Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1280
Sponsors: ACKLEY, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BAILEY, BATES, BEEBE-CENTER, BERRY, BRYANT, CARDONE, COOPER, DAUGHTRY, DENNO, DEVIN, DOORE, DUNPHY, FARNSWORTH, FAY, FULLER, GATTINE, GIDEON, GOLDEN, GRANT, GROHMAN, HANDY, HOGAN, HUBBELL, HYMANSON, JORGENSEN, KORNFIELD, KUMIEGA, LONGSTAFF, LUCHINI, MADIGAN, MARTIN, MASTRACCIO, MONAGHAN, MOONEN, NADEAU, O'NEIL, PERRY, PIERCE, RECKITT, RILEY, RYKERSON, SANBORN, SCHNECK, SHEATS, SPEAR, STANLEY, STEARNS, STEWART, TALBOT ROSS, TEPLER, TERRY, TIPPING, TUCKER, ZEIGLER, BREEN, CHIPMAN, DESCHAMBAULT, DILL, GRATWICK, JACKSON, KATZ, MILLETT, MIRAMANT, VITELLI

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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, February 15, 2018
(4-2)  On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, the following Joint Resolution:  
(H.P. 1280) (Cosponsored by Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of Beals, 
AUSTIN of Skowhegan, BAILEY of Saco, BATES of Westbrook, BEEBE-CENTER of 
Rockland, BERRY of Bowdoinham, BRYANT of Windham, CARDONE of Bangor, CASÁS of 
Rockport, COOPER of Yarmouth, DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, DeCHANT of Bath, DENNO of 
Cumberland, DEVIN of Newcastle, DOORE of Augusta, DUNPHY of Old Town, 
FARNSWORTH of Portland, FAY of Raymond, FULLER of Lewiston, GATTINE of 
Westbrook, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, GOLDEN of Lewiston, GRANT of Gardiner, 
GROHMAN of Biddeford, HANDY of Lewiston, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, HUBBELL 
of Bar Harbor, HYMANSON of York, JORGENSEN of Portland, KORNFIELD of Bangor, 
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, MADIGAN of 
Waterville, MADIGAN of Rumford, MARTIN of Sinclair, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, 
McCREIGHT of Harpswell, MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth, MOONEN of Portland, 
NADEAU of Winslow, O'NEIL of Saco, PERRY of Calais, PIERCE of Falmouth, RECKITT of 
South Portland, RILEY of Jay, RYKERSON of Kittery, SANBORN of Portland, SCHNECK of 
Bangor, SHEATS of Auburn, SPEAR of South Thomaston, STANLEY of Medway, STEARNS 
of Guilford, STEWART of Presque Isle, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, 
TERRY of Gorham, TIPPING of Orono, TUCKER of Brunswick, ZEIGLER of Montville, 
Senators: BREEN of Cumberland, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, DESCHAMBAULT of York, 
DILL of Penobscot, GRATWICK of Penobscot, JACKSON of Aroostook, KATZ of Kennebec, 
MILLETT of Cumberland, MIRAMANT of Knox, VITELLI of Sagadahoc) 
JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MAINE 
WHEREAS, on February 14, 1920, 6 months before the 19th Amendment to the United 
States Constitution was ratified, the national League of Women Voters was formally organized 
in Chicago; and 
WHEREAS, the purposes of the new organization included equal suffrage and citizen 
education aimed at all of the electorate; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan citizens' organization that 
strives to improve our government and engage our people and our communities in the decisions 
that affect our lives; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters has held the public trust for 98 years by 
respectfully bringing elected leaders and the public together through nonpartisan, civil means 
and through thoughtfully advancing policy solutions; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters operates at national, state and local levels 
through more than 800 state and local leagues in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, 
the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters of Maine has nearly 500 active members and 
supporters throughout the State, with local chapters serving the Portland area, Bath and 
Brunswick, Hancock County, Camden and Rockland, Machias and the greater Bangor area; and 
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, February 15, 2018
WHEREAS, the State has benefited tremendously from the countless volunteer hours 
donated by league members over the league's history of enhancing democracy; and 
WHEREAS, although the League of Women Voters was formed from the movement that 
secured the right to vote for women, the centerpiece of the league's efforts remains to expand 
voter participation and give political voice to all Americans; and 
WHEREAS, since its inception, the League of Women Voters has helped millions of 
women and men become informed participants in government, providing information and 
support on such issues as protection for women and children, the rights of working women, food 
supply and demand, social hygiene, the legal status of women, American citizenship, aid for 
maternal and child care programs, social security, food and drug safety and changing the system 
of hiring within the federal civil service system; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters helped lead the effort to establish the United 
Nations and to ensure United States participation and was one of the first organizations in the 
country officially recognized by the United Nations as a nongovernmental organization, and the 
league continues to maintain official observer status; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters believes in representative government and in 
the individual liberties established in the United States Constitution, and that democratic 
government depends upon informed and active participation and respects the citizens' right to 
information about government records and proceedings; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters believes that every citizen's right to vote 
should be protected, that every person should have access to free public education that provides 
equal opportunity for all and that no person or group should suffer legal, economic or 
administrative discrimination; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters believes that efficient and economical 
government requires competent personnel, the clear assignment of responsibility, adequate 
financing and coordination among the different agencies and levels of government; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters believes that government should be 
responsive to the will of the people and that government should maintain an equitable and 
flexible system of taxation, promote the conservation and development of natural resources in 
the public interest, share in the solution to economic and social problems that affect the general 
welfare, promote a sound economy and adopt domestic policies that facilitate solving 
international problems; and 
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters believes that cooperation with other nations is 
essential in the search for solutions to world problems and that the development of international 
organization and international law is imperative in the promotion of world peace; now, therefore, 
be it 
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RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this 
opportunity to honor the League of Women Voters of Maine on the 98th anniversary of the 
founding of the national organization and to recognize the distinguished service and 
accomplishments of the League of Women Voters of Maine for the people of the State; and be it 
further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary 
of State, be presented to the League of Women Voters of Maine as a tangible token of 
appreciation. 
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(4-3)  On motion of Representative LONGSTAFF of Waterville, the following House 
Order:  (H.O. 57) 
ORDERED, that Representative Ellie Espling of New Gloucester be excused February 1 
for personal reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Aaron M. Frey of Bangor be 
excused January 23 and February 6 for personal reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Wayne R. Parry of Arundel be 
excused February 6 for health reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Jeffrey K. Pierce of Dresden be 
excused February 6 for personal reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Christina Riley of Jay be 
excused February 8 for health reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland 
be excused January 23 for health reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Roger L. Sherman of Hodgdon 
be excused January 3 for personal reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Abden S. Simmons of 
Waldoboro be excused February 6 and 8 for personal reasons. 
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that Representative Raymond A. Wallace of Dexter 
be excused February 8 for personal reasons. 
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