Press Releases
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Maine Lawmakers Vote to Remove Matching Funds for Clean Elections, Advocates Disappointed with "Do-Nothing" Approach, 11/29/2011
Augusta, ME - The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs voted 7-6 to do nothing more than strike the matching funds portion of the Maine Clean Election Act in order to comply with a court decision. -
YES! Magazine Honors MCCE's Alison Smith, 11/22/2011
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections is proud to announce that board president and citizen activist, Alison Smith, has been named by YES! Magazine as one of its "Breakthrough 15." -
Clean Election Advocates Support "Requalifying" Proposal as Alternative to Matching Funds , 10/18/2011
Augusta, ME - Supporters urge timely adjustments that place voters, not big donors, first and allow hard working candidates in competitive races to have appropriate resources to run campaigns. -
Maine Campaign Finance Laws Continue to be Upheld in Court, 9/7/2011
Portland, ME - The National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) effort to overturn Maine's disclosure laws was dealt another blow on Tuesday when the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied NOM's request for a rehearing. -
MCCE Names Andrew Bossie New Executive Director, 7/18/2011
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) is announcing that Andrew Bossie has accepted the position of Executive Director of MCCE. -
Supreme Court overturns matching funds in Arizona's Clean Election system, 6/27/2011
Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the McComish v. Bennett case today. The decision by the nation's highest court rolls back an important provision in Arizona's Clean Election campaign finance system. -
LD 659 Defeated, 6/15/2011
Augusta, ME - LD 659, a bill to repeal the Maine Clean Election Act, has been defeated. -
Passage of LD 856 a Step Backward for Maine, 6/9/2011
Augusta, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) is calling the recent passage of LD 856 a step backward for Maine and a nod to big money donors in the next gubernatorial election. -
New poll shows 8 in 10 Maine voters oppose its repeal, 5/11/2011
Augusta, ME - In a surprise move, Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Millett announced today that the Clean Elections initiatives which were part of the Governor's change package have been removed.b -
Vast Majority of Maine Voters Support Clean Elections, 5/10/2011
Augusta, ME - As Governor LePage calls for devastating cuts to Clean Elections, new poll results show more than 80% of Maine people say it is important to have the citizen-initiated program in place. -
Clean Election systems are under attack in the State House and the U.S. Supreme Court, 3/25/2011
Augusta, ME - On Monday, March 28th, the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs will hold hearings on eight campaign finance bills including one that proposes a full repeal of the Maine Clean Election Act. -
Mainers Stand Strong for Clean Elections, 2/17/2011
Augusta, ME - Dozens of Maine people turned out to defend Maine's first-in-the-nation Clean Elections law at legislative hearings on Wednesday.