updated Mon. September 30, 2024
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Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
April 26, 2018
In February, the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices opted not to further investigate complaints against Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage for his role in the conservative Maine Examiner website. Although Savage maintains he operated the site as aÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
April 26, 2018
Alan Caron, an independent from Freeport, gave exclusively to Democrats and campaigns to support gay marriage and the Maine Clean Election program before putting $250,000 of his own money into his current campaign for governor, mostly in the form of loans that he intends to recoup later throughÃâà...
Press Herald
April 24, 2018
If approved June 12, the people's veto ballot question would allow ranked-choice voting to be used for primary and federal elections, including for the offices of U.S. Senate and House, in Maine's November 2018 general election. Plurality voting would remain in effect in November for statewide officers suchÃâà...
Common Dreams
April 18, 2018
Election reform advocates on Wednesday praised a decision by Maine's Supreme Court, upholding the use of ranked-choice voting for the state's upcoming primary elections, saying the ruling demonstrated that the court heeded the demands of Maine voters. "Mainers have said clearly that they wantÃâà...
Seacoastonline.com
April 15, 2018
Kellar pointed to Democratic and Republican governors winning as clean election candidates in Arizona, which has a clean election law similar to Maine's as proof candidate's can win state elections on all levels. “We're really encouraged candidates from both parties are running for governor and it's beenÃâà...
Press Herald
April 15, 2018
“We are delighted that Maine will receive this investment of more than $3.2 million to help strengthen the integrity of our elections. This federal funding will provide states across the country with the support and resources needed to update voting technology and protect voter registration files.” Dunlap hasÃâà...
WGME
April 5, 2018
That opinion led the Maine Legislature to pass a bill delaying implementation until 2021 unless lawmakers passed an amendment to the part of the Maine Constitution that says pluralities — and not necessarily majorities — are sufficient to win a state-level general election. The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting, whichÃâà...
Press Herald
March 29, 2018
“The secretary's decision coupled with Republican efforts in the Legislature will now prevent the spectacle of an election in Maine where voters choose ... Mills would avoid “all informal communication or exchange of information” concerning the 2018 gubernatorial elections with Gardiner or her supervisors.
Bangor Daily News
March 28, 2018
The Maine Senate endorsed a bill on Tuesday to give the taxpayer-funded campaign system a $700,000 boost, but it's an unlikely to survive a veto. In a 21-14 vote, Democrats and three Republicans turned back a Republican effort to kill a bill to give the state's Clean Elections system another $700,000 toÃâà...
Press Herald
March 28, 2018
AUGUSTA — Maine election officials have proposed rules for the first use of ranked-choice voting in statewide primary elections, on June 12. The emergency rules posted Wednesday cover everything from the ballot layout to security. Notably absent is any sort of timetable for declaring winners. ElectionÃâà...
