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Maine Sec. of State says she didn't trust DOJ to protect voters' personal information

The Justice Department has sued Maine and Oregon over the states' refusal to hand over voter registration information.

'We excel in safe and secure elections': Sec. Bellows shows defiance against DOJ lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the states of Maine and Oregon for refusing to turn over copies of their statewide ...

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows once again tells DOJ to ‘jump in the Gulf of Maine’ after lawsuit

The lawsuit accuses Maine and Bellows of violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and Civil Rights Act of 1960 (CRA) by refusing to provide data regarding the ...
Sun JournalOpinion

Buckfield, Hartford, Sumner residents mull withdrawal from school district ahead of Election Day vote

An information meeting Sept. 11 led by the Education Exploration Committee provided details of the 22-step process of ...

Maine Democrats tout ‘outsider’ approach to unseating Collins

As Maine Gov. Janet Mills weighs a challenge to GOP Sen. Susan Collins, three Democratic newcomers have drawn attention for ...

Maine organizations and schools enroll new voters on National Voter Registration Day

PORTLAND, Maine — Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, with schools and colleges across Maine holding events to get new voters enrolled. Anyone who turns 18 by Nov. 5 is eligible to vote in ...
Opinion

Disturbed by flouting of election law in West Gardiner | Letter

Regarding the Sept. 4 report, “West Gardiner’s clerk broke Maine election law, and the state can’t do anything”— as a resident of West Gardiner for almost 20 years, I find this revelation disturbing.