FARMINGTON — At the annual meeting Tuesday afternoon, stockholders of the Farmington Farmers’ Union elected officers and approved a 13 percent trade allowance for 2017. Elected to three-year terms on the board of directors: Incumbents Russell Black of Wilton, Charles Ferrand of Norridgewock and Craig Jordan of Farmington. They were unopposed. Jordan was also elected […]
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Better government requires better people
If we don’t like what is happening in Washington — and few do — the blame must be placed squarely where it belongs. It is “we the people” who send those people here. We send people of different and often opposing viewpoints to Washington and expect them to get along. Many quickly turn opportunities to […]
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Susan Collins says Russian election meddling still going on
AUBURN — When Russia attacked America’s election in 2016, it didn’t change any votes directly but it “absolutely” achieved its chief aim, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday. The Maine Republican said Russia’s goal was to sow discord among voters in the United States, she said, and it proved so successful that the country remains […]
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Trump administration to destroy voter data
In an apparent effort to avoid turning documents over to Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, the Trump administration has told a federal judge it will destroy the voter registration data that some states forwarded to the president’s voter fraud commission. The White House director for information technology, Charles C. Herndon, revealed the administration’s new […]
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LePage plans push for voter ID again
AUGUSTA — Though there is no evidence of voter fraud in Maine, Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that he plans to ask the Legislature to require voters to show an identification card “as a simple way to safeguard the most sacred right we have in our democracy.” “We must discourage voter fraud, and we must […]
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Matt Dunlap disappointed Trump pulled plug on 'voter fraud' commission
AUGUSTA — For Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, participation in a federal voter-fraud commission proved “a strange, surreal and remarkable journey.” With President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the plug on his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, Dunlap’s formal role is over. But, he warned, the issue is not going away. Dunlap said […]
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Move to restrict signature gathering at polls assailed at hearing
AUGUSTA — At polling places across Maine, those gathering signatures for ballot initiatives have often set up a table on the way out to offer voters the opportunity to put their names on required petitions. For supporters, it’s a sign of a thriving democracy. For some, though, it’s a growing hassle. “We’ve come to hate […]
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Bill calls for ban on signature gathering at polling places in Maine
Clean election and ballot access advocates on Friday condemned a bill that would virtually ban the gathering of voter signatures at the polling place on Election Day. The bill would also push candidates who are on the ballot back away from the polling place, ending a tradition of candidates greeting voters at the polls. The […]
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Many town government slots up for grabs
ANDOVER — The year ahead could see many new faces in town government. “This is one of those years when the entire Andover government could change since (many) positions are up for reelection,” Selectman Jane Rich said Thursday. Voters in March will fill a three-year town clerk/tax collector position, selectmen positions of one- and three-year […]
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I’m on Trump’s voter fraud commission; I’m suing it to find out what it’s doing
On Nov. 9, I filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeking to obtain the working documents, correspondence and schedule of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. What’s remarkable about my lawsuit is that I’m a member of the commission, and apparently this is the only way I can find out what […]