A lawsuit in Mississippi targets the state’s 1890 constitution, which still has provisions expressly crafted to stop blacks from getting elected.
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Opponents of a dozen new laws aim to erase them with ‘people’s veto’ campaigns
With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Presidential primaries, automatic voter registration among election-law changes
But lawmakers defeated several attempts to change the citizen initiative process and the ranked-choice voting that was used statewide in Maine for the first time last year.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine House rejects giving towns ‘local control’ over guns in polling places
The legislation would have allowed towns to set their own policies regarding whether guns could be carried at public meetings or in polling locations.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine House rejects proposals barring non-citizens from voting
Opponents said the 2 proposed constitutional amendments were unnecessary because state law already says only U.S. citizens can vote in ‘any election’ in Maine.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion
The View From Here: Grandma taught us about voting and dignity
A lifelong conservative, she would have supported a law that recognizes independence and responsibility.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: City Council should reject sending non-citizen voting issue to referendum
And if the council moves forward, I hope Portland voters will maintain voting privilege for citizens.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: A ‘workable standard’ from high court could upend gerrymandering, shift control of House
In considering congressional districts, the Supreme Court should look to Arizona, which created districts of equal populations in a statewide grid.