I urge Mainers to Vote No on Referendum Question 1. Please say “NO” to this voter suppression effort. But don’t just take it from me. Chris Potholm – an expert on Maine politics and former campaign manager – condemns the modern assault on voting rights in his book How Maine Decides: An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost
“In 40 years in Maine politics, with all types of political groups, I can’t ever remember anyone talking about suppressing the opponent’s turnout. That line of thinking today is most antidemocratic and very corrosive to the body politic. It’s a shame, and those currently advocating it should be ashamed.”
Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the country. Let’s keep it that way! Restricting voting rights – by limiting housebound seniors’ and disabled Mainers’ access to absentee ballots – is beneath us.
Livka Farrell Rockland
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