A group of organizations including the Georgia NAACP have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the new law that, among other things, allows the Republican-controlled State Election Board to remove and replace county election officials.
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Lawmakers consider bills to curtail Mills’ powers during state of emergency
Republican lawmakers have submitted 14 bills that would change Maine’s Constitution or laws that allow a governor to declare a state of emergency.
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Proposed ballot initiative to block non-citizens from voting falls short
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office says the initiative, inspired by debate in Portland about allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections, did not have enough valid signatures.
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Maine Republicans reject censure of Collins over Trump impeachment vote
By a vote of 41-19, state party leaders decided not to formally rebuke Maine’s senior senator.
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Democrats assail Georgia law, argue for overhaul of U.S. elections
President Biden and his party are seeking to nationalize the debate as they battle a Republican-led state-by-state movement to curb access to the ballot.
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Legislation should require closure of Maine’s youth prison, advocates say
A bill would gradually reduce the number of young people held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, without setting a date to close it.
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Attorney for arrested Georgia lawmaker calls charges ‘overreach’
Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat, said she wanted to witness Gov. Brian Kemp sign a law that places new restrictions on voting by mail and gives lawmakers more power to oversee elections.
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State plans to cancel multimillion-dollar contract over software delays
The Mills administration has threatened to seek more than $22 million in repayment from the company because of the dispute, which is now drawing scrutiny from the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Democrats seek government records in deadly Capitol riot probe
Hopes for a bipartisan, independent commission to study the attack are fading as Republicans have rejected the proposal.
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Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
The senator from Utah was honored for being the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial.