How to appeal to millennials and Gen Zers? Stop trying to scare us, for starters.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Misinformation floods the midterms, at times urging violence
Popular online personalities set the table for claims of fraud by sowing suspicion about mechanical problems and the time it takes to count ballots.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Colorado man arrested on suspicion of tampering with voting machine
The incident heightened concerns among election officials and security experts that conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential election could inspire some voters to meddle with or try to sabotage election equipment.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2022, Maine, New England, News, Politics
In Portland, and everywhere in Maine, you don’t need a home to vote
As Tuesday’s general election approaches, a nonprofit group is making sure Mainers can exercise their right to vote, wherever they live.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Fact check: By every single metric, election fraud in the U.S. is rare
False claims about the prevalence of voter fraud are nothing new.
Posted inTimes Record
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to vote ‘correctly’ (as in, not regretting your choice later)
Ideally, your vote reflects your beliefs, and your candidate will do what you hope and expect. It’s regrettable, then, that we often don’t know what we’re getting.
Posted inTimes Record
The Rev. Dr. Kharma R. Amos: The spirituality of civic engagement
Despite growing up in a hippy household that “let it all hang out,” I still absorbed the message from the larger culture that it was improper to discuss religion, sex and politics “in polite company.” As an adult, I realize how much I missed out on not having had open, candid discussions about how my […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The threat to democracy that no one’s talking about
Voters, of all political stripes, have much to lose from the imposition of a system of voting that forces them to pick sides and stay in their lanes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why it matters that Gen Z voters are not a monolith
When you have a large group whose views diverge from major narratives, you need to pay attention.