqualify a candidate from the ballot.
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Maine Republicans won’t recognize ranked choice voting in presidential primary
The decision adds another layer to a complicated March 5 election and conflicts with arguments Trump has made about ranked choice voting helping to preserve the integrity of the election if he is disqualified after votes are cast.
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Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
On Thursday, the justices will wrestle with a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from reclaiming power.
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Report: Secretary of state received hundreds of threatening messages after Trump decision
In addition to threatening and abusive communications received in December, Shenna Bellows also received an online threat last May warning the Memorial Day holiday would be her last.
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Maine’s high court won’t take up question of Trump’s ballot access
The Supreme Judicial Court says it can’t rule on the dispute because there wasn’t a final judgment when a lower court sent the case back to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to await the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Colorado challenge.