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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 6, 2021
Some Republicans worry their new voting limits will hurt their voters, too
Changes to mail voting in Florida are certain to affect older voters, and thousands of Republican voters in Arizona could stop getting ballots in the mail automatically.
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PublishedMay 6, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’
In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
A hundred years ago, Lewiston elected women to office for the first time
In 1921, finally allowed to participate fully, women won four school board seats and controlled a majority of the panel.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Private company recounting Arizona ballots wants methods kept secret
The Florida-based consultancy has no election experience and is run by a man who has shared unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
Maine adapted election rules for the pandemic; bills would make changes permanent
Measures call for continuing the use of ballot drop boxes and an absentee ballot tracking tool.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Bills requiring photo ID for Maine voters poised for defeat in Legislature
On a series of party-line votes, 3 bills that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls were rejected by majority Democrats on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence
The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Under pressure, some big Georgia corporations slam voting bill
The chief executives of Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola call the law 'unacceptable,' opening an unusual rift with Republican leaders who championed the legislation
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