Social-distancing requirements and other restrictions have made collecting $5 qualifying contributions needed to obtain public financing more difficult.
Election 2020
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Ranked-choice opponents file signatures to try to repeal Maine’s law
A campaign funded largely by the GOP submitted petitions with 72,000 voter signatures in an attempt to prevent ranked-choice voting from being used in presidential elections in Maine.
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Posted inElections, Nation & World, Uncategorized
‘It’s broken:’ Fears grow about strength of U.S. voting system
Fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems
The state’s chief elections officer announces plans to investigate issues that plagued Fulton and Dekalb counties, where roughly half the population is black.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Sara Gideon skips debate
The establishment-backed candidate in the primary says she’ll participate in 2 forums before the July 14 primary.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Requests for absentee ballots in Maine up threefold from 2016
Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sara Gideon: Washington’s COVID response has put partisan politics ahead of state, local needs
Senate Republicans focus on filling empty judgeships as Maine towns, cities and counties go without federal CARES Act funds.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bernie Sanders decries ‘police murder,’ demands justice in virtual convention for Maine Democrats
The Vermont senator tells Maine Democrats that creating a system that values the dignity of all people ‘starts with justice for George Floyd.’
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Betsy Sweet: Looking at a post-COVID-19 world
The virus has exposed the need for universal health care, investment in infrastructure and broadband access for everyone.
Posted inNation & World
Trump threatens funds for states easing voting in pandemic
The president’s tweets targeting Michigan and Nevada mark an escalation in his campaign against voting by mail.