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Thanks to these manufacturers, the 1901 Maine flag is undergoing a surge in popularity. A legislative bill was submitted in 2019 to change the state's official flag to one more resembling the original. [21] After an initial wave of support, the bill died in committee due to a larger outcry over changing the flag. [citation needed]
The 2024 Maine flag referendum (formally known as Question 5) was a legislatively referred state statute held on November 5, 2024, that sought to change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag.
Originally, the 1901 Maine flag consisted of a green pine tree, a Indigenous-derived symbol of New England and freedom, in the center, with a blue "North Star", all on a buff-colored background. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to the San Diego Union and Daily Bee there was a state flag was carried in Chicago on July 4, 1880 but its design was not described.
Flag design involves vivid and uncomplicated imagery – think of the American flag itself – and by that standard the Pine Tree Flag is superior. Rooks: Why Maine, The Pine Tree State, should ...
A modern version of that flag used from 1901 to 1909 took the state by storm during the Maine's bicentennial in 2020, and has appeared on hats, sweatshirts and soon license plates. This popularity ...
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Lemire's design stood out as a "beautiful, faithful representation of an Eastern White Pine tree."
Maine had put a flag redesign on the ballot in November 2024, but the redesign had failed the vote. [2] [3] Despite a variety of designs, the majority of the states' flags share the same design pattern consisting of the state seal superimposed on a monochrome background, commonly a shade of blue, which remains a source of criticism from ...
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