voting
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Bill to allow online voter registration nears final approval
The Senate supported the measure on a 22-12 party-line vote, with Republicans in opposition, a day after it won preliminary approval in the House.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Leonard Pitts: ‘The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy’
Sen. Joe Manchin is asking those of us who face the loss of our voting rights to trust him as he wagers those rights on Republican integrity and good faith.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Election Day in city
Portland voters Tuesday will decide on nine members of the Portland Charter Commission and whether to approve the $125.2 million school budget for the next school year.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Another View: Voter ID would forestall doubts in Maine elections
A no-cost voting credential makes sense in a mobile society where neighbors don’t know each other.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine's party primaries to unenrolled voters.
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PublishedMay 29, 2021
Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
A bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours and scale back Sunday voting.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Legislature rejects bill to make Election Day a state holiday
But a bill to boost pay for school support staff to $16 an hour advances in what was likely lawmakers' last meeting at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
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PublishedMay 8, 2021
Voting-rights advocates stage rally, motorcade in Portland
Shenna Bellows, Maine's secretary of state, joins members of the League of Women Voters of Maine and other groups to support federal voting rights legislation.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Texas House passes bill restricting voting rights, despite no evidence of problems
From Florida to Georgia, Iowa and now Texas, Republican lawmakers have used unsubstantiated claims by former President Donald Trump and his allies to justify new voting restrictions.
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