Tag: Maine

Maine and Nebraska Going Tit-For-Tat Over Trump? – HotAir

The next battle in the new civil war may not be North vs. South, but rather East vs. Midwest. Republicans in Nebraska’s legislature have been working to enact a change to the state’s electoral college rules, making it the 49th state to award it’s presidential electors in a winner-take-all fashion. The only other state to […]

Electoral College War Between Maine and Nebraska – PJ Media

There’s a war brewing between Maine and Nebraska over both states’ practice of awarding electoral votes based on which candidate wins individual congressional districts.  The Nebraska unicameral legislature is ready to make their state a “winner-take-all” electoral state, giving one more electoral vote to Donald Trump. In the past, […]

Maine, Nebraska Ready to Dump How They Award Electoral Votes

The only two states that apportion Electoral College votes in presidential races by congressional district are poised to scrap what makes them unique.  In these systems, presidential candidates get one electoral vote for each congressional district they win in the state. Unlike in other states, the Democratic, Republican, and other party candidates could end up […]

Broad gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after mass shooting

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for […]