Bruised but unbowed: Lunch with Ross Garnaut
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Four statewide and one Penobscot County referendum questions are on Tuesday’s ballot. So are several local ordinance questions and town and city council elections. Voting is the essential component of American democracy. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to vote.
Here are the positions the Bangor Daily News has taken on the referendum questions:
Yes on Question 1The debate over Question 1 boils down to a clash between facts and fears. The facts favor repealing the law that ended same-day voter registration, which is why a yes vote is both responsible and right.
For nearly 40 years, Maine allowed same-day voter registration. Not only did the law not leave a trail of widespread voter fraud, as opponents of same-day registration have suggested, but it achieved something of vital importance to a functioning democratic system of governing. Maine consistently tops or nearly tops the list of states for percentage of voter turnout.
The arguments for changing the same-day registration system are reasonable: expecting people to register in the 11-plus-months before Election Day. And giving Maine’s conscientious municipal clerks more time to process new voters seems fair.