A presidential election takes place in Somalia May 15, when more than 270 members of the Somali parliament who were voted into office last week will choose the new president by indirect elections. More than half of these members of parliament are former refugees who dared to return to Somalia despite the constant threats against […]
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Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Mainers shouldn’t take voter rights for granted
A government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” That is the great, shining vision of our nation as a vibrant, thriving democracy Abraham Lincoln spoke of in November 1863 during the Gettysburg Address. That’s the thing about democracy. Flawed and imperfect as it may be, it is also arguably the most interesting […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Florida governor signs bill creating election police unit
Voter fraud is rare, typically occurs in isolated instances and is generally detected, but the false claim that victory was somehow stolen from Donald Trump in 2020 is driving Republicans’ agenda.
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Bar Harbor residents launch effort to cap daily visits by cruise ship passengers
A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Referendum to curb growth stirs debate in North Yarmouth
Residents will decide Tuesday on a citizens initiative that pits concerns about urban sprawl against Greater Portland’s hot real estate market.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas man is 1st charged by new federal Election Threats Task Force
The Justice Department says the man was arrested on charges of posting threatening messages on Craigslist about killing government officials in Georgia following the 2020 election.
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Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
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Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.