The bill, sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, would automatically register people to vote when they get or renew their driver’s licenses in Maine.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Susan Collins hauls in cash for 2020 re-election campaign
With the race for the U.S. Senate in Maine more than a year off, the incumbent Republican senator has accumulated record campaign donations, even before any official announcement that she will seek another term.
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U.S. House GOP leader McCarthy assails ranked-choice voting in Maine
Republicans in Augusta and Washington are trying to stymie or repeal a voting method they say helps Democrats like Jared Golden.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Chesterville elections March 8
Four candidates are seeking three seats on the Chesterville Board of Selectmen.
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Chesterville elections March 8
Four candidates are seeking three seats on the Chesterville Board of Selectmen.
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Lawmakers weigh how to avoid having more than one Question 1 on the same ballot
AUGUSTA — Sometimes the Legislature deals with big issues, such as health care, crime and taxation. And sometimes it deals with how to stop voters from facing more than one Question 1 on the ballot. A measure before the Committee on State and Local Government would require municipalities to list local ballot questions with “sequential […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Election Day might become a state holiday in Maine celebrating democracy
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers will consider a proposal this session to make Election Day a state holiday. “We should have a day where we really celebrate our democracy,” said state Rep. Ben Collings, a Portland Democrat. Supporters of the idea, which has been picking up steam for years, say that more people would have a chance […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Five running for municipal office in Orono
The town will hold its municipal elections on March 12.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Nomination papers available in Orono
Two seats are opening up on the town council and one on the school board.
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
How to make voting go more smoothly
It has now been two weeks since the midterm election, and in some states, ballots are still being counted. President Donald Trump says that is evidence of something seriously amiss. He has trafficked in wild and unsubstantiated theories, claiming that some ballots showed up “out of nowhere” while others were forged or went missing. He […]