In the News 2019

Press Clips

• Democracy advocates celebrate Portland City Council vote placing RCV on March ballot, Lauren McCauley, Maine Beacon, 11/20/2019
• Portland voters will decide in March whether to expand ranked-choice voting, Nick Schroeder, The Bangor Daily News, 11/19/2019
• Portland council decides to ask voters whether to expand ranked-choice voting in city elections, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 11/19/2019
• Portland poised to ask voters to expand use of ranked-choice voting, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 11/17/2019
• Group pushing ranked-choice voting challenges city’s rejection of petition, Randy Billings, The Portland Press Herald, 8/23/2019

Op-Eds

• Court must uphold Portland voters’ right to decide on campaign funding program, Anna Kellar, The Portland Press Herald, 11/6/2019
• Commentary: Fair Elections Portland aims to strengthen city’s democracy, Anna Beyette, The Portland Press Herald, 7/9/2019
• Local clean elections program would open door to more Portland candidates, Joey Brunelle, The Portland Press Herald, 4/24/2019

Letters to the Editor

• Portland councilors are trying to limit direct democracy, Phil Steele, The Portland Press Herald, 10/25/2019
• Letter to the editor: Portland clean elections won’t work without sufficient funding, Carlo Macomber, The Portland Press Herald, 10/5/2019
• Finance reform will make public office in Portland more accessible, April Fournier, The Portland Press Herald, 8/23/2019
• Letter to the editor: Rise in spending shows need for publicly funded Portland campaigns, Scott Vonnegut, The Portland Press Herald, 8/11/2019
• Portland would benefit from public campaign financing, Benjamin Gaines, The Portland Press Herald, 8/3/2019

Editorials

• Our View: Court should let Portland residents vote on charter change, The Portland Press Herald, 9/24/2019