Democrats again reject popular election of Maine's constitutional officers - Maine Policy Institute

Democrats again reject popular election of Maine's constitutional officers - Maine Policy Institute

A series of bills – LDs 147, 148, 149, 150, 452, 455, 508, 1068 and 1161 – all of which sought to alter the constitutional officer selection process, failed to pass in the Maine Legislature this session mostly along party-line votes These bills were introduced to reform the selection process by holding statewide popular elections for all or some these offices, allowing Mainers to directly pick their attorney general, secretary of state, treasure…