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Voting

Published
July 12, 2021

Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop Republican voting bill

When Democrats last fled the state 2 decades ago – in an ultimately failed attempt to stop new Republican-drawn voting maps – state troopers were deployed to try bringing them back.
Published
July 2, 2021

Former Gov. Paul LePage, who is running for his old office, remains an active voter in Florida

In violation of Florida election law, LePage, who is registeredto vote in Maine, failed to notify Flagler County that he is no longer a resident of that state, where he registered to vote in 2019.
Published
June 22, 2021

Senate Republican filibuster halts Democrats’ signature voting rights bill

Maine’s senators split their votes on the measure, with independent Angus King voting to proceed on the bill, and Susan Collins, a Republican, voting against proceeding.
Published
June 11, 2021

Justice Department to review restrictive Republican voting laws

Along with reviewing new state laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland says the department will examine existing ones for their potential to discriminate against minority voters.
Published
June 10, 2021

Bill to allow online voter registration nears final approval

The Senate supported the measure on a 22-12 party-line vote, with Republicans in opposition, a day after it won preliminary approval in the House.

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Published
June 1, 2021

Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine's party primaries to unenrolled voters.
Published
May 19, 2021

Legislature rejects bill to make Election Day a state holiday

But a bill to boost pay for school support staff to $16 an hour advances in what was likely lawmakers' last meeting at the Augusta Civic Center.
Published
May 11, 2021

McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill

States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
Published
May 6, 2021

Some Republicans worry their new voting limits will hurt their voters, too

Changes to mail voting in Florida are certain to affect older voters, and thousands of Republican voters in Arizona could stop getting ballots in the mail automatically.
Published
May 6, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’

In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.