All posts tagged "voting"

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...
Lawmakers should end all political fundraising at polling stations

Last session, lawmakers considered LD 218, a bill that would have prohibited Maine...
Should ballot questions be reserved for general elections?

When the legislature adjourns from session, all non-emergency legislation that was passed becomes...
Does ranked-choice voting live up to its promises?

The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released its newest report, “A False Majority:...
The right to vote is for citizens

People don’t value the things they get for free. Giving legal residents who...
RCV hurts property and voting rights

The founders recognized that it is in man’s nature to become seduced by...
Take Action Today: Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Governors’ Campaigns

On February 17th, The Maine Heritage Policy Center testified in favor of LD...
LePage Urges College Students Who Vote to Establish Maine Residency

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement urging college students...
Ranked Choice Voting: a Solution in Search of a Problem

In 2010, then-Mayor Paul LePage managed to win the governorship with roughly 38...
Ranked Choice Voting: Wrong for Maine & Blatantly Unconstitutional

Until recently, I assumed that all measures placed on the ballot were lawful....
As goes Maine, so goes the Nation

Congratulations conservatives, we’ve done it. If Maine is truly a bellwether state as...
Ranked Choice Voting: The Best Choice for Maine?

Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick...
M.D. Harmon: The Walking, Voting Dead

Ever since horror director George Romero created “Night of the Living Dead” in...