The 129th Maine Legislature enacted a Presidential Primary Law in 2019 (PL 2019, Chapter 445), for the purpose of allowing Maine Voters to Designate their Preference for the Nomination of their Party’s Candidate.
Maine will use Ranked-Choice Voting in the 2020 State General Election, and then to be used for Presidential Primaries beginning in 2024.
In order to Participate in the Presidential Primary, each of the 3 Qualified Parties had until November 1st, 2019 to File a Certification with the Secretary of State.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party filed this Certification and will Participate in the Presidential Primary Election, but also will hold Caucuses for conducting other Party-building Activities.
The Green Independent Party chose Not to Participate in the Presidential Primary Election but will hold Party Caucuses for Voting for the Presidential Candidate and conducting other Party-Building Activities.
In order to Qualify for the Presidential Primary Election Ballot, Democratic and Republican Candidates had to Circulate Petitions and Submit at least 2,000 Signatures of Registered Voters who are Enrolled in their Party to the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections by 5:00 p.m. on December 23rd, 2019.
There are No Declared Write-In Candidates for either party.
Democratic Party Candidate Listing – Final as of the 12/23/2019 Filing Deadline:
Biden
Bloomberg
Booker - dropped out
Buttigieg
Gabbard
Klobuchar
Patrick
Sanders
Steyer
Warren
Williamson - dropped out
Republican Party Candidate Listing – Final as of the 12/23/2019 Filing Deadline:
Trump
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