All posts tagged "elections"
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Portland Charter Commission’s initial report calls for noncitizen voting, clean elections and a strong mayor
If passed as currently written, a recently submitted draft proposal of reforms to...
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Halsey Frank: Thoughts on voting rights
It wasn’t long ago that Democrats were claiming that the For the People Act,...
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Senate defeats bill to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 shots for 5 years
For the sixth time during the 130th Maine Legislature’s second session, the House...
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Maine voters approve all three statewide ballot questions
Early returns on November 2 proved to be indicative of the results for...
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Texas Dems’ walkout highlights the absurdity of nationwide voting debate
When one group of lawmakers shirk their Constitutional duty and walk out on...
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Governor Mills signs a full slate of election, campaign finance reforms into law
Governor Mills recently signed into law several bills that affect campaigns and elections...
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Effort to elect constitutional officers fails again in Maine
Making our government more representative and fair is an idea both sides of...
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Semi-open primaries bill advances in Maine House and Senate
L.D. 231 aims to increase voter turnout and bipartisanship in an increasingly partisan...
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Watch Secretary of State Bellows’ uncomfortable exchange with Congressman Steil on HR 1
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows testified before Congress on Thursday in support...
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Effort to expand ranked-choice in Maine voting receives hearing this week
Advocates of ranked-choice voting again seek to expand the use of the voting...
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Massachusetts voters reject RCV in surprise Election Day upset
With more than 90% of the votes counted in Massachusetts, it appears that...
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In-person voting remains a safe, secure way to vote
COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we...
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New Poll: RCV ballot question a dead heat in Massachusetts
A poll released Monday by UMass Amherst and WCVB is showing a tightening...
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Maine’s high court denies effort to keep counting absentee ballots after Election Day
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that absentee ballots must...
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How to use ranked-choice voting
In less than three weeks, or earlier if voting by absentee, you will...
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Your ballot with ranked-choice voting
In this election, Maine voters will become the first in any state to...
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Maine’s high court rules RCV must be used in presidential election
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that ranked-choice voting must be used...
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Why is the left promoting electoral dysfunction?
Every citizen who meets statutory qualifications has the right to vote, and to...
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Court overturns SoS Dunlap’s decision to keep RCV veto off November ballot
A judge ruled late Monday that the Maine Republican Party collected enough valid...
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Expert report reveals weaknesses of RCV
A recent report submitted for a ranked-choice voting (RCV) lawsuit in Maine highlights...
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New lawsuit seeks to end the use of ranked-choice voting in Maine
Four Maine citizens filed a lawsuit late last week against Secretary of State...
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New nationwide campaign to educate voters on pitfalls of ranked-choice voting
A coalition of state-based think tanks launched a new nationwide campaign Friday to...
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Crafts secures congressional nomination, but ranked-choice voting system remains flawed
On Tuesday morning, Rep. Dale Crafts officially secured the Republican nomination for the...
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What Maine residents should expect on Election Day
On Monday, June 15, Governor Mills’ office released guidelines for town meetings and...
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As election season approaches, beware of the ‘b-word’
Today’s political climate is exceptionally partisan and overly sensationalized. It’s that way on...
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Lawsuit aims to halt people’s veto effort to repeal ranked-choice voting in presidential elections
The Committee on Ranked Choice Voting, one of the primary proponents of the...
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A Colorado election clerk’s perspective on using RCV in his state’s elections
Throughout the country, including here in Colorado, special interests are promoting new voting...
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Bill establishing automatic, continuous absentee voter status reeks of fraud
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing Wednesday...
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Ranked-choice voting in Alaska: RCV fails to deliver on its promises to voters
This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 9, 2020. In...
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Campaign launched to repeal ranked-choice voting for presidential elections
On Tuesday, February 4, the Maine Republican Party announced they are launching a...
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Portland City Council allows RCV expansion to proceed after activists fail to obtain ballot access
On Monday, Portland City Councilors voted unanimously to put a measure on the...
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What’s wrong with ranked-choice voting: Let us count the problems
The following piece highlights The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s recent report “A False...
