Well. It was quite a week. Congress met to confirm the electoral votes, and Washington D.C. faced an attack by extremists. But here at the League in Maine, we're still hopeful — we still have faith in the strength of our democracy.
The National Popular Vote bill provides a way to work within the Electoral College, without constitutional changes, to ensure that the candidate with the most votes nationally wins the presidency.
Happy New Year! May it bring us good health, herd immunity, and a more inclusive democracy.
Enjoy the season! We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. See you in 2021.
We know everyone is getting busier and busier with holiday celebrations. Hanukkah Sameach! We hope everyone will stay safe and healthy. Here are some updates and upcoming events for this week.
A new report by LWVME that outlines what we did to prepare for Election Day. We describe the advocacy and structural work that we adopted for the challenge of running an election during COVID.
The challenges of our COVID election have underscored the need for online registration and an easy-to-use voter website. We’re rooting for you, Madame Secretary, and we are ready to help.
On December 2nd, Maine legislators voted in a new secretary of state. Congrats to Shenna Bellows! The League is also pleased to present a new report that outlines what we did to prepare for Election Day.
We're pleased to feature another member of the Youth Council, Ava, who is a 17 year old Latina activist and senior at Camden Hills Regional High School in Knox County.
We hope everyone had a good holiday break and found something to be grateful for. We know we're grateful for election administrators, volunteers, poll monitors, postal workers, and secretaries of state who made democracy work.
