Mills Urged to Veto ‘Unconstitutional’ Ranked Choice Voting Expansion

Mills urged to veto ‘unconstitutional’ ranked choice voting expansion

(The Center Square) — A controversial expansion of Maine’s ranked choice voting system awaits Gov. Janet Mills’s signature.

Mills First Two Vetos Nix Farmworker Unionization and Indigent Defense Bills

Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed two bills Wednesday, June 18 targeting farmworker unionization and legal representation for indigent defendants, citing economic burdens and judicial inefficiencies. Gov. Mills, a Democrat, rejected LD 588, “An Act to Enact the Agricultural Employees Concerted Activity Protection Act,” a bill mirroring LD 525 from the 131st Legislature, which she also [...] The post Mills First Two Vetos Nix Farmworker Unionizat…

Will Gov. Mills Veto LD 1666? - Maine Policy Institute

Policy analyst, Harris Van Pate, joined the WGAN Morning News to discuss Maine Policy’s recent open letter to Gov. Janet Mills calling on her to abide by her 2017 opinions as attorney general and veto LD 1666, a bill that would expand the use of ranked-choice voting to include Maine’s general elections for state-level offices without amending the Maine Constitution. Listen to the full segment below. The post Listen: Will Gov. Mills Veto LD 1666?…