The bill is one of several that would increase voter participation in primaries or streamline the balloting process by rescheduling the newly created presidential primary from March to June.
Maine Democratic Party
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Democrats in Augusta give Republicans a political gift
Every legislator who voted for a partisan budget last week will have to defend every line of it in 2022.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Capitol Police chief still on sidelines, 2 months after social media posts surfaced
State officials say they are still reviewing whether Chief Russell Gauvin violated state policy with Facebook posts that, among other things, questioned the validity of the presidential election.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Let’s allow some politics to remain local
When voters in state legislative races focus only on national issues, our communities miss out.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Former Westbrook legislator elected to lead Maine Democratic Party
Drew Gattine will serve as chairman of the Democratic State Committee and Bev Uhlenhake, Brewer’s former mayor, will co-chair the party’s governing body.
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Maine Democratic Party to get new leadership
The Maine Democratic State Committee is set to meet on Jan. 24 to elect a new chair and vice chair.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s next speaker of the House is making history already
Biddeford’s Ryan Fecteau will be the youngest speaker of the House for any state Legislature in the U.S.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Recounts in 2 State House contests scheduled for Friday
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Tuesday that the recounts were requested by two Republican candidates who were narrowly defeated by Democratic House incumbents.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Maine Democrats will start soul searching
The election offers no clarity in the battle between moderates and progressives for the party’s soul.