Electoral reform in Maine
- Electoral reform in Maine
Electoral reform in Maine refers to efforts to changing voting and election laws in the Pine Tree States. In 2004, several Maine legislators proposed a bill to lower the voting age to 17. The proposal failed, but a compromise to allow 17 year-olds to vote in primary election if 18 by general election passed [ [http://www.youthrights.org/votestatus.php Worldwide Efforts to Lower the Voting Age] , National Youth Rights Association.] . In 2007, legislation was introduced to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, but it failed. Currently, Maine is the only state besides Nebraska to allocate two of its electors to the winner of the statewide popular vote and the rest according to the winner of the popular vote in each Congressional district.
External links
* [http://www.fairvote.org/?page=919 Fairvote Maine] .
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