That played a role in lawmakers’ approval of a bill to let Mainers vote on replacing the current flag. The state’s official ...

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

On Tuesday, voters across Maine will have a chance to weigh in on a longtime debate: changing the design of the state’s flag.

Voters have rejected the plan to change the Maine state flag. Question 5 on the state ballot asked Mainers if they wanted to ...

The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...

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, ...

Mainers will not see a new — or rather, the old — state flag waving at the state house, as Question 5, An Act to Restore the ...

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

Question 5 on the ballot asked residents if they wanted to replace the current flag with a more historical version, commonly known as the "pine tree" flag.

Since gaining statehood in 1820, Maine has flown two different official flag designs. Soon, it could move on to its third – ...

A measure to change Maine's official state flag headlines the five referendum questions on 2024 general election ballots in the state. The fifth referendum question would replace the current ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag's popularity wasn't enough to convince voters to make it the state's official ...