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1. www.mainepublic.org › politics › 2024/10/24Why are Mainers voting on a new state flag? | Maine Public

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   Oct 24, 2024 · If voters say yes, the flag with a pine tree, blue north star and buff background will replace Maine's current flag — the blue flag with a coat of arms — as the official state flag. So what is the history of Maine’s state flag?

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2024_Maine_Question_52024 Maine Question 5 - Wikipedia

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   The 2024 Maine flag referendum (formally known as Question 5) is a legislatively referred state statute that will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024. If enacted, it will change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag. [a][1] This referendum will coincide with four other ...

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4. news.yahoo.com › news › maine-vote-state-flag-pineMaine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why

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   7 hours ago · The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new version created by Adam Lemire of Gardiner, the tree is an Eastern White Pine, which is Maine’s state tree, and has 16 branches to represent the 16 counties in Maine. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Adam ...

5. www.nytimes.com › maine-state-flag-contestMaine Will Vote on a New State Flag - The New York Times

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   Aug 8, 2024 · This week, Maine announced the winner of a flag redesign contest that state residents will be able to vote on this fall.

6. ballotpedia.org › Maine_Question_5,_State_FlagMaine Question 5, State Flag Referendum (2024) - Ballotpedia

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   On August 5, 2024, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced that a design by Adam Lemire would be the model design for the potential new flag. This was after a contest was held for artists and designers to submit their interpretations of the design description of the flag. More than 400 submissions were made to the contest.

7. www.mainepublic.org › maine › 2024/05/17Pine tree or state seal? Maine voters will decide on state ...

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   May 17, 2024 · Maine voters will head to the polls this November to cast ballots for president, Congress and on an issue that has already sparked several years of impassioned debate — the design of the Maine state flag. Maine pretty much has two state flags right now.

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   Will Maine replace the state flag with a new flag?

   • The fifth referendum question would replace the current official Maine state flag, which is blue with the state’s crest in the middle, with a slightly updated rendition of the former state flag, which features a green pine tree and the North Star on a light tan background.

   Maine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why

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   Will Maine replace the state flag with a pine tree?

   • Maine Question 5, the State Flag Referendum is on the ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024. A " yes " vote supports replacing the existing state flag with a flag consisting of a pine tree and the North Star on a buff (light tan) background, often called the Pine Tree Flag.

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   Would a 'no' vote change the Maine State flag design?

   • A " no " vote opposes changing the Maine state flag design. What would this measure do? This measure would replace the current Maine state flag, which features the state's coat of arms, with a flag that features a green pine tree and the North Star (blue) on a light tan background.

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   What is Maine's State Flag?

   • The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new version created by Adam Lemire of Gardiner, the tree is an Eastern White Pine, which is Maine’s state tree, and has 16 branches to represent the 16 counties in Maine.

   Maine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why

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   Could a new Maine State Flag be a sign of 'wokeness'?

   • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Adam Lemire of Gardiner show the design for the potential new Maine state flag. It’s become a slightly controversial ballot measure: some conservatives see changing the flag as a sign of “wokeness,” as the state seal featured on the current flag includes two white men next to the coat of arms.

   Maine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why

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   Who designed Maine's State Flag?

   • Adam Lemire, an architect in Gardiner, Maine, came through with the winning design. State of Maine/Secretary of State, via Associated Press For more than a century, Maine’s state flag has been a bit cluttered. Against a blue backdrop, it depicts a farmer and a sailor standing on either side of an emblem that shows a moose beneath a pine tree.

   Maine Will Vote on a New State Flag - The New York Times

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9. www.mainepublic.org › maine › 2024/05/28Maine's proposed state flag similar but distinct from pine ...

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   May 28, 2024 · Maine's proposed new state flag bears design similarities to one in the national headlines recently. But experts said the flags have separate and distinct histories. The so-called "Appeal to Heaven" flag was carried by rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and features a pine tree as a central element.