If passed as currently written, a recently submitted draft proposal of reforms to Portland’s city charter features election reforms, including…
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It wasn’t long ago that Democrats were claiming that the For the People Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, and the John Lewis…
When one group of lawmakers shirk their Constitutional duty and walk out on their constituents, any potential for dialogue is lost, as is the opportunity to deliver for the people of their state.
This legislative session, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public hearings on three bills that would make…
COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we vote. Millions more Americans are expected to…
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. …
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 2067, “An Act To Authorize…
This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 9, 2020. In 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that established…
The following piece highlights The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s recent report “A False Majority: The Failed Experiment of Ranked-Choice Voting”…
Last session, lawmakers considered LD 218, a bill that would have prohibited Maine Clean Election Act candidates from soliciting, accepting…
When the legislature adjourns from session, all non-emergency legislation that was passed becomes effective 90 days thereafter. However, Article IV,…
The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released its newest report, “A False Majority: The Failed Experiment of Ranked-Choice Voting.” The…
People don’t value the things they get for free. Giving legal residents who are not yet citizens the right to…
The founders recognized that it is in man’s nature to become seduced by the siren songs of power and privilege.…
On February 17th, The Maine Heritage Policy Center testified in favor of LD 300 “An Act To Preserve Funding for…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued a statement urging college students to establish residency in Maine if they…
In 2010, then-Mayor Paul LePage managed to win the governorship with roughly 38 percent of the vote, prompting a group…
Until recently, I assumed that all measures placed on the ballot were lawful. I was wrong. Blatantly unconstitutional questions may…
Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick Woodbury, I-Yarmouth, announced an initiative to change…
Ever since horror director George Romero created “Night of the Living Dead” in 1968, brain-eating zombies have had a grip…