voting

Published
September 7, 2022

Brunswick to change polling location in 2023 after heated debate

Brunswick's Town Council voted to move the town's only polling location from the junior high school to the recreation center at Brunswick Landing starting in 2023.
Published
August 26, 2022

Maine Voices: Youth vote will be critical to our climate response

As a scientist, I’d rather be working on graphs and describing solutions to the climate crisis. But upcoming elections matter.
Published
August 17, 2022

Giuliani says he ‘satisfied’ obligation with Georgia grand jury

The investigation by the Democratic prosecutor has brought heightened scrutiny to the desperate and ultimately failed efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.
Published
August 17, 2022

Paul LePage questions integrity of voting in Maine’s larger communities

Lewiston cited, without evidence, as a city that requires 'a little bit more careful' monitoring.
Published
May 25, 2022

Our View: Abuse of election workers is an attack on democracy

In Maine and nationwide, municipal clerks are being harassed by people who believe absurd claims about fraudulent voting.
Published
April 22, 2022

Commentary: Fusion voting brings more people to the polls

Letting two or more parties run a common candidate appeals to independent, younger and Black voters. Now, one of the last states to allow it is poised to abolish it.
Published
April 13, 2022

Trump’s ex-aide Mark Meadows removed from North Carolina voter rolls over fraud probe

Election officials say 'documentation indicated he lived in Virginia and last voted in the 2021 election there.'
Published
April 5, 2022

Former Trump aide running for Congress in New Hampshire voted in 2 states in 2016

There is little chance Matt Mowers would face prosecution because the statute of limitations has lapsed.
Published
April 5, 2022

Maine group inspires young voters by putting them to work

Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
Published
January 19, 2022

Leonard Pitts: It’s obvious that Black Americans’ battle for voting rights will never, ever be over

Tempted to accept defeat? Remember this: Bigots will always cast ballots, so the rest of us must vote, and fight.