In the News 2017
Press Clips
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Lobbyist pay nears $5 million during budget, solar debates, Maria Villeneuve, Seacoastonline.com, 9/3/2017
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Maine ethics watchdog fines GOP Senate leader $9,000, Mike Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 8/31/2017
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Scorecard: Some Progress, No Major Rollbacks on Maine Clean Elections, Mike Clifford, Public News Service, 8/31/2017
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Group Wants To Bolster Clean Elections Using Money Spent On 'Wasteful' Program , Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 8/29/2017
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Andre Cushing Fine and Leadership PACS, Anna Kellar, WZON The Pulse, 8/24/2017
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Unfinished business: Maine lawmakers delayed many key decisions, Christopher Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 8/10/2017
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Could NH join Maine with 'Clean Elections' candidates?, Alex LaCasse, Seacoastonline.com, 7/23/2017
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Ranked choice voting stays alive in Maine for now, Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press, 7/19/2017
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Legislature poised to take one more shot at fixing ranked-choice voting law, Scott Thistle , The Portland Press Herald, 7/19/2017
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Cote, Mayhew lead in early fundraising for Maine governor's race, Kevin Miller, The Portland Press Herald, 7/17/2017
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After Election Day, lawmakers treated the will of Maine voters as suggestions, Scott Thistle , The Portland Press Herald, 7/12/2017
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Activists to walk from Maine to NH for clean elections, Seacoastonline.com, 7/9/2017
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Make democracy great again: Rep. Don Beyer’s revolutionary bill could transform how we elect Congress, David Daley, Salon, 6/27/2017
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Maine lawmakers divided over ranked-choice voting, Scott Thistle , The Portland Press Herald, 6/27/2017
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Maine Senate approves repeal of ranked-choice voting, Sally Persons, The Washington Times, 6/27/2017
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Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?, Anita Earls, The Nation, 6/26/2017
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House vote spells doom for ranked choice amendment, The Journal Tribune, 6/25/2017
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Will ranked-choice voting survive Legislature?, Stephen Betts, Village Soup, 6/23/2017
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Maine Lawmakers Face Massive Will of the People to Protect Ranked Choice Voting, Shawn M. Griffiths, 6/22/2017
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How election reform advocates could save Ranked Choice Voting in Maine, Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos, 6/22/2017
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Maine Senate sets aside legislation to repeal ranked-choice voting law, Scott Thistle, The Portland Press Herald, 6/22/2017
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Senate Ties on Bill to Let Voters Amend Constitution to Allow Ranked-Choice Voting, Mal Leary, Maine PBN, 6/22/2017
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For the Legislature, serious bargaining has not yet begun, Douglas Rooks, CentralMaine.com, 6/22/2017
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Ranked-choice voting is still alive in Maine, but it could be a short reprieve, Michael Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 6/22/2017
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Sign and send the petition to your legislator now: Do not repeal Ranked Choice Voting, Daily Kos, 6/22/2017
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Future of New Ranked-Choice Voting system Remains Unclear, WABI-5, 6/22/2017
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The Impact Of the Fair Representation Act: African American Voting Rights and Representation In The Deep South, Rob Richie, The Huffington Post, 6/21/2017
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Ranked Choice Voting, Bill Nemitz, The Portland Press Herald, 6/11/2017
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Constitutional Amendment for Ranked-Choice Voting Splits Senate Committee, Catherine Pegram, WABI-5, 6/9/2017
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Angus King Says Voters Should Have a Say in Fate of Ranked-Choice Voting, Mal Leary, Maine PBN, 6/7/2017
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Maine lawmakers will decide fate of ranked-choice voting. Signs point to repeal., Michael Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 6/6/2017
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Analysis: Legislature to choose among 5 options for ranked-choice voting, Michael Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 6/6/2017
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Lawmakers mull repeal or allowing new voting method, The Associated Press, 6/2/2017
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Supporters Urge Maine Lawmakers to Retain Ranked Choice Voting Law, Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 6/2/2017
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Maine lawmakers hear passionate debate on ranked-choice voting, Scott Thistle , The Portland Press Herald, 6/2/2017
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Maine’s citizens passed ‘ranked-choice voting.’ Why did Republicans shoot it down?, Jack Santucci, The Washington Post, 5/31/2017
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Legislature kills proposal to prevent lobbyist contributions to lawmakers, Dave Sherwood, Pine Tree Watchdog, 5/31/2017
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Analysis: What’s next for ranked-choice voting in Maine?, Christopher Cousins , The Lewiston Sun Journal, 5/26/2017
