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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 measures that were taken in the November 2020 election to guard against the spread of COVID-19 would be ma...

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 Legislature for votes later this year, come as Republican-controlled legislatures across the U.S. are pu...

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) ...LIKE 40 OTHER STATES HAVE....OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, TO LAUNCH IN 2023. (BACKTIME) THE LEAD SPONSOR...

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 not doing. Maine elections are well run. It’s about what we can do in the future to prevent problem...

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. “At its heart, this bill is about promoting ongoing election integrity and public confidence in our ...