Effort launched to repeal Maine law backing national popular vote
Currently, Maine is one of only two states that does not award its electoral votes in a winner-take-all fashion
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Currently, Maine is one of only two states that does not award its electoral votes in a winner-take-all fashion
Lebanon resident James DuPrie has filed paperwork with the Maine Department of the Secretary of State to initiate a people's veto referendum of the new law. He needs to collect 67,682 valid signatures by Aug. 8.
The bill still needs to pass a second round of votes in both chambers and be approved for funding by the Legislature's appropriations committee before going to Gov. Janet Mills.
The bill still needs to pass a second round of votes in both chambers and be approved for funding by the Legislature's appropriations committee before going to Gov. Janet Mills.
While impeachment of the secretary of state is highly unlikely, some Republican lawmakers said her decision to keep former president Donald Trump off Maine's primary ballot has energized Republican voters.