Advocates and lawmakers seeking to stem the influence of money on elections in Maine are hoping to expand the state’s pioneering clean elections program. However, during a public hearing on a legislative proposal,

Rep. Laurel Libby told fellow lawmakers that her proposal would boost the integrity of Maine's elections, though opponents, including the Maine secretary of state, say it's unnecessary and could foster anti-immigrant sentiment.

AP calls Maine House District 2 for Jared Golden. Nov 6 • 12:45 AM ET AP calls Maine House District 1 for Chellie Pingree. Nov 5 • 10:54 PM ET Fox News calls Maine Senate Seat 1 for Angus King.

It appears Maine voters will decide two initiated referendum questions this year concerning voting and firearms safety

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Some Maine lawmakers are looking to get rid of ranked-choice voting. The system, passed in Maine by referendum, allows voters to rank all the candidates in an election by preference rather than just choosing one candidate.

A report claims that up to 40% of non-citizens in Maine may have voted or had ballots cast in their name in U.S. elections since 2016.

Legislation in 2023 requires greater transparency by utilities, following a multimillion-dollar campaign on both sides of a ballot measure two years earlier to reject a power line project.

Members of the Maine Democratic Party selected Leeds attorney Charles Dingman as its new chair as the party seeks to pivot from November’s losses and focus on attracting a wider swath of Mainers ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures for a bill that would allow family members to petition a judge to remove a loved one's guns if they're considered dangerous.

Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.

Cast your mind back, reader, to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far — well, actually, cast it back to here in Maine in 2020. There was a lot going on, so you’d be forgiven for forgetting, but we had a Senate race that year, Susan Collins vs. Sara Gideon.

DRESDEN — Jeffrey Bickford won Friday’s special election and will replace Gary Getchell as the town’s First Selectmen. Bickford received 122 votes, beating Christopher Cope, who received 102 votes, and Billy-Joe Dupaw, who received 19 votes. He will serve out Getchell’s term, which runs until 2027.