🗳️ Maine's junior senator wants Election Day to be a holiday.
◉ U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, is taking over the chief sponsor's role on a Democratic election reform package that includes making Election Day a holiday.
◉ It would make a number of other changes that would mirror some of Maine's liberal voting policies, including automatic voter registration and same-day registration. It includes provisions that would mandate the use of paper ballots and reduce the use of partisan redistricting.
◉ Republicans have blocked Democratic proposals on this subject over the last few years, including a similar bill in 2021 from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, saying it is an overly broad intervention into state elections.
◉ "In the face of state-level threats that undercut the fundamental right to vote for millions of Americans, we must act to protect our democracy," King said in a statement. |
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