New Maine Registration Tally
Source: Ballot Access News Earlier this month, Maine’s Secretary of State released a new registration tally, as of November 6, 2012. When compared with the previous tally (from June 2012) the new tally...
View ArticleMember of Republican National Commitee Threatened with Removal Because He Was...
Source: Ballot Access News In November 2012, individuals in both Maine and California filed paperwork to make sure that write-ins for Ron Paul for President would be counted. Both states let a group of...
View ArticleMaine Governor Meets with the Independent Legislative Caucus
Source: Ballot Access News This article describes a meeting that Maine Governor Paul LePage held with the three independent members of the Maine legislature who do not caucus with either major party....
View ArticleDavid Rea Op-Ed Explains Why Maine Should Try Ranked-Choice or Preference Voting
Source: Ballot Access News David Rea has this op-ed in the Auburn, Maine Sun Journal, advocating that the Maine legislature pass the pending bills that would use Ranked-Choice Voting. Rea is an...
View ArticleTwo Massachusetts Ballot Access Bills to be Introduced on January 28
Source: Ballot Access News On January 28, Massachusetts Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) will introduce two bills to improve ballot access. One lowers the number of signatures for candidates for...
View ArticleMaine Will Convert all Americans Elect Registrants to Independent Voters
Source: Ballot Access News See this story about the legal status of Americans Elect in Maine. Soon, the Maine Secretary of State will be notifying all Americans Elect registrants that their party did...
View ArticleMaine Bill for Ranked-Choice Voting Finally Introduced
Source: Ballot Access News The Maine bill that would provide for Ranked-Choice Voting for statewide races, both federal and state, is now introduced and is LD 518. Thanks to Rob Richie for this news....
View ArticleMaine Supreme Court Again Hears Procedural Arguments on Whether Ralph Nader...
Source: Ballot Access News On April 10, the Maine Supreme Court again heard oral arguments in Nader v The Maine Democratic Party, Wash-10-678. Here is an article about the arguments. The issue is still...
View ArticleGreen Party Members Win Many Non-Partisan Elections
Source: Ballot Access News On November 5, 2013, Green Party members won these non-partisan elections: Anna Trevorrow to the Portland, Maine, School Board; Josh Plourde to the Bangor, Maine, city...
View ArticleMaine Greens Lead The Way in Effort to End Corporate Personhood
Source: Maine Green Independent Party Augusta, Maine – Members of the Maine Green Independent Party represented the majority of the six signers on the citizens initiative to order the Legislature to...
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