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Ranked-Choice Voting Supporters Seek Constitutional Amendment , Mal Leary, Maine PBN, 5/23/2017
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Lawmakers Vow to Fight for Ranked Choice Voting, Kate Irish Collins, The Forecaster, 5/23/2017
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Portland Keeping Ranked Choice Voting, Dustin Wlodkowski, WCSH-6, 5/23/2017
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Senate backs more cash for Maine Clean Election Fund, Steve Collins, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 5/23/2017
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Ranked-Choice Voting System Violates Maine’s Constitution, Court Says, Katherine Seelye, The New York Times, 5/23/2017
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Maine High Court says Ranked Choice Voting is Unconstitutional, Scott Thistle, The Portland Press Herald, 5/23/2017
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Maine Supreme Court Finds Ranked Choice Voting Law Unconstitutional, WCSH-6, 5/23/2017
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court Rules Ranked Choice Voting Unconstitutional, Mike Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 5/23/2017
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Maine Voted for a Better Way to Vote. The Courts Just Shot it Down, Henry Gabar, Slate, 5/23/2017
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Ranked-choice voting runs afoul of Maine Constitution, Supreme Court says, WGME-13, 5/23/2017
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Ranked-choice voting conflicts with Maine Constitution, Supreme Court says, WMTW-8, 5/23/2017
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Lawmakers Consider Options After State’s Supreme Court Rules that Ranked Choice Voting Conflicts with Constitution, Brandon Doyen, WABI-5, 5/23/2017
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Partisan Split Effectively Dooms Effort to Better Police Maine Campaign Mailings, Chris Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 5/11/2017
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Maine Bids to Rename Columbus Day, Clean Election System Falter, Chris Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 4/28/2017
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Lewiston rep seeks to make voter registration 'automatic', Steve Collins, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 4/26/2017
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Bill Would Force Maine-Based PACs to Shed Light on Secretive Contributors , Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 4/25/2017
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Ranked Choice Voting coming to Maine unless legislature says no, Steve Collins, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 4/24/2017
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Maine ethics watchdog: Tighten lobbying limits for ex-legislators, Mike Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 4/19/2017
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Ethics official wants to close 'revolving door', AP, The Washington Times, 4/16/2017
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Maine's highest court hears ranked-choice voting arguments , Daily Progress, 4/14/2017
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Maine High Court Hears Arguments on Ranked Choice Voting , Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 4/14/2017
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Maine's highest court hears ranked-choice voting arguments, WGME-13, 4/14/2017
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High Court Considering Ranked Choice Voting, WFVX-22, 4/14/2017
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Maine's highest court hears ranked-choice voting arguments, AP, The Journal Tribune, 4/14/2017
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Maine Supreme Court Tackles Ranked Choice Voting, WCSH-6, 4/13/2017
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Maine’s Highest Court Hears Ranked-choice Voting Arguments, WABI-5, 4/13/2017
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Maine's high court hears case on ranked choice voting, Scott Thistle, The Portland Press Herald, 4/13/2017
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High court hints it will have to rule on Maine ranked-choice vote legality, Mike Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 4/13/2017
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Maine's Highest Court Hears Ranked-Choice Voting Arguments, AP, 4/13/2017
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Bill Would Bar Maine Legislators From Running PACs , Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 4/10/2017
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Legislature kills proposal to prevent lobbyist contributions to lawmakers, Dave Sherwood, Penobscot Bay Press, 3/31/2017
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Garrett Mason seeks to end 40-year-old financial disclosure rule, Steve Collins, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 3/31/2017
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Legislators use timing and creative wording to skirt spirit of fundraising rules, Naomi Schalit, Pine Tree Watchdog, 3/29/2017
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Maine pols push to keep late campaign contributions hidden until after elections, Steve Mistler, The Bangor Daily News, 3/27/2017
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Maine bill would ease campaign reporting requirements, Maria Villeneuve, The Portland Press Herald, 3/18/2017
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Maine’s voter turnout for presidential election was second in nation, The Portland Press Herald, 3/17/2017
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Bill would allow cash Clean Election contributions, Village Soup, 3/9/2017
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Lawmakers Split on Gutting Public Funding for Maine Gubernatorial Campaigns, Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 3/3/2017
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Legislative committtee splits on voter ID and Clean Elections bills, Kevin Miller, The Portland Press Herald, 3/3/2017
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Ranked Choice Voting Heads to High Court, Marian McCue, The Forecaster, 3/3/2017
