Tag: Erik Jorgensen

Who will be Maine’s next Secretary of State?

Beacon Staff

This week, Esther, Ben and Mike handicap the behind-the-scenes race for Secretary of State and recap a recent public forum where the six candidates shared their views. Also: Ryan Fecteau will be the new Speaker of the Maine House and other Democrats have ascended to legislative leadership. What will this mean for a unique legislative…

Maine secretary of state candidates back voting access reforms in public forum

Evan Popp

Six candidates for Maine secretary of state largely agreed during an online public forum Tuesday evening that while the state has made progress on making voting accessible, more needs to be done, although some were more full-throated in their support for reforms than others.  The forum, which was hosted by the ACLU of Maine, the…