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Published
December 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.
Published
November 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 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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Published
October 3, 2022

Midcoast towns prepare for early voters

Midcoast residents can begin casting absentee ballots as soon as this week.
Published
September 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.
Published
September 20, 2022

Congress considers its strongest legislative response yet to Jan. 6 attack

Proposals to change the law governing electoral votes would make it harder for lawmakers to object if they don’t like the results of an election and would clarify laws that could allow a state's vote to be delayed.
Published
September 16, 2022

Breaches of voting machine data after 2020 election raise worries for midterms

One concern is the possibility that rogue election workers, including those sympathetic to Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 presidential election, might use their access and the knowledge gained through the breaches to launch an attack from within.
Published
August 29, 2022

Virginia governor’s plan to join Paul LePage in Lewiston draws heat from Democrats

Republicans holding major fundraiser next week featuring possible presidential candidate Gov. Glenn Youngkin.