Voter rights referendum cleared for Nov. ballot (Maine)

[MaineDem]

Source: Portland Press herald

AUGUSTA — Maine election officials have determined that a sufficient number of voters' signatures have been turned in to force a people's veto referendum this November on voting rights.

Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced today that supporters of an effort to preserve election day voter registration turned in enough signatures to force the statewide referendum.

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The Protect Maine Votes coalition – 18 groups that include organized labor, civil libertarians, consumer and public health advocates, disabled and homeless groups – wants to repeal a newly enacted state law that requires registration at least two business days before an election.

Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/news/Voter-rights-referendum-approved-for-Nov-ballot.html

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The GOP is making up stories and creating an issue when there is no proof of fraud at all. They're following the playbook of the national Republics and ALEC.

The number of signatures that was collected in such a short period of time bodes well for overturning this bad law.

[Scuba]

1. K&R Way to go Maine-ahs!!!!

[avebury]

2. K&R nt

[RBInMaine]

3. We did it in RECORD time, and I'm proud to say I helped. Now we FIGHT like hell to win in Nov.