The new districts for the Legislature, Congress and county commissioners will take effect in 2022.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats launch new effort to register voters of color for 2022 midterm elections
DNC officials say the program, backed by a nearly $5 million initial investment, is the committee’s largest-ever registration push during a midterm election cycle.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
The report was an embarrassing end to a widely criticized, and at times bizarre, quest to prove allegations that election officials and courts have rejected.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Redistricting debate puts Waterville at center stage
Kennebec County’s second largest city has become a focal point as Democrats and Republicans work to rebalance districts based on the latest U.S. Census figures.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Proposals would shift legislative districts, but critics say details are lacking
Proposals by Republicans and Democrats to redraw Maine’s 2 congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts are criticized for lacking details to show voters how boundaries would shift.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: As clock ticks down to midterms, tech should ramp up
Technology can get the kinds of big numbers that all democracies want in key elections, and safeguard people who turn out to vote.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Proposals would shift Augusta, and maybe Waterville, to 2nd Congressional District
Maps showing how Republicans and Democrats want to change Maine’s two U.S. Congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts were released late Thursday for voters to contemplate.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Turn on the light of election liberty now
The media paint states as red, blue or purple at a time when our states need election systems that are red, white and blue.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican state voting restrictions are ‘un-American,’ Biden says
The president appears to tacitly acknowledge the fading hopes for voting rights bills in Congress, saying he would launch a nationwide campaign to arm voters with information on rules changes and restrictions before the 2022 midterm elections.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas Democrats’ D.C. escape plan has limited staying power
The escape from Austin to Washington denied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott the quorum to vote on legislation in a special session he called after Democrats walked out of the regular one in May.