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The session would normally wrap up in mid-June, but there’s really a lot left to do, and the pressure is on to hear each bill in committee and get it passed to the House and Senate chambers for a floor vote.

Established to celebrate and honor the work of outstanding volunteers serving the League of Women Voters of Maine (LWVME), this award recognizes volunteers who go above and beyond to serve the League and the State of Maine through civic engagement.

Last night, the Portland City Council voted to establish the Clean Elections program!

This newsletter contains a big announcement that we're pretty excited about. Check out the latest Augusta news and then keep scrolling to see the surprise.

The time has finally come. The Protect Maine Elections bill (LD 1610) to stop foreign government spending in Maine elections and call for Citizen's United to be overturned has been printed

Earlier today Mainers for Modern Elections, advocates, and Maine voters testified in support of a bill to expand ongoing absentee voting to all eligible voters.

Despite the school break last week, it was still a "hair on fire" kind of chaos in Augusta. Legislators are swamped with work and pressed for time, but laissez les bons temps roulés. Here's what we're watching this week.

A new bill has dropped — LD 1690 — which would establish ongoing absentee voting. This increases voter participation and access to the ballot. Tell your legislators to pass LD 1690.

With Cathy O’Neil, a leading expert on algorithms and the CEO of ORCAA, an algorithmic auditing company. She is the author of Weapons of Math Destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy.

It's a week of notable days, with today being Patriot's Day and tomorrow being Tax Day (don't forget to check off for Clean Elections). It's also a busy time at the Legislature, with public hearings, work sessions, and floor sessions continuing despite the school break.