Municipalities are trying to fill several top local election jobs that are vacant due to retirements or harassment.
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Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
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Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
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Bar Harbor residents launch effort to cap daily visits by cruise ship passengers
A group seeks to limit the number of passengers from cruise ships to no more than 1,000 per day.
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Georgia prosecutor asks for special grand jury to probe possible election interference
In her request, a district attorney cites ‘a reasonable probability’ that the state’s administration of elections in 2020 was subject to ‘possible criminal disruptions.’
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Advocates of consumer-owned power utility running out of time for 2022 ballot
Organizers won’t say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won’t meet Friday’s deadline for the November ballot.
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The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
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Libertarians to be reenrolled, nominate candidates in Maine
A judge’s order says the state must tell Libertarians that their unenrollment after failing to have 10,000 members was unlawful and that they may rejoin.
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Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.
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Question 1: Maine voters soundly reject CMP power line corridor
Tuesday’s outcome is a repudiation of the $1 billion NECEC transmission line project, but its supporters vow to fight the measure in court.