Mainers may or may not have known what they were doing when they enrolled with a third-party political group this year. Question marks hanging over No Labels’ activity highlight the need for caution.
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Group trying to gain official party status warned against misleading voters
Maine’s secretary of state has sent a cease-and-desist letter to national organization No Labels, expressing concerns that it has confused voters who think they are signing a petition but instead are enrolling in a new party.
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Maine AG investigating petition drive alleged to be ‘rife with fraud’
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told lawmakers that she referred a case to the attorney general involving a rejected 2022 citizens initiative intended to prohibit noncitizens from voting.
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Vehicle right-to-repair question in Maine may be decided at the polls
The Maine Right to Repair Coalition said it has collected enough signatures for a referendum that might open certain types of vehicle diagnostic data to independent auto service shops.
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In Maine and nationwide, Real ID requirement for air travel is delayed – again
The Department of Homeland Security has pushed back the date for requiring federally approved IDs to May 2025.
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Advocates and foes of consumer-owned power say they have enough signatures for dueling 2023 ballot questions
Groups for and against the creation of Pine Tree Power, a nonprofit electric utility, say they have petitions that would create competing referendums.
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Maine begins accepting absentee ballot requests for November election
Requests can be submitted now but actual ballots won’t be mailed back until October.
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Maine publishes standards meant to curb vulgar vanity plates
What will the Urban Dictionary say about your license plate? The state is about to find out.
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Maine secretary of state warns of text-based phishing scam
Shenna Bellows is warning residents to be suspicious of text messages they receive from an entity claiming to be the ‘Secretary of State Drivers License Facility.’
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Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers
Maine is one of the few states in which legislators, rather than voters, choose the attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.