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increase font size Maine’s pandemic voting adaptations could become permanent Innovations made to guard against the spread of COVID-19, including ballot drop boxes, would become permanent under a set of bills now before the Maine Legislature. Share A man enters the lobby area of Merrill Auditorium in Portland to drop off his absentee ballot last October. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer From ballot drop boxes to an online ballot tracking service, temporary measur...

Read Article Three Republican-backed bills that would require Maine voters to show a photo ID before casting ballots were voted down along party lines by a key legislative committee Wednesday. The measures were defeated on 8-5 votes, with majority Democrats on the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee united in opposition. All would have required a photo ID, but they differed in details such as the kinds of photo IDs that could be used. The three bills, which go to the full Legi...

Bill would create permanent online voter registration system in Maine Share Updated: 8:58 AM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Share Updated: 8:58 AM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript COULD BECOME THE 41ST STATE TO IMPLEMENT ON- LINE VOTER REGISTRATION. (VO 1: W/S HEARING...MAINE VOTING FALL 2020) THE BILL DISCUSSED TODAY IN AN ALL-ZOOM COMMITTEE HEARING...WOULD MAKE REGISTERING TO VOTE AS EASY AS A MOUSE CLICK....CREATING AN ON-LINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM... (MAP GFX) ......

Tammy Wells Photo A bill that would see Maine join 34 other states in conducting post-election audits won support Monday before the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, even though there has been no evidence that Maine election results are inaccurate. “At its heart, this bill is about promoting ongoing election integrity and public confidence in our elections,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in testimony supporting the legislation. “It’s not about what we’re n...

Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections. Tammy Wells Photo A bill that would see Maine join 34 other states in conducting post-election audits won support Monday before the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, even though there has been no evidence that Maine election results are inaccurate. �...