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NextGen Maine 2020: Selected Print & Web
More than one-fifth of those who have cast absentee ballots did not vote four years ago.
The local horror film event goes virtual, in partnership with NextGen America.
"He's had this fixation about New Hampshire. He can't accept that maybe he just plain lost," said Fergus Cullen, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A drive to register young Maine residents to vote is about a quarter of the way to its goal of getting 7,000 people on the voting rolls by November.
NextGen Maine 2020: Selected TV & Radio
According to census data analyzed by the Brooking Institution, millennials and Gen Z voters will account for 37% of eligible voters. MAINE, Maine - With just weeks until the November election, young adults, regardless of party affiliation, are pushing their peers to vote.
PORTLAND (WGME) - The Kennebec County Court heard arguments Monday on the constitutionality of certain aspects of Maine's election procedures, and whether or not they should be changed. Voter activists want ballots mailed by Election Day to be counted.
Volunteers will spend Tuesday, July 28th calling and texting young Maine voters about absentee ballots.
More than one-third of all eligible voters are under the age of 39, but historically, far fewer of them actually vote. In 2018, only about 36 percent voted. This year, political parties and advocacy groups are trying to get younger voters engaged through registration drives, but the restrictions of the pandemic have limited the ways in which they can operate.
The coronavirus pandemic is not stopping young Maine residents from voting. "Next Gen Maine" is the largest voter turnout program that encourages young people to register to vote. The program has helped more than 1,700 people get registered so far which is partly close to their goal of registering 7,000 people by November. Due to the pandemic most of the people registered through mail.
Voter mobilization groups have been out and about trying to talk to young voters, registering them, and getting them to the polls.
News Releases & Statements
Youth vote organizers and volunteers reached over 89,000 young Mainers as part of the largest youth vote mobilization program in state history, in an election with historic levels of young voter turnout in Maine and across the country.
LGBTQ+ rights are human rights, hard-won by decades of activism and advocacy. NextGen Maine is overjoyed today by the Supreme Court's decision to enforce civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.
As part of a pivot to digital-first youth vote organizing during the COVID-19 outbreak, NextGen Maine has launched a letter campaign to the State House asking our legislators to support online voter registration in Maine. Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia currently allow residents to register to vote online.
The deaths of Jina Mahsa Amini and hundreds of antigovernment protesters in the past year are a stark reminder of the brutal consequences facing those who dare to raise their voices against this authoritarian regime—who dare to dream of a better Iran, where fundamental rights and liberties are upheld for all.
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine is an attack on the Ukrainian people and on democracy globally. Freedom House urges democratic governments worldwide to publicly recognize and support a Ukrainian victory as the only acceptable outcome of this war. Anything less all but guarantees future authoritarian aggression.
Repairing the damage that has been done to American democracy will require sustained effort by all Americans—members of the public, civil society groups, academics, journalists, and politicians who share a commitment to democratic governance regardless of their partisan or policy preferences.
To lay the groundwork for meaningful, multilateral progress, we encourage every nation attending the summit, including the United States, to examine critically their responsibility in arresting global democratic decline. They should consider, honestly and with humility, the role they have played in contributing to that decline, and how they can contribute to reversing the negative trends of recent years.
The strength of US democracy comes from the plurality of voices, political views, and experiences that shape and inform it. Indeed, the basic legitimacy of our elections depends on participation by every segment of the electorate. By narrowing access to early and absentee voting, these bills risk undermining that legitimacy.
In addition to addressing racialized violence in the criminal justice system, we must strengthen voting rights and improve ballot access for all citizens, among other needed changes. The success of our democracy depends on the constant pursuit of equality, inclusion, and justice for all.
Blogs & Essays
As the citizens of more than 20 countries celebrate their independence in July, commemorate the shared struggle for liberty with these captivating films and series.
Beatrice and Benedick. Katherine and Petruchio. Their modern counterparts, Kat and Patrick. Lizzy and Darcy. Han and Leia. Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly. Early-series Hermione and Ron. Veronica and...
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