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Mass surveillance constitutes a threat to free speech. Commercial and government surveillance infrastructure has grown and continues to grow, encompassing license plate readers, location tracking, and facial recognition and other biometric data. How do these invasions of privacy threaten free speech? What protections should individuals and civil society adopt to protect civil liberties?

Today, the Maine Supreme Court issued their opinion on LD 1666, a bill that would have expanded ranked-choice voting (RCV) to state legislative and gubernatorial general elections.

Today lawyers representing the League of Women Voters of Maine defended the constitutionality of ranked-choice voting (RCV) before the Maine Supreme Court.

Maine has some of the best-run, highest-turnout elections in the country. We want to hold onto that, so we’re taking election threats seriously. We’ll talk about how elections work now and why we should be confident in our elections. But we’ll also talk about what can go wrong and how we can prepare.

We'll talk about how civic courage and neighborliness create solidarity under stress. How are communities under pressure holding it together? -- in Minneapolis, in Maine, and in other communities around the country. What do we have in common with pro-democracy resistance movements around the world?

The League of Women Voters of Maine/Democracy Maine is pleased to announce its next Executive Director, Chrissy Hart. Hart will lead the powerful, grassroots organization into a new era of impact, empowering voters and protecting democracy.

We'll talk about how wealth and income inequality undermine democracy. Does extreme income inequality lead to right wing authoritarianism? How does that work? Is that playing out in the U.S. right now? In Maine?

The United States District Court for the District of Maine granted a motion on Friday allowing the League of Women Voters of Maine (“LWVME” or “the League”) to intervene as a defendant in United States v. Bellows.

The fight doesn’t end there, and we need your support. While we are proud of our grassroots organization and the dedication that volunteers and members pour into the work, none of it is possible without your contribution.

How's it playing out? Who's going to reign it in?