elections
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Shortage of poll workers prompts Augusta to consider having all residents vote at Civic Center
The proposal, which would consolidate the city's four ward-based polling places into one, has drawn criticism from councilors, who say the plan could make it harder for some to vote.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Council to consider changes to Portland referendum process
With another citizen-initiated referendum going to voters this June, the City Council may propose changing the number of signatures required and the timeframe to amend measures that pass.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Brunswick conservationist declares interest in vacant Town Council seat
Jennifer Hicks will seek election to Brunswick Town Council during a special Feb. 28 election as a declared write-in candidate.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Justices skeptical of Republicans’ case to give total election control to legislatures
State courts have become the only legal forum for challenging partisan congressional maps since the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that those lawsuits cannot be brought in federal court.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2022
Our View: Join election workers in defense of democracy
Republicans have made attacking the integrity of elections central to their strategy. That’s dangerous.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2022
Bowdoin students rally classmates to hit the polls
Student volunteers for Bowdoin Votes have spent the semester putting up flyers, hosting tabling sessions and leading walks to Town Hall in order to encourage their classmates to exercise their right to vote this fall.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
With no candidates on ballot for Brunswick council race, write-in steps up to run for District 6 seat
For the first time in decades, no candidate will officially be on the ballot in the race for District 6 Town Councilor in Brunswick, but resident Nathaniel Shed has informed the town clerk's office he wants to job and will be offered as a write-in option.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Brunswick candidates address voters at forum
Brunswick Town Council and School Board candidates addressed voters Thursday at a pair of forums hosted by Curtis Memorial Library and the League of Women Voters of Maine.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
Midcoast towns prepare for early voters
Midcoast residents can begin casting absentee ballots as soon as this week.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Senate Republican leader McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law
The legislation would clarify and expand parts of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential winners.
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