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Maine AG, Republicans tell high court they believe ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional, Mike Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 3/3/2017
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Lawmaker: PACs shouldn’t pay the legislators who run them, Naomi Schalit, Pine Tree Watchdog, 2/28/2017
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Lawmaker targets taxpayer dollars for post-election parties, The Associated Press, 2/27/2017
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Republican lawmakers want to remove gubernatorial candidates from Maine’s Clean Elections Act, Scott Thistle, The Portland Press Herald, 2/21/2017
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Bill would bar gubernatorial candidates using Clean Elections money, Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 2/17/2017
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Maine's highest court could consider ranked-choice voting, WMTW-8, 2/8/2017
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Maine high court sets hearing on legality of ranked-choice voting, Christopher Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 2/7/2017
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Maine Supreme Court to Hear Ranked-Choice Voting Case, Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 2/7/2017
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Lead Republican offers bill to curtail Maine’s clean elections system:, Chris Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 2/7/2017
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Of all the ways to vote, the U.S. presidential election is the worst, Kendra Pierre-Louis, 2/6/2017
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Maine Senate Asks High Court for Opinion on Voter-Approved Ranked-Choice Initiative, Mal Leary, Maine PBN, 2/3/2017
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Maine high court asked to weigh in on constitutionality of ranked-choice voting, Michael Shepherd, The Bangor Daily News, 2/2/2017
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State Senate Approves Court Review Of Ranked-choice Voting, WABI-5, 2/2/2017
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Maine Senate asks for court opinion on ranked-choice voting, Scott Thistle, The Portland Press Herald, 2/2/2017
Features
Letters to the Editor
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‘Furious’ at possible repeal of Ranked Choice Voting, Vicki Adams, Seacoastonline.com, 8/10/2017
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Ranked-choice voting needed for governor’s race, Laura Withers, The Portland Press Herald, 7/27/2017
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Maine should have ranked-choice voting now, John Bastey, CentralMaine.com, 7/8/2017
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Ranked-choice voting latest of many reforms, Louis T. Sigel, CentralMaine.com, 7/7/2017
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Call legislators now to save ranked-choice voting, Bob Mills, The Portland Press Herald, 6/28/2017
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Legislators work to kill ranked-choice voting, Max Wibby, The Bangor Daily News, 6/26/2017
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Quick implementation urged for ranked-choice voting, Anne Vaughan, Niles Schore, The Portland Press Herald, 6/25/2017
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Support ranked choice voting, Bob Croce, The Ellsworth American, 6/23/2017
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Find way to implement ranked-choice voting, Karen Kusiak, CentralMaine.com, 6/23/2017
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Lawmakers should be held to implementing voters’ will, Susan Hall, The Portland Press Herald, 6/19/2017
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Don't let legislators kill ranked-choice voting, Kymberly Dakin, The Forecaster, 6/19/2017
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Implement ranked-choice voting, Jeffrey Egolf, The Bangor Daily News, 6/19/2017
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All Voter-Approved Initiatives From 2016 Ballot In Flux In Legislature, Steve Mistler, Maine PBN, 6/19/2017
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Ranked-choice voting save democracy, Nancy Glassman, The Bangor Daily News, 6/15/2017
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We must keep ranked choice voting, Susanne Kuehl, Foster's Daily Democrat, 6/14/2017
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Little regard shown for people’s voice, Kevin Macdonald, CentralMaine.com, 6/13/2017
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Implement ranked-choice voting, Charlotte Davenhill, The Bangor Daily News, 6/9/2017
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Maine people voted for ranked-choice voting, June Zellers, CentralMaine.com, 6/9/2017
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Respect constituents, Anne Crimaudo, Village Soup, 6/8/2017
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People Have Spoken, Ward Jarman, Village Soup, 6/8/2017
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Implement ranked-choice voting, Ward Jarman, The Bangor Daily News, 6/5/2017
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True Democracy Would Mean Ranked Choice Voting, Stanley Payson, The Portland Press Herald, 5/22/2017
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Allow Ranked Choice Voting for Better Elections, Dori Burnham, The Kennebec Journal, 5/8/2017
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Implement Ranked Choice Voting, Kim Rich, The Bangor Daily News, 4/25/2017
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Don't Slow Implementation of Ranked Choice Voting, Emily Escher, The Portland Press Herald, 4/16/2017
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Chance for ranked choice voting, Ben Lounsbury, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 4/9/2017
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Keep Supporting Ranked Choice Voting, Anthony Salpietro, The Kennebec Journal, 4/7/2017
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Respect the Will of Maine People, Colin Sarsfield, The Bangor Daily News, 3/28/2017
