Along with reviewing new state laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland says the department will examine existing ones for their potential to discriminate against minority voters.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.