Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office released draft rules on May 5 detailing how the agency would review vanity license…
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Approximately five months after being forced to vacate the position of state auditor, Matt Dunlap has received internal auditor credentials.…
A federal district court judge found that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows violated free association rights of the Libertarian Party…
When former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap was sworn in as the state auditor on January 4, he did not…
A bill to limit license plates with profane or vulgar references passed under the hammer in the Maine House and…
In late March, the 130th Maine Legislature met in-person at the Augusta Civic Center for just the second time this…
It’s the start of a new term of the Maine Legislature, which means lawmakers have the task of selecting the…
COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we vote. Millions more Americans are expected to…
In this election, Maine voters will become the first in any state to cast their ballots for president of the…
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that ranked-choice voting must be used in the state’s upcoming presidential election, making…
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap is challenging a decision issued last week by a Superior Court judge to allow a…
A judge ruled late Monday that the Maine Republican Party collected enough valid signatures to advance a people’s veto question…
Maine’s ranked-choice voting woes continue. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announced Monday his office had to retabulate the July primary…
On Tuesday morning, Rep. Dale Crafts officially secured the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District in a ranked-choice vote…
As the July 14th primary election nears, Maine voters have requested absentee ballots that far exceed numbers from previous years. …
On Monday, June 15, Governor Mills’ office released guidelines for town meetings and elections for Phase 2 of the reopening…
The Maine Republican Party says it has collected enough signatures to challenge a new law expanding the use of ranked-choice…
The Committee on Ranked Choice Voting, one of the primary proponents of the new voting system brought to Maine in…
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order last week that indefinitely extends expiration dates on all vehicle inspection stickers and…
The City of Portland – Maine’s most liberal municipality – tried to prevent the Maine GOP from collecting signatures at…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on LD 1981, “An Act Regarding the Regulation of…
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap confirmed Thursday his office had certified the petitions submitted by Mainers for Health and…
News outlets across the state last week reported that some signers of the petition advancing a people’s veto of LD…
When the legislature adjourns from session, all non-emergency legislation that was passed becomes effective 90 days thereafter. However, Article IV,…
In 2005, the United States Congress passed the REAL ID Act, with the purpose of establishing “minimum security standards for…
In a utopian society where there is no ill will or mistakes made in document processing, an automatic voter registration…
Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, June 20 signed into law LD 534, sponsored by Rep. John Andrews, a bill that…
The Maine House on Tuesday voted to approve a bill that would simplify the wording of ballot questions to make…
Lawmakers are considering a flurry of ballot initiative reforms this session, from requiring signatures to be collected in both congressional…
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday considered a bill that would allow political parties in Maine…
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee Monday held a public hearing on LDs 255 and 374, two bills…
After accepting public comment for 30 days on the wording of the upcoming Universal Home Care ballot initiative, Secretary of…
Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) chief executive officer Matthew Gagnon has sent a letter to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap…
After accepting feedback from Maine citizens throughout a 30-day public comment period, Democratic Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap made minuscule…
AUGUSTA – In a decision handed down today, Justice Michaela Murphy of the Kennebec County Superior Court remanded the decision…
As all of Maine and most of the country is already aware, Donald Trump held a rally in Portland this…