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Governor Mills lets RCV for presidential elections become law without her signature
Maine Governor Janet Mills decided Friday to let LD 1083, “An Act To...
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Friday is the deadline for Governor Mills’ decision on LD 1083
Governor Janet Mills has until the end of the day Friday to decide...
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Will Governor Mills sign or veto bill that expands RCV to presidential elections?
The Maine Legislature reconvened on Monday to consider four bond proposals that failed...
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Does ranked-choice voting live up to its promises?
The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released its newest report, “A False Majority:...
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Maine now has automatic voter registration. How will the new system impact our elections?
In a utopian society where there is no ill will or mistakes made...
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More victories for ballot initiative transparency
Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, June 20 signed into law LD 534, sponsored...
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National Popular Vote would steal Maine’s voice in presidential elections
On May 14th, the Maine Senate took the first step to allocate Maine’s four...
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National Popular Vote fight not over yet
Just last week, an amazing thing happened in the Maine House. Twenty-one Democrats...
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Bill to adopt national popular vote compact fails in Maine House
The Maine House voted to reject a bill Thursday that would bind the...
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Governor Mills signs bill to increase transparency in ballot initiative process
Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed LD 1209, “An Act To Require Legislative Hearings...
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Ranked-choice voting has not produced what we were promised
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday considered a bill...
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Alternative view: National Popular Vote would amplify Maine voices and empower small states
Any Mainer interested in amplifying the state’s role in electing a president, and...
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Legislative committee narrowly rejects National Popular Vote, but fight is not over
Our founders established a system of checks and balances designed to protect everyone,...
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In Maine, National Popular Vote makes your vote meaningless
There is no doubt that our Founding Fathers feared tyranny of the majority,...
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Tax dollars should never be used to elect members of Congress
Maine people work hard to get ahead, but the more politicians steal from...
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One last veto: Gov. LePage blocks bill to fund ranked-choice voting for November elections
Dear Honorable Members of the 128th Legislature: Under the authority vested in me...
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RCV hurts property and voting rights
The founders recognized that it is in man’s nature to become seduced by...
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Voter ID is needed to protect Maine’s elections
As American citizens, one of our most precious rights and solemn duties is...
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With Donald Trump’s Election, Mommy Said “No”
Since Donald Trump won the presidential election, there have been protests and riots...
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In Defense of the Electoral College
It is day seven into Trump’s America, yet the sky hasn’t fallen. In...
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Question 5: Changing the Game
In November of 2014, Governor Paul LePage (R) won re-election to his post...
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Hypocrisy Abounds in the CD 2 Race
How many times have you seen liberal Maine candidates for office, or political...
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Ranked Choice Voting: a Solution in Search of a Problem
In 2010, then-Mayor Paul LePage managed to win the governorship with roughly 38...
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Question 1 Ballot Committee Claims Immunity to Law They Helped Enact
Last November, Mainers voted to pass Question 1, nearly tripling the amount of...
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Elected Office Can’t Buy Class (And please, leave your small hands out of the debates)
This past week our country was saddened to hear former first lady Nancy...
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Was the 2014 Question 1 Funding Increase Necessary?
A few months ago the voters of Maine passed a Citizen’s Initiative called...
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Rousselle: There’s No Real Reason to Oppose Voter ID
I was disappointed to learn that the Maine Legislature had once again voted...
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Popular Election of Attorney General Makes Sense for Maine
In a bipartisan push for reform, Maine Sen. Andre Cushing III (R-Penobscot County)...
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Ranked Choice Voting: The Best Choice for Maine?
Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick...
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When Elections Fail Us We Have One Last Resort
Now that the elections are over and all the negative TV ads are...
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Press Herald owner Sussman is top Maine political donor
The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting has produced an analysis of the...
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O’Keefe exposes election shenanigans in North Carolina
Conservative muckraker James O’Keefe has struck again, this time in North Carolina, where...
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Maine political players attend conference for shadowy Democracy Alliance
When a group of left-wing millionaires and billionaires held a secret meeting in...
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“Clear and Present Danger:” Election commission dissenter says Maine is vulnerable to voter fraud
The lone dissenting voice on the five-member Commission to Study the Conduct of...
