<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99037" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 6px;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99038" style="margin-bottom: 6px; font-family: inherit;" class=""><font size="3" id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99142" class="">Leading Maine Democrats and Republicans are co-sponsoring a bill (LD 1726) to make citizen initiatives much, much harder by banning signature gathering at polling places on Election Day. The public hearing will be on January 3 at 1pm in State House Room 437 before the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs, in Augusta.</font></div><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99039" style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-family: inherit;" class=""><font size="3" class="">Sponsors:<br id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99040" class="">Rep. Luchini of Ellsworth (D)<br id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99041" class="">Sen. Dill of Old Town (D)<br id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99042" class="">Rep. GIllway of Searsport (R)<br id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99043" class="">Rep. Longstaff of Waterville (D)<br id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99044" class="">Rep. White of Washburn (R)</font></div><font size="3" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99045" style="margin-top: 6px; display: inline; font-family: inherit;" class=""></div></font></div><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99046" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99047" style="font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99048" style="margin-top: 10px; font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99049" style="zoom: 1; position: relative; overflow: hidden; z-index: 0; max-width: none; font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99050" style="zoom: 1; font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99051" style="float: left; font-family: inherit;" class=""><font size="3" class=""><span id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99052" style="font-family: inherit;" class=""></span></font></div><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99053" style="overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit;" class=""><span id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99054" style="font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99055" style="position: relative; font-family: inherit;" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99056" style="margin: 10px 12px 9px; position: relative; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);" class=""><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99057" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-height: 110px; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flegislature.maine.gov%2Flegis%2Fbills%2Fbills_128th%2Fbilltexts%2FHP120601.asp&h=ATMW1Xs3ZvSmeyreh5mLAOGnSrxtPuT4zBnyTRyg5-8a8F8nk09l6fW65ZyV1y7o8j7upEwodWrXKZCfeoxDrvhqnA5tKnMM0Q3po9UqR7jyA_jVGht76qK0coFsXGbTKrnfZiK4D0OK1IGfSj9dRuwT0uvPb-TAB_WC-aw4wC50lMP-TAEZ_m7ifqCPGD-Ke9m_1zAZIjVmmHb1KYYJKhOk3sFwyPvI5pvOyht5RpBIjy6NheKkLpQ2bKjRdbk4sCsbjwiJzKWbAF2xRSrc7FFv" id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99058" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" class=""><font size="3" id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_106428" class="">HP1206, LD 1726, item 1, An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Elections</font></a></div><div id="yiv5546567361yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514465782930_99059" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px; max-height: 80px; overflow: hidden;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; border-left-style: none; color: inherit; padding: inherit; margin: inherit;" class=""><a href="http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP120601.asp" class="">http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP120601.asp</a></blockquote><br class=""></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Karen Marysdaughter, Co-Coordinator<br class="">P&J Center of Eastern Maine</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">96 Harlow St, Suite 100, <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class="">Bangor, ME 04401</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">207/942-9343<br class=""><a href="mailto:info@peacectr.org" class="">info@peacectr.org</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><a href="http://www.peacectr.org" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class="">www.peacectr.org</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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