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.
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Posted inElection 2022, Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
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.’
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
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.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.