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Mark your calendars for our upcoming Advocacy Week, February 8 — 14. This week of action is our annual tradition where we come together to celebrate the League's birthday and take action on our priority issues.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's a good time to reflect on the past year and the Black Lives Matter movement, a movement that calls for an end to the systemic racism, and the fragility of multiracial democracy in America.

For far too long, the voice and power of the American people, including Mainers, have continued to diminish each and every day, drowned out by powerful donors and distorted electoral systems. It’s time to reclaim our democracy and pass H.R. 1. 

Well. It was quite a week. Congress met to confirm the electoral votes, and Washington D.C. faced an attack by extremists. But here at the League in Maine, we're still hopeful — we still have faith in the strength of our democracy.

The National Popular Vote bill provides a way to work within the Electoral College, without constitutional changes, to ensure that the candidate with the most votes nationally wins the presidency.

Happy New Year! May it bring us good health, herd immunity, and a more inclusive democracy. 

We know everyone is getting busier and busier with holiday celebrations. Hanukkah Sameach! We hope everyone will stay safe and healthy. Here are some updates and upcoming events for this week. 
 

A new report by LWVME that outlines what we did to prepare for Election Day. We describe the advocacy and structural work that we adopted for the challenge of running an election during COVID. 

The challenges of our COVID election have underscored the need for online registration and an easy-to-use voter website. We’re rooting for you, Madame Secretary, and we are ready to help.

On December 2nd, Maine legislators voted in a new secretary of state. Congrats to Shenna Bellows! The League is also pleased to present a new report that outlines what we did to prepare for Election Day. 

We're pleased to feature another member of the Youth Council, Ava, who is a 17 year old Latina activist and senior at Camden Hills Regional High School in Knox County.

We hope everyone had a good holiday break and found something to be grateful for. We know we're grateful for election administrators, volunteers, poll monitors, postal workers, and secretaries of state who made democracy work.

Happy Thanksgiving week! We hope everyone will stay safe and healthy this holiday. Here is some news, some things you might have missed, and some upcoming events.

Last night, six candidates running to fill the role of Secretary of State met in an online forum. Here's a quick recap and a link to view the full forum in case you missed it. 

We will keep you updated on vital election updates, but in the meantime, we are bringing back Action Under the Dome updates every Monday. #BackInBusiness.

More than a dozen organizations in Maine, representing interests ranging from voting rights, environmental protection, economic justice and immigrants’ rights, will co-host an online forum.

This election saw the most ballots cast in US and Maine history. Voting is our most sacred constitutional right, and elections are our greatest national project. We applaud Mainers determination to participate amid an ongoing pandemic.

The League reported on November 3, when the polls had closed, that the election in Maine had gone smoothly and without incident. Now we wait for each ballot to be counted, a normal process that can take multiple days.

The League of Women Voters of Maine (LWVME) reported that through 8:00 PM on Election Day, polling across the state has successfully concluded. Here's what we saw throughout the day. 

Tomorrow is the big day: Election Day. It's up to all of us, and together, we can have a smooth and successful day. Here are some final updates on absentee voting and post-election forums. 

The Brunswick Chapter of the League of Women Voters of Maine will host a post-election forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 5th.
 

For our second feature, we have the delight of introducing Lilliana, a senior at Casco Bay High School in Cumberland County!

It's now just 8 days until Election Day. We have 1 week left. We're offering some vital services for voters through our hotline and voter guides. Help share these tools by forwarding them to family and friends.

It's now just 15 days until Election Day. We have 2 weeks left. This is your daily reminder: take a deep breath, unclench that jaw, and relax your shoulders.

The League’s High School Engagement team is working with the newest and youngest of voters: high school students.

It's just 22 days until Election Day. And the League of Women Voters of Maine is pleased to release the Easy-to-Read Voter Guide, a staple publication to be distributed across the state.  

The League of Women Voters of Maine is pleased to release the Easy-to-Read Voter Guide, a staple publication to be distributed across the state. 

Residents are urged to attend the webinar and learn how the candidates will deal with the important issues facing Kennebec County and the State of Maine.

Residents are urged to attend the webinar and learn how the candidates will deal with the important issues facing Kennebec County and the State of Maine.

Candidates for House District 135, which includes Bar Harbor, Lamoine, and Mount Desert, will meet the public in an online Q&A forum on Zoom.

Candidates for Maine Senate District 7, including most of Hancock County, will meet the public in an online Q&A forum on Zoom.

Candidates for House District 136, (including the towns Gouldsboro, Hancock, Mariaville, Osborn, Sorrento, Steuben, Sullivan, Waltham and Winter Harbor, plus the unorganized territories of East Hancock and Fletchers Landing Township) will meet the public in an online Q&A.

Presenting a Candidate Forum featuring State Legislative District 93 candidates Valli Geiger and Mike Mullins, and State Senate District 12 candidates Dave Miramant and Gordon Page.

Maine’s top court this morning that the Secretary of State's office was correct in invalidating 988 flawed signatures collected by opponents to ranked choice voting.

Citizens are urged to attend the webinar and learn how the candidates will deal with the important issues facing Hancock County and the State of Maine. 

The Governor's new executive order sustains Maine's commitment for November to both facilitate absentee voting and preserve in-person Election Day voting.

After the June primary was postponed until July 14th due to the spread of COVID-19, town clerks and people serving on the frontlines went to work. It appears to have paid off.

Maine advocacy groups welcome Governor Mills’ new executive order on election procedures for July, but more voter and election support is needed.