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Almost 109 years ago on April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank. That’s fitting because we're hoping to sink a number of bad voter ID bills and bills aimed at gutting Maine's Clean Election program.

Apr 5, 2021

Action Under the Dome for Monday, April 5

By: Jen Lancaster

April and May will be two of our busiest months. It's prime time for local elections and town meetings, legislative action in Augusta, contacting legislators to support the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1), and coming together for our biennial Convention. Let's get to it.

Apr 5, 2021

Advocates, Secretary Bellows, legislators to speak in support of online voter registration

By: Jen Lancaster

Advocates, lawmakers, and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will be speaking in support of legislation to bring online voter registration to Maine at a public hearing before the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee this morning at 10:00 a.m.

Apr 1, 2021

New Report On The State Of Our Democracy

By: Jen Lancaster

After a tumultuous year in American politics, Democracy Maine releases the second edition of their report, State of Maine Democracy, that assesses the health of the state’s government and democracy. The first edition was released in April 2020, just after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 29, 2021

Action Under the Dome for Monday, March 29

By: Jen Lancaster

While we're keeping an eye on Federal bills, we're also keeping an eye on several bad photo ID bills that would restrict voters from participating in our elections. We're also gearing up to testify in support of the OVR bill.

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