Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will be accepting public comments regarding the question’s form and content until May 13.
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Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence
The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
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Letter: Maine should ban election contributions from corporations
While Maine has led the way in election reform with clean elections and ranked-choice voting, we’re behind the times when it comes to corporations and campaign contributions. It’s time for Maine to join the 22 other states who ban direct contributions from corporations to candidates and to candidate political action committees. In Maine, corporations can […]
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Bill to lower Maine’s voting age to 16 faces ‘steep hill’
Passage is unlikely, in part because the change requires a constitutional amendment, but advocates contend a debate over lowering the voting age would be beneficial.
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House passes sweeping voting rights bill over Republican opposition
The bill would require states to automatically register eligible voters and offer same-day registration, but it faces big obstacles in the Senate.
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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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Secretary of State Bellows to testify before Congress on voter rights bill Thursday
She will describe Maine’s experiences with many of the provisions that Congress is considering making mandatory nationwide.
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Maine officials eye push toward automatic absentee ballots
The proposal by Democratic House Speaker Ryan Fecteau would allow voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for all elections unless they terminate their absentee status.
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Lines are being drawn in the next election for Maine governor
No other Republicans are stepping forward as former two-term Gov. Paul Lepage lobs shots at Democratic incumbent Janet Mills.
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Nomination papers available for charter commission seats
PORTLAND — Nomination papers to run for one of nine seats on the city’s charter commission are now available and must be returned by March 29. The commission will include one representative from each of the city’s five districts and four at-large representatives, all of whom will be elected June 8, and Peter Eglinton, Michael […]