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Absentee ballots available in Yarmouth for presidential primary
YARMOUTH — Absentee voting is also now available for the presidential primary and special state referendum, which will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 at the AMVETS Hall, 148 North Road. Residents can register to vote or register with a party the day of the primary. Contact the Town Clerk’s […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: The work that’s unfinished after a century of voting
University women marched for the right to vote a century ago, and continue to march to fight discrimination.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine secretary of state loses latest round in fight for records of Trump’s defunct voter fraud panel
Matt Dunlap argued that the Trump administration illegally withheld emails pertaining to membership of the controversial Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
In nation’s first federal ranked-choice voting race, Bruce Poliquin lost – and he’s not over it.
The two-term former Republican lawmaker from Maine’s 2nd District is trying to block the expansion of the new voting method to other states.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Immigrant candidates for office opening new doors
New citizens are seizing the chance to make a difference in their communities.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Singer John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights
The ceremony in a Miami-Dade County courtroom was meant to show that ex-felons can regain their voting rights.
Posted inNation & World, News
More celebs join Michelle Obama’s voter outreach drive
Obama is a co-chair, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Faith Hill, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, and basketball star Chris Paul, of the nonprofit When We Vote.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Court must uphold Portland voters’ right to decide on campaign funding program
This is now a question of ensuring that elected officials and unelected city staff act in accord with the Maine and U.S. constitutions.