Recent Opinion Articles
- Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability
Edward B. Foley, November 5 - Election Commissions and Supreme Courts
Edward B. Foley, October 20 - Line-drawing after Overruling Austin
Edward B. Foley, September 9 - Citizens United, Stare Decisis, and Democracy
Edward B. Foley, July 31 - Impressive Unanimity: the Historical Significance of Coleman v. Franken
Edward B. Foley, June 30
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6/10/09
Maine Legislature Passes Bill Revising How a Party Remains on the Ballot
Existing law requires a party to poll 5% at either of the last two elections, for the office at the top of the ticket (Governor or President). The bill replaces that with the requirement that a party have 10,000 registered members who voted at the last election.
4/9/09
Maine lawmakers consider early voting measures
A pair of bills aimed at enhancing election turnouts in a state that already has a high rate of voter participation gained ground Thursday in the Maine House. By an 87-54 vote, representatives approved a bill that would create a pilot program for early voting in towns and cities that would have to be selected in time for next November's election. The Senate approved the measure on Wednesday.
11/7/08
GOP to request two recounts
Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston, R-Montville, said today that Republicans will request recounts in two close Senate races in which incumbent Republicans apparently lost.
10/2/08
Voting early by absentee ballot convenient, but it has a price
While the calendar indicates Election Day is 33 days away, ballots are already being cast. Absentee ballots are now available and the increasing popularity of absentee voting is having a profound impact on our political system.
9/16/08
Editorial: We need voting system for 21st century
City and state voting officials are girding for a big turnout on Nov. 4, Election Day.
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