Organizers who want to undo the Death With Dignity Act, restore religious exemptions for vaccines, and stop taxpayer funding for abortions through Medicaid are seeking petition signatures.
Elections
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Their field of dreams: A vacation with the candidates
Iowa and New Hampshire have become ideal summer travel locales for political tourists looking to witness a part of the highly contested Democratic presidential race.
advertisement
Posted inElections, Nation & World, New England, Politics, Uncategorized
Trump’s revival of claim of voting fraud in New Hampshire alarms some state Republicans
Some believe the accusations could threaten the state’s jealously guarded spot at the start of the presidential primary schedule.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Four candidates qualify to run for Portland mayor while 5 others qualify for open council seat
The city has certified candidates for mayor, City Council and Board of Education.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Advocates fail again to get expansion of ranked-choice voting on Portland ballot
City officials reviewed 300 contested signatures and say Fair Elections Portland still fell 76 short, even after the city lowered the number of signatures required to qualify for the ballot.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Uncertainty lingers over ranked-choice presidential primary, despite Senate passage
Gov. Janet Mills hasn’t committed to signing the bill, it’s unclear how the $100,000 cost would be funded, and party officials have discretion to interpret voting results when delegates are assigned to national conventions.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries
The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation’s first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Ranked-choice voting supporters regroup, believe presidential primary still in reach
The bill received initial approval in the Legislature but was shelved during the final hours of the 2019 session.
Posted inElections, Nation & World
Democratic Party leaders catch grief from moderates and liberals over debate rules, topics
The summer meetings will be dominated by debate over how best to defeat President Trump.