voting rights
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist
In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Commentary: Right to register, vote is essential to democracy
There’s no good reason for the U.S. to trail most other developed democracies in voter participation.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Commentary: Democracy not a partisan issue
A minority of senators representing a largely white minority of voters are blocking reforms that would empower more of the American people to vote.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Maine Voices: What Mainers can do to strengthen democracy
As the dust from the first round of Jan. 6 hearings settles, let's think about what needs to happen next.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Elections officials fight misinformation about Maine’s voting security
Voter fraud has been rare and identifiable in the state because of paper ballots and individual voter histories.
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PublishedApril 9, 2022
Abrams-backed election lawsuit goes to trial in Georgia – 3 years later
The suit alleges that state officials deprived low-income people and people of color of their right to vote.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law, says it aims to suppress Black voters
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that while he expects aspects of his agenda to be struck down by the federal court in Tallahassee, he is confident they will be upheld on appeal to a more conservative court.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Another View: Sen. Collins was right to oppose voting rights bills
Voter turnout shows that democracy is not dead, despite warnings from Democrats and the editorial board.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Commentary: Moderate Republicans could save voting rights by following Bob Dole’s lead
Dole compromised to stand up for a government elected by all eligible Americans. Now senators like Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney or Susan Collins must do the same.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Our View: Susan Collins lets us down on voting rights
Maine’s thin-skinned senior senator fails to meet a historic moment.