Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
voting
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
A Republican donor gave $2.5 million for an election fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.
The story behind the donation provides new insights into the frenetic days after the election, when baseless claims led donors to give hundreds of millions of dollars to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory.
advertisement
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The courts are not coming to save voting rights
More than 100 new voting restrictions have been introduced across the United States. Opponents will find it hard to stop them.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Smartmatic USA voting firm sues Fox, Giuliani over false claims of election fraud
A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its top hosts, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Will Maine’s senators let my mom vote?
Mainers can help bring democracy to our nation’s capital at long last. We must encourage Sens. King and Collins to sign on as co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights Act
Maine’s attorney general and secretary of state filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in a pair of cases that concern Arizona laws that have drawn criticism from voting rights advocates.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws
Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our state has far to go to live up to voter-friendly reputation
Innovation is lagging, common-sense laws seen elsewhere are not in place here, and too many municipalities don’t enforce the inclusive statutes that Maine has.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans don’t have to fear high-turnout elections
2020 shows Democrats aren’t the only ones to gain support when policies make voting easier.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Attorney General William Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump says
The president has been unhappy since his attorney general announced that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.