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Senator proposes renaming Maine’s 2nd Congressional District ‘Acadia’; committee asks about wording and legal effect
Summary
Sen. Joseph Martin presented LD 1214 to rename Maine’s Second Congressional District “Acadia.” Committee members asked whether a dual label (“District 2, Acadia”) might reduce confusion and requested legal and administrative confirmation for the work session.
Sen. Joseph Martin asked the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government on April 2 to approve LD 1214, a bill that would change the official name of Maine’s Second Congressional District to “Acadia.” The sponsor said the measure would not alter the district’s boundaries or functions but would recognize the region’s Acadian history and cultural identity.
Martin said the name change “does not alter the district's boundaries or functions in any way. It simply recognizes the identity and heritage already rooted in the…
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