Mainers voted on five referendum questions on Election Day, including whether to adopt a new design for the official state ...

Voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum to replace the current state flag with a modern version of the original design, which flew from 1901 to 1909. With 72% of the votes counted Wednesday morning, ...

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A measure to change Maine's official state flag headlines the five referendum questions on 2024 general election ballots in the state. The fifth referendum question would replace the current ...

It was used leading up to the American Revolution. We do not want a symbol associated with revolution as our state flag. Maine’s “historical” pine tree flag, only in use for eight years ...

A Portland house displays the 1909 Pine Tree Flag, which is ubiquitous across the state. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine ...

A referendum to replace Maine's official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 "Pine Tree Flag." But with ...

In our conversations about the flag, we on the editorial board noted that we would not be supportive of Question 5 if it spelled the end of the road for the Maine state seal. We're satisfied that ...

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