When voters in Maine head to the polls in November, they’ll have an important choice to make: whether they should change the ...

The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new ...

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, ...

should be the official flag of the state.” By September 1909, having heard the voice of Maine’s people, the 74th Maine Legislature had moved to make “the old flag” of Maine — which had ...

Vote “no” on the proposed flag design. Maine does need ... of the present state flag in 1909, had in fact drawn on the same revolutionary history symbology and image. The pine tree does ...

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

The Maine state flag has remained unchanged since 1909. However, the 2024 Referendum seeks to adopt a new design. Question 5 on the ballot asks whether the people of Maine favor the lone pine over the ...

A measure to change ... the state seal itself is not being changed. Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. The Pine Tree Flag is already an iconic image, appearing ...

A measure to change ... current flag includes two white men next to the coat of arms. However, the state seal itself is not being changed. The Pine Tree Flag is already an iconic image, appearing ...