Maine voters will decide a pair of high-profile ballot measures addressing elections and gun violence in a statewide referendum election next week. Question 1 would make several changes to the state’s voting procedures,

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Statewide votes on election and gun control measures across the country tend to fall along partisan lines. In Maine, the Democratic governor’s opposition to Question 2 could scramble traditional voting patterns.

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Others disagree. The League of Women Voters of Maine argued that Question 1 will only guarantee voter suppression. The nonpartisan coalition Save Maine Absentee Voting, of which the League of Women Voters, the ACLU of Maine and others are members, said that, if enacted, Question 1 would unfairly restrict Mainers’ access to the ballot box.

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State law bars 'cross-filing,' meaning a candidate can seek to appear on the ballot via party primary or independent petition — but not both.

Save Maine Absentee Voting, the leading group against Question 1, has spent nearly $1 million this month alone.

This is not about the integrity of our voting. It is about the integrity of our elected officials — and ourselves.