Voter fraud is rare, typically occurs in isolated instances and is generally detected, but the false claim that victory was somehow stolen from Donald Trump in 2020 is driving Republicans’ agenda.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bar Harbor residents launch effort to cap daily visits by cruise ship passengers
A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Referendum to curb growth stirs debate in North Yarmouth
Residents will decide Tuesday on a citizens initiative that pits concerns about urban sprawl against Greater Portland’s hot real estate market.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas man is 1st charged by new federal Election Threats Task Force
The Justice Department says the man was arrested on charges of posting threatening messages on Craigslist about killing government officials in Georgia following the 2020 election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Young people are winning elections. Now what?
Our young elected officials want training to craft and enact good policies for their constituents. We need to make sure they have the resources to get the job done.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Libertarians to be reenrolled, nominate candidates in Maine
A judge’s order says the state must tell Libertarians that their unenrollment after failing to have 10,000 members was unlawful and that they may rejoin.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.