LD 252 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Withdraw From The National Popular Vote Compact

LD 252 repeals Maine's participation in the National Popular Vote Compact, ending the state's commitment to award its electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. The bill removes the compact's provisions from Maine's election statutes and updates related laws to reflect this change. As a result, Maine will continue to allocate its presidential electors based on the state's own vote count, using its current system of awarding two at-large electors and one per congressional district. This bill directly affects Maine's presidential election process by reverting to the state's standard electoral vote allocation method.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Failed
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2025

How they voted

6269
Failed · 5 other
Total votes 136
Jun 17, 2025
D Democratic66
61 Yea 2 Nay 3
92% Yea
I Independent3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican67
65 Nay 2
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Jun 17, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (62-69-5)
house
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS Report in concurrence.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec moved ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subsequently, on motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
May 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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