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Statewide Implementation of Ranked Choice Voting, Nathan Davis, The Free Press, 3/23/2017
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Implement Ranked Choice Voting, Nathan Davis, Village Soup, 3/23/2017
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Implement Ranked Choice, Tony Kulik, Village Soup, 3/23/2017
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Ranked-choice voting delays will weaken or repeal much-needed Maine law, Deborah Schneider, The Portland Press Herald, 3/22/2017
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Ranked Choice Voting isn't unconstitutional, Russell Dupree, The Forecaster, 3/21/2017
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Implement Ranked Choice Voting, Andrew Stevenson, Village Soup, 3/17/2017
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Undermining our Right , Maggie Clark, Village Soup, 3/17/2017
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The Will of the People, Tomlin Coggeshall, The Lincoln County News, 3/15/2017
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Implement Ranked Choice Voting, Bruce Rockwood, The Lincoln County News, 3/15/2017
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Ranked Choice Voting is a Game-Changer, April Thibodeau, The Lincoln County News, 3/10/2017
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Protect Voice of the People by Fully Funding Clean Elections, Ginny Schneider, The Portland Press Herald, 2/28/2017
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Time to Get Moving on Ranked Choice Voting, Dhyana Bisberg, The Ellsworth American, 2/24/2017
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Resolving questions, Rep. Walter Kumiega, Mount Desert Islander, 1/27/2017
Editorials
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Our View: Maine’s referendum process may never be the same, The Portland Press Herald, 7/19/2017
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Dear Maine Lawmakers, Your Supreme Court Is Wrong About Ranked Choice Voting, The Center for Election Science, 6/26/2017
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Our View: Legislature should not forget Mainers who passed Ranked Choice Voting, The Kennebec Journal, 6/8/2017
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Our View: Maine election officials shouldn't delay ranked-choice planning, The Portland Press Herald, 3/15/2017
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Our View: Barring Blaine House candidates would undercut Maine Clean Election Act, The Portland Press Herald, 2/22/2017
Op-Eds
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What the Georgia congressional election shows about ranked-choice voting, Gordon L. Weil, The Bangor Daily News, 6/21/2017
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I voted against ranked-choice voting. But I don’t support repealing the law., Michael Carpenter, The Bangor Daily News, 6/20/2017
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Capitol Notebook: Prospects dim for ranked-choice voting, Marian McCue, The Forecaster, 6/12/2017
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Maine people wanted a better way to vote. It’s time to enshrine it in the Constitution., Jill Ward, Dick Woodbury, The Bangor Daily News, 6/1/2017
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Why do so many Republicans in Maine spurn Clean Elections Funding, Roger Bowen, The Portland Press Herald, 5/31/2017
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Pres. Thibodeau to Maine Voters: Drop Dead, The Bangor Daily News, 5/31/2017
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Ranked-choice voting repeal is, regretfully, best option, Foster's Daily Democrat, 5/31/2017
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Ranked Choice Rejection May Be Opportunity, Douglas Rooks, The Times Record, 5/30/2017
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A solution for ranked-choice voting issue after the Supreme Court decision, Gordon L. Weil, The Bangor Daily News, 5/28/2017
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Hey Maine voters – you’re about to get the shaft, Ned White, The Bangor Daily News, 5/27/2017
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Greg Kesich: Court gives new life to flawed election system that gave us LePage, Greg Kesich, The Portland Press Herald, 5/24/2017
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Lawmakers on dangerous ground when they ignore voters, David Farmer, The Bangor Daily News, 5/24/2017
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Do What's Right for Maine People - Fully Fund Clean Elections, John Patrick, Jolene Lovejoy, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 5/7/2017
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Maine Needs Public Funding for Referendum Campaigns, Pat Corey, The Portland Press Herald, 5/5/2017
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A Clean Elections governor sends a message to special interests about whose voice matters, Ed Youngblood, The Bangor Daily News, 4/17/2017
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The benefits of Ranked Choice Voting, Jean Masse, John Palmer, Seacoastonline.com, 4/14/2017
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Nothing in the Ranked Choice Voting Law Violates the Maine Constitution, Marshall Tinkle, The Bangor Daily News, 4/11/2017
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Clean Election Act a Treasure Worth Preserving, Ann Luther, The Ellsworth American, 3/24/2017
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Getting Big Money out of Maine Politics, Dave Miramant, The Free Press, 3/23/2017
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It's time to get big money out of the State House, once and for all, Justin Chenette, The Bangor Daily News, 3/13/2017
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Douglas Rooks: Ranked-choice voting tests the system, Douglas Rooks, CentralMaine.com, 2/16/2017
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The will of voters -- power inherent in the people, Chris Johnson, Village Soup, 2/2/2017
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The people spoke on ranked-choice voting. Augusta should respect their choice., Dennis Damon, The Bangor Daily News, 1/29/2017
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Proposed bill aimed at lobbyists, Justin Chenette, 1/26/2017