Maine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why
The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new ...
Maine voters reject updated pine tree flag design
The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...
Maine voters to decide whether to change state flag
Mainers are deciding Tuesday whether to keep the current flag or switch to a new design. Maine's Secretary of State chose the ...
Maine’s proposed flag looks a lot like one of its old ones. That’s intentional
The proposed redesign by Adam Lemire, a resident of Gardiner, Maine, shows the state’s official tree, the eastern white pine, ...
Question 5: Will Maine be adopting a new design for its state flag?
Mainers voted on five referendum questions on Election Day, including whether to adopt a new design for the official state ...
Mainers reject Pine Tree Flag design, will remain unofficial symbol of the state
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 ...
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Maine voters reject effort to restore pine tree flag
By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine rejected an effort to change the state flag in Tuesday’s election, capping a ...
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Maine to vote on new state flag with pine tree: Here's why
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. It’s become a ...
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Maine state flag won’t change, voters decide
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, ...