Maine | Instant InitiativeInitiative Rules & Requirements
Indirect Statute Initiative
- Signature Requirement
- 67,682 signatures required (10% of votes for Governor).
- Filing Deadline
- January 22, 2026.
- Filing Office
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/index.html
- Filing Fee
- $0
- Review Process
- Technical review by the Revisor of Statutes.
- Subject Restrictions
- Single-subject; cannot create an office or name a person.
- Distribution Rules
- None.
- Circulator Rules
- Must be 18+; residency requirement was struck down.
- Ballot Title Process
- Secretary of State drafts the ballot question in consultation with the AG.
Notes: Maine's indirect process requires measures to go to the Legislature first; if rejected, it goes to voters.
Last verified: 3/29/2026
Referendum
- Signature Requirement
- 67,682 signatures required (10% of votes for Governor).
- Filing Deadline
- January 22, 2026.
Filing Officehttps://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/index.html Review ProcessTechnical review by the Revisor of Statutes. Subject RestrictionsSingle-subject; cannot create an office or name a person. Circulator RulesMust be 18+; residency requirement was struck down. Ballot Title ProcessSecretary of State drafts the ballot question in consultation with the AG. 
