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Democrat handily wins U.S. House race in New Mexico

by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

Melanie Stansbury will replace Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, preserving an all-female House delegation for the state.

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Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe

by Scott Thistle June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine’s party primaries to unenrolled voters.

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Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions

by PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press May 29, 2021

A bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours and scale back Sunday voting.

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Wording approved for power line ballot question

by Tux Turkel May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

The state received 119 comments on the proposed question, which will go to voters Nov. 2, during a 30-day public comment period.

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Legislature rejects bill to make Election Day a state holiday

by Scott Thistle May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

But a bill to boost pay for school support staff to $16 an hour advances in what was likely lawmakers’ last meeting at the Augusta Civic Center.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’

by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.

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Bills requiring photo ID for Maine voters poised for defeat in Legislature

by Scott Thistle April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

On a series of party-line votes, 3 bills that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls were rejected by majority Democrats on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.

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Legislation would allow unenrolled voters to cast ballots in Maine party primaries

by Scott Thistle April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

The bill is one of several that would increase voter participation in primaries or streamline the balloting process by rescheduling the newly created presidential primary from March to June.