Clean election and ballot access advocates on Friday condemned a bill that would virtually ban the gathering of voter signatures at the polling place on Election Day. The bill would also push candidates who are on the ballot back away from the polling place, ending a tradition of candidates greeting voters at the polls. The […]
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Many town government slots up for grabs
ANDOVER — The year ahead could see many new faces in town government. “This is one of those years when the entire Andover government could change since (many) positions are up for reelection,” Selectman Jane Rich said Thursday. Voters in March will fill a three-year town clerk/tax collector position, selectmen positions of one- and three-year […]
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I’m on Trump’s voter fraud commission; I’m suing it to find out what it’s doing
On Nov. 9, I filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeking to obtain the working documents, correspondence and schedule of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. What’s remarkable about my lawsuit is that I’m a member of the commission, and apparently this is the only way I can find out what […]
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Matthew Dunlap goes to court to force Trump voter fraud panel to keep him informed
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is upping the ante in his effort to compel President Trump’s voter fraud commission to provide him with information and correspondence about its work. Dunlap, one of four Democrats on the 11-member Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, has asked a federal judge to issue an injunction forcing the […]
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Study: Maine ballot questions too confusing even for college graduates
A nationwide study on the complexity of the wording of ballot questions found that it takes a post-graduate education just to comprehend the title of the average referendum in Maine. Or to put it another way, the study found that it would take 25 years of education to figure out the average ballot question in […]
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Susan Collins seeks to block Russian meddling in U.S. elections
Concerned that Russian efforts to interfere with American elections “continue to this very day,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday that the nation must beef up security to fend off cyberattacks by foreign hackers. The Maine Republican said if an adversary succeeded in compromising a U.S. election, it would “undermine public confidence in free and […]
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Analysis: Maine encourages everyone to vote, including prisoners and the homeless
At a time when many states are adopting measures that make it harder for people to vote, Maine stands for the other extreme. It is the easiest state in the country for someone to cast a ballot. In Maine, just about every resident who is 18 or older gets to vote — and, since the […]
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Maine makes $30,000 by selling voter information
AUGUSTA (AP) — While Maine officials have refused to share voter information with President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission, the state has made more than $30,000 over the past two years selling voter information. The Portland Press Herald reports the state sold a list of registered voters for $2,200 to government agencies and political groups […]
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Matt Dunlap still won't share Maine voter data with task force
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state says he is sticking with his decision to deny a request for voter data made by a Trump administration commission. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said last month he would not comply with the request by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is investigating possible voter […]
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Maine refuses to hand over voter data to federal commission
AUGUSTA — The state won’t comply with a request to hand over voter registration information to President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and Attorney General Janet Mills determined Monday that the state couldn’t provide the data without violating its own laws protecting voter privacy. “Maine citizens can be […]