Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Request That the United States Secretary of Transportation Place Maine in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1493
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: GLYNN, McKANE, LINDELL, PARADIS, VAUGHAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1493 
H.P.1050 
House of Representatives, March 28, 2005 
Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Request That the 
United States Secretary of Transportation Place Maine in the 
Atlantic Standard Time Zone 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative GLYNN of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representative McKANE of Newcastle and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: LINDELL of Frankfort, PARADIS of Frenchville, VAUGHAN of Durham. 
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Preamble. Whereas, pursuant to an order of the United States 
Secretary of Transportation, the State of Maine is in the Eastern 
Standard Time zone; and 
Whereas, there would be many benefits to the State of Maine 
if the State were placed in the Atlantic Standard Time zone, 
including more 
daylight in the afternoon, 
increased economic 
opportunities and less energy consumption; now, therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Secretary of State to request that United States Secretary of 
Transportation place Maine in Atlantic Standard Time zone. Resolved: 
That the Secretary of State shall request that the United States 
Secretary of Transportation place the State of Maine in the 
Atlantic Standard Time zone; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Referendum procedure; submission at statewide election: 
form of question; effective date. Resolved: 
That this resolve must be 
submitted to 
the legal voters of 
the State at 
a 
statewide 
election held 
on the Tuesday 
following 
the first Monday 
of 
November 
following 
passage 
of 
this 
resolve. 
The 
municipal 
officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their 
respective cities, towns and plantations to meet, in the manner 
prescribed by law for holding a statewide election, to vote on 
the acceptance or rejection of this resolve by voting on the 
following question: 
"Do you favor placing Maine in the Atlantic Standard Time 
zone?" 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall 
vote by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a 
cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square below 
the word "Yes" or "No." 
The ballots must be received, sorted, 
counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings 
and returns made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as 
votes for members of the Legislature. 
The Governor shall review 
the returns and, if it appears that a majority of the legal votes 
are cast in favor of the resolve, the Governor shall proclaim 
that fact without delay, and the resolve takes effect 30 days 
after the date of the proclamation. 
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each 
city, town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this 
resolve necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Secretary of State to request that 
the 
United 
States 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation 
place 
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Maine 
in the Atlantic Standard 
Time 
zone. 
This 
resolve is 
subject to approval by the voters at referendum.