You’d think a measure designed to protect the next presidential election from another coup attempt would win broad support. Think again.
Electoral College
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Collins, Manchin unveil bipartisan bill to protect electoral count from exploitation
The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We won’t fix our problems if we can’t fix democracy
Majority policy preferences are ignored on abortion rights, gun safety, climate change and other issues because of unrepresentative government.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked
One elector who refused to participate in the plan, which has became a focus of the House Jan. 6 committee, said he was “not going to jump on a bandwagon to say that I know better than the courts.”
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With voting rights bill doomed, King and Collins work to safeguard electoral vote counting
Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Electoral College needs to be replaced by national popular vote
The chaotic aftermath of the November election has shown how vulnerable and undemocratic the Electoral College system is. We have the opportunity to prevent this chaos from happening again if the National Popular Vote Compact is enacted. The National Popular Vote would ensure that the president would be chosen by the people, with every vote […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Congress: Revise Electoral Count Act
One of the first actions of the 117th U.S. Congress should be to revise the Electoral Count Act of 1887. The act was the basis of the recent certification vote that Congress took on Jan. 6 and the protest/riot that accompanied it. Altering the wording of this act is one way we can safeguard our […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to let the people pick the president
The National Popular Vote bill provides a way to work within the Electoral College to ensure that the candidate with the most votes nationally wins the presidency.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Maine’s members of Congress respond: ‘This doesn’t happen. It’s America.’
The state’s senators and representatives condemn the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting the certification of the results of the November election.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Trump leads attack on democracy itself
The president’s stream of lies has turned millions of his supporters into enemies of their own country.