Joining the nonprofit center will allow Maine to more efficiently identify people who have moved, registered elsewhere or died outside the state.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate Republicans again block Democrats’ voting rights bill
The current version of the bill would establish national rules for running elections, limit partisanship in the drawing of congressional districts and force the disclosure of many anonymous donors who spend big to influence elections.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Bath-area school board chair to retire, no candidates running for empty seat
Stephen August has held a seat on the RSU 1 school board for nine years, the last four or five of which he’s served as chair.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
The report was an embarrassing end to a widely criticized, and at times bizarre, quest to prove allegations that election officials and courts have rejected.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How to help school boards resist pressure groups
Anti-maskers and Proud Boys are disrupting meetings. Well-heeled reformers are undermining public education. Changing election calendars and lowering the voting age can help.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Newsom crushed the California recall. Let the phony fraud probes begin
As we look back on a waste of an election that cost taxpayers $276 million, the governor should take this moment to reflect on his shortcomings.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
Republicans have vowed to scuttle the bill, which would establish national rules for running elections, limit partisanship in the drawing of congressional districts and force the disclosure of many anonymous donors.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Referendum would require vote on cost of buying out CMP and Versant
CMP-backed opponents of a proposed consumer-owned utility in Maine say voters should have the final say on the purchase price.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Westbrook voters to consider ranked-choice voting in city elections
Residents will vote in November on a proposal that would allow ranked-choice voting in mayoral, City Council and School Committee races.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine supreme court denies bid to split power corridor referendum into 3 questions
A state lawmaker wanted the court to order the Secretary of State’s Office to split an upcoming ballot measure challenging the NECEC project into separate questions for voters.