The proposed redesign by Adam Lemire features the state's official tree, the eastern white pine, with 16 branches representing the 16 counties, and a navy star in the upper-left corner.
Maine's secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, praised Lemire's submission as a "beautiful, faithful representation of an eastern white pine tree proper," chosen as the winning design by a bipartisan panel, awaiting a yes-or-no voter approval.
The legislation for the flag redesign limited creative interpretation, specifying the flag's background to be buff, the central focus on a pine tree, and the inclusion of a five-pointed star in the upper corner.
States like Mississippi, Minnesota, and Utah have recently updated their flags to simpler designs, departing from the trend of detailed 'seal on a bedsheets' flags, embracing more expressive and distinctive designs like those of Arizona and Texas.
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