![Gregory Rec This Aug. 9, 2023 photo shows a version of the 1901 Maine state flag owned by David Martucci that was made in 1908 for an expo in Seattle. Voters in Maine are going to decide in November 2024, whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6496c4838b16441a84e044280a101834/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This Aug. 9, 2023 photo shows a version of the 1901 Maine state flag owned by David Martucci that was made in 1908 for an expo in Seattle. Voters in Maine are going to decide in November 2024, whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)
![Rogelio V. Solis FILE - Mississippi National Day of Prayer attendees raise a “Appeal to Heaven” flag in lieu of the Mississippi State flag at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 3, 2018. Voters in Maine are going to decide in November 2024, whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. The process was without controversy until publicity surrounding a similar-looking flag flown at the vacation home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/496cfae9341b48e68360bfe99c7713f0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Mississippi National Day of Prayer attendees raise a “Appeal to Heaven” flag in lieu of the Mississippi State flag at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 3, 2018. Voters in Maine are going to decide in November 2024, whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. The process was without controversy until publicity surrounding a similar-looking flag flown at the vacation home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)