In the News 2020

Op-Eds

• Delaying vote on charter commissioners will disenfranchise Portlanders, Christopher Hafford, Benjamin Gaines, The Portland Press Herald, 8/7/2020
• Letter to the editor: Judge should move ahead with Fair Elections Portland suit, Phil Steele, The Portland Press Herald, 2/6/2020

Features

• Portland starts process of appointing charter commission, Edward Murphy, The Portland Press Herald, 7/27/2020
• Black Lives Matter poised to win victory in Portland with city charter commission, Dan Neumann, Maine Beacon, 7/15/2020
• Portland election-funding reform group says it will appeal lawsuit’s dismissal, Edward Murphy, The Portland Press Herald, 5/20/2020
• Big win for ranked choice voting in Portland, Michael Kelley, The Forecaster, 3/4/2020
• Portland overwhelmingly approves expansion of ranked-choice voting, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 3/3/2020
• Portland voters approve expansion of ranked-choice voting, Nick Schroeder, The Bangor Daily News, 3/3/2020
• Portland becomes first Maine city to expand ranked-choice voting to all elections, Cara DeRose, Maine Beacon, 3/3/2020
• Wrinkle emerges in proposal to expand ranked-choice voting in Portland, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 2/28/2020
• Portland voters will decide whether to expand ranked-choice voting, Nick Schroeder, The Bangor Daily News, 2/28/2020
• Passage of Portland’s ranked-choice voting charter amendment may hinge on turnout, Cara DeRose , Maine Beacon, 2/27/2020
• Community Voices for Change, Richard Rudolph, WMPG 90.9, 2/21/2020
• Portland voters asked to expand ranked-choice voting, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 2/17/2020
• Portland asks court to dismiss lawsuit challenging rejection of clean election initiative, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 2/6/2020

Press Clips

• Portland voters expand ranked-choice voting to more city races, WMTW-8, 3/3/2020
• Portland residents to vote on whether to expand ranked-choice voting, WGME-13, 2/17/2020