#2023-pbp-elections

• On the issues: Rockland City Council Candidate Nathan Davis

  Mon, 11/06/2023 - 5:45pm

  

  Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent three-year terms. Those running for office are Adam Ackor, Nathan Davis, Kaitlin Callahan and Louise MacLellan. Penobscot Bay Pilot has posed questions to each candidate, providing the opportunity for the public to better understand their positions on issues. Here, candidate Nathan Davis responds:...
• QUESTION 8 ON STATE REFERENDUM BALLOT

  Maine’s constitution says people in guardianships with mental illness cannot vote. Voters can change that in November.

  Mon, 10/09/2023 - 10:00am

  

  Nine words in the Maine constitution were found to be unconstitutional 22 years ago, yet remain in the state’s guiding document. Voters will decide in November if they should be removed. Every Maine resident aged 18 and over who is also a U.S. citizen can vote, “excepting persons under guardianship for reasons of mental illness,” according to the state constitution. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor , a nonprofit civic news organization....
• question 6 on state referendum ballot

  Long-excluded section of Maine constitution may make a comeback

  Wed, 10/04/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  Hidden beneath the murky phrasing of Question 6 on the Nov. 7 ballot is an amendment that would reintroduce language, long out of print from Maine’s constitution, honoring the state’s historical obligations to tribal nations. Section 5, Article X of the constitution was taken out of circulation by a statewide vote in 1875 and hasn’t appeared in copies since 1876. The section has remained in “full force” legally, however, and is available on the state legislature’s website , though omitted...

• City of Rockland announces open seats for Nov. 7, 2023 election

  Wed, 07/26/2023 - 1:45pm

  

  ROCKLAND — Nomination papers may be taken out beginning July 25, 2023 and must be filed at the City Clerk’s Office no later than close of business on September 8, 2023, for candidates interested in the following open seats, as will appear on the November 7, 2023 Rockland municipal election: OFFICES (TERMS) AVAILABLE Nov. 7, 2023 Municipal Election City Council: 2 seats (MacLellan-Ruf, Austin) 3-year terms. Signatures: 100-150 RSU #13...