Clean elections
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Portland City Council seeks public feedback on clean elections ordinance
The ordinance is being developed after voters in November required the council to establish and fund a clean elections program.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Lawmakers consider bill requiring Maine voters to show photo ID at polls
Supporters say a photo ID mandate would boost public confidence in Maine elections, but opponents, including Gov. Mills, say it would do far more harm than good.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
Group submits petitions for initiative to ban foreign spending on state referendums
Protect Maine Elections wants to put the referendum spending question on the November 2023 ballot.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Maine Voices: City should let voters speak on publicly financed elections
The state's highest court has ruled that Portland had no basis for blocking a referendum. But the question is still not on a ballot.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
Secretary of State Bellows touts Maine electoral practices to congressional panel
The former Democratic state senator, testifying alongside Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, says voting should be ‘equal and safe and secure all across the country.’
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Commentary: Mainers can’t be heard when big money in politics drowns them out
The 2020 election is on pace to be Maine’s most costly – join Stand With Maine and support a constitutional amendment to allow spending limits.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Would-be Clean Elections candidates find it harder to qualify during pandemic
Social-distancing requirements and other restrictions have made collecting $5 qualifying contributions needed to obtain public financing more difficult.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
Commentary: Maine should build on campaign-finance reform progress
Let's push to bar corporations from funding state-level candidates and PACs that engage in state elections.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Maine lawmakers take up bill to ban ‘deepfake’ political ads
Supporters say the measure would protect election integrity and prevent deception of voters, but some lawmakers raised free speech concerns.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Jim Fossel: Campaign spending is the problem, not donations
England has a system that allows people to contribute to campaigns, but dictates how much candidates and parties can spend.
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