voting rights

The Wabanaki Alliance has come out in opposition to Question 1 on November’s ballot, warning that the Wabanaki nations would be harmed by changes to absentee voting and its exclusion of tribal IDs as a valid form of voter identification.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has rejected two demands from the DOJ to share complete copies of Maine's computerized voter registration rolls. The department's lawsuit, filed Tuesday, represents an escalation of the national tug-of-war between the Trump administration and states over voter data.

The biennial report from Democracy Maine included an analysis of county government for the first time this year.

At least one national Republican group has already donated half a million dollars to the group behind the referendum. New campaign finance filings signal that the issue will draw opposition and spending from Democratic organizations, too.

The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State is gearing up to fight what they anticipate will be a flood of Republican lawsuits targeting election officials.

Maine's Constitution will continue to include a provision that says people under guardianship for mental illness don't have the right to vote, even though they do. A federal court found the provision was unconstitutional more than two decades ago.

The measure passed overwhelmingly, despite the potential for legal challenges.

The debate that went late into the evening highlighted a contrast between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King on an issue that's animated national and local politics ever since the riots at the U.S. Capitol took place a year ago.

Two Maine officials — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Attorney General Aaron Frey — are joining colleagues from other states in urging the U.S.…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Republican governor is slamming Portland's mayor for proposing to allow some non-citizens to vote in local elections.Gov. Paul…