If it’s approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party’s primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.
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Lawsuit seeks to split upcoming power line ballot question into three issues
Rep. Christopher Caiazzo, D-Scarborough, filed the lawsuit last week in Cumberland County Superior Court.
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Oakland Republican jumps into 2nd District congressional race
Michael Perkins hopes to unseat two-term U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat, in the 2022 political contest.
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Democrat handily wins U.S. House race in New Mexico
Melanie Stansbury will replace Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, preserving an all-female House delegation for the state.
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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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Three seeking 3-year selectman’s seat in Livermore Falls
William Kenniston, Nixon Ortiz and Joshua Tainter running for election June 8.
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Wording approved for power line ballot question
The state received 119 comments on the proposed question, which will go to voters Nov. 2, during a 30-day public comment period.
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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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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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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.