All posts tagged "voting"
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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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Maine voters request absentee ballots in large numbers
As the July 14th primary election nears, Maine voters have requested absentee ballots...
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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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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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Lawmakers should end all political fundraising at polling stations
Last session, lawmakers considered LD 218, a bill that would have prohibited Maine...
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Should ballot questions be reserved for general elections?
When the legislature adjourns from session, all non-emergency legislation that was passed becomes...
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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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The right to vote is for citizens
People don’t value the things they get for free. Giving legal residents who...
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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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Take Action Today: Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Governors’ Campaigns
On February 17th, The Maine Heritage Policy Center testified in favor of LD...
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LePage Urges College Students Who Vote to Establish Maine Residency
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement urging college students...
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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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Ranked Choice Voting: Wrong for Maine & Blatantly Unconstitutional
Until recently, I assumed that all measures placed on the ballot were lawful....
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As goes Maine, so goes the Nation
Congratulations conservatives, we’ve done it. If Maine is truly a bellwether state as...
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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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M.D. Harmon: The Walking, Voting Dead
Ever since horror director George Romero created “Night of the Living Dead” in...
