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Senate sustains governor's veto on calendar bill and confirms a slate of nominees
Summary
The Maine Senate failed to override a governor's veto on an unspecified bill (override vote recorded as 10–24) and confirmed multiple nominations, including Elaine Clark as commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services; several committee recommendations were accepted by the chamber.
The Maine Senate declined to override a governor's veto on a bill listed on the calendar (the transcript does not name the bill) after a roll-call vote that fell short of the two-thirds threshold. The presiding officer announced the veto was sustained after the recorded count showed 10 votes in favor of overriding and 24 against.
Later in the session the Senate considered numerous communications and nominations primarily reported by the Joint Standing Committee on Labor. The body confirmed Elaine Clark for appointment as Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and approved a series of reappointments and confirmations to boards and authorities, including multiple members of the Maine Labor Relations Board, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees, and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority.
Where the transcript records a roll-call number clearly (the veto override result above), that count is stated. For many of the confirmations the transcript uses a standard announcement formula and the final action was recorded as "confirmed"; the transcript's numeric announcements of affirmative/negative tallies were inconsistent in places and therefore vote tallies for those confirmations are recorded here as not specified when the count cannot be reliably read from the record.
Key confirmations recorded in the transcript (nominee — position): Elaine Clark — Commissioner, Department of Administrative and Financial Services; Joan M. Moore — Maine Labor Relations Board; Jessica Mayer — reappointment to Maine Labor Relations Board; Michael D. Miles — reappointment to Maine Labor Relations Board; Elisa Tibbets — reappointment to Maine Labor Relations Board; Nicholas Fuller Gogans — appointment to Maine Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees; John Kimball — reappointment to Maine Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees; Richard Medivier — reappointment to Maine Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees; and several appointments/reappointments to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority (names included in the session record). The secretary was directed to inform the House of the Senate's actions following the confirmations.
The session continued with additional committee reports and routine business before adjourning pursuant to a joint order.
