Press Release Archive 2010
Leading National Experts to Discuss Clean Elections: Anniversary Gala to Follow - 11/17/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Campaign finance experts from around the country will gather in
Portland on Thursday, November 18th to help Maine Citizens for Clean
Elections celebrate 10 years of Clean Elections in Maine.
On November 18th All Roads Lead to Clean Elections - 11/10/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Maine
Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) will wrap up its 10 year anniversary
celebration with two significant events on Thursday, November 18th.
MCCE Continues 20/10 Tour Post-Election Day and Ends with Portland Gala - 11/1/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean
Elections' 20/10 Tour has four more stops post-election day before its gala
event in Portland
on November 18th.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to enjoin Clean Election laws - 10/25/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - The United States Supreme Court denied the application for injunction in Cushing v McKee on Friday evening.
MCCE Celebrates 20/10 Tour Through Election Day and Winds Up With Gala Celebration - 10/22/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for
Clean Elections' 20/10 Tour will keep going right through Election Day and for
two weeks after the November election.
The tour culminates with a celebration in Portland on November 18th.
Late-Breaking Supreme Court Developments - 10/20/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - In the final weeks
before the November 2 election, Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has
requested a briefing on the plaintiffs' renewed application for writ of
injunction in Cushing v McKee.
MCCE Watching Supreme Court Developments - 10/14/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- The plaintiffs in Cushing v McKee will file a renewed application for
writ of injunction with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States
Supreme Court today.
Update on Cushing v McKee - 10/13/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has
denied the Cushing plaintiffs' application for a writ of injunction in the case
challenging Maine's campaign finance laws.
Plaintiffs Take Clean Election Challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court - 10/13/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- Just two days after being turned back in the First Circuit Court of
Appeals, the plaintiffs in Cushing v McKee pressed forward with their
challenge to Maine's campaign finance laws.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to Kennebec, Somerset, Penobscot, Hancock and Waldo Counties - 10/11/2010 (PDF) Five counties will be featured this week as part of a statewide tour to celebrate ten years of Clean Elections.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to Falmouth-North Yarmouth - 10/5/2010 (PDF)
Falmouth, ME -
The
Falmouth-Cumberland-North Yarmouth area is the next stop in a statewide tour to
celebrate ten years of Clean Elections.
Federal Court Refuses to Block Maine Clean Election Law - 10/5/2010 (PDF)
Boston, MA - The United States Court of Appeals has rejected a motion for an emergency injunction to block the Maine Clean Election Act.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to the Bath-Brunswick Area - 10/1/10 (PDF)
Brunswick, ME
- The Bath-Brunswick area is the most recent stop in a statewide tour
to celebrate ten years of Clean Election by reconnecting with the people
who made Clean Elections possible - Maine voters.
Progress is being made at federal level - 9/23/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - While Maine
celebrates 10 years of Clean Election public funding, progress is being made in
Congress toward reform of congressional campaign financing.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to the Greater Bangor Area - 9/22/2010 (PDF)
Bangor, ME - The Greater Bangor area is the third stop in a statewide tour to celebrate ten years of Clean Elections.
Court Rejects Motion to Block Clean Elections - 9/16/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Judge
George Singal yesterday denied the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in
Cushing v McKee.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to Washington County - 9/9/2010 (PDF)
Machias, ME - Washington County is the second stop on a statewide tour to celebrate ten years of Clean Elections.
Clean Elections Tour Kicks Off: 20/10 Tour Celebrates 10 Years of Clean Elections - 9/9/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME -
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) kicked off a statewide tour
this morning that aims to reach twenty Maine towns in the next two
months.
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Comes to Hancock County - 9/8/2010 (PDF)
Bar Harbor, ME - Hancock County will
be the first stop in a statewide tour to celebrate ten years of Clean Elections
by reconnecting with the people who made Clean Elections possible - Maine
voters.
Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Rob Maine Citizens of their Voice in Election Process - 8/6/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections calls the recent lawsuit backed by
an out-of-state group "an attack on the will of the people."
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Releases Poll Showing Widespread Support for Transparency - 6/29/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) is releasing a poll it
commissioned showing that Maine voters strongly support campaign finance
disclosure and transparency. Click here to read the poll.
Clean Elections Works in Maine: One Clean Elections Candidate of Three Moves on to the General Election - 6/9/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections is calling the June primary a great day for Clean Elections.
Three Gubernatorial Candidates Qualify for Maine Clean Election Funds - 4/26/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME - With today's announcement that John
Richardson is no longer seeking the office of Governor, three
gubernatorial
candidates have qualified for public funding under the Maine Clean
Elections
Act.
Maine People Give the Gift of Clean Elections to Washington DC - 4/15/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- Maine citizens are once again leading the way to reduce corporate
influence in elections. Today, MAINE CITIZENS FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS
co-chairs Ann Luther and Alison Smith delivered more than 500 bars of
soap in a gift basket to Senator Olympia Snowe's (R-Maine) Portland
office. The message: Bring Maine-style Clean Elections to Washington.
Maine offers a proven alternative that works.
MCCE Granted "Friend of Court" Status in NOM Lawsuit - 3/18/2010 (PDF)
Topsham, ME
- The Federal District Court recently granted a motion by Maine
Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) to appear as a "friend of the court"
in the National Organization of Marriage (NOM) lawsuit against the
State of Maine. Attorney Benjamin K. Grant of the law firm McTeague
Higbee will represent MCCE in this case.
Maine Sending Soap to Snowe for DC Clean-Up - 1/12/2010 (PDF)
Portland, ME
- Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) launched its Send Some Soap
campaign today in response to the recent US Supreme Court ruling in
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. This ruling could pave
the way for highly-capitalized corporate interests to spend unlimited
amounts of money directly on campaigns to elect or defeat federal
candidates.
