clean elections
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PublishedOctober 11, 2024
National Realtor group spends $56,000 to support unknowing Portland council candidates
The 4 candidates say they had no idea the National Association of Realtors was spending money on their behalf, and some called for an end to all outside spending.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Portland clean elections board says council candidate did not violate rules
In a meeting Wednesday, the committee voted to allow City Council candidate Brandon Mazer to receive clean election funds, saying that he did not conspire with a political group to send out a survey about the race.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
Clean Elections Board considers if Portland council candidate violated program rules
The board decided that Brandon Mazer, accused of accepting a gift of polling data, may receive clean elections funds – but it won't issue a final decision until July.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
Portland’s clean elections candidates continue to out-raise opponents
In all but one race, clean elections candidates continue to have far more money behind their campaigns than their traditionally funded competitors.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Portland clean elections candidates have raised far more cash than traditional campaigns
The mayoral candidates using the new program, Justin Costa and Andrew Zarro, have gathered nearly twice as much money as the closest candidate not using the program.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Portland’s clean elections program off to rocky start
Candidates using the program approved by voters last fall say it has complicated timelines, burdensome paperwork and an all-cash or check system that doesn't keep up with the times.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Portland City Council seeks public feedback on clean elections ordinance
The ordinance is being developed after voters in November required the council to establish and fund a clean elections program.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Lawmakers consider bill requiring Maine voters to show photo ID at polls
Supporters say a photo ID mandate would boost public confidence in Maine elections, but opponents, including Gov. Mills, say it would do far more harm than good.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
Group submits petitions for initiative to ban foreign spending on state referendums
Protect Maine Elections wants to put the referendum spending question on the November 2023 ballot.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Maine Voices: City should let voters speak on publicly financed elections
The state's highest court has ruled that Portland had no basis for blocking a referendum. But the question is still not on a ballot.
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