Maine Citizens Celebrate 10 Years of Clean Elections
MCCE is hitting the road for Clean Elections!
This Fall we are traveling the state to celebrate 10 years of
Clean Elections, reconnecting with the people who made Clean
Elections possible - Maine
voters. Our 20/10 Tour, which will feature a host of MCCE supporters and volunteers, including former Clean Election candidates and elected officials,
will visit at least twenty towns before our 10th Anniversary year is out. We'll be making stops at rotary clubs, community groups and local media with at our new presentation about the commitment made by Maine
people in passing the act and its success to date.
See list of upcoming stops below or click here for more details
Approved by citizen referendum in 1996, the Maine Clean Election Act went into effect in 2000,
and today the system is used by about 80% of Maine candidates across the state and in all
parties. Candidates like it because it allows them to run better
campaigns - campaigns that are focused on voters, not donors. And voters
like it because they know their representatives will serve without ties to
special interests.
Read more about why Maine system is a model for the nation: It Works! 10 Years, 10 Reasons
Recently, publicly funded elections across the country have been under
attack by well-funded special interests. MCCE fought these challenges
after voters passed Clean Elections, and we will continue to fight. We don't believe that elections
should be bought and sold by special interests. We believe in government
of, by, and for the people, and that's why we are fighting so hard to defend
the Maine Clean Election Act.
If you would like a presentation for your group or would like to help with local activities, email us at info@mainecleanelections.org.
Upcoming Tour stops:
September 8 - BAR HARBOR ROTARY, Birch Bay Village, 25 Village Inn Road, Bar
Harbor, 12:00 noon
September 9 - PORTLAND PRESS CONFERENCE, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Promenade at Fort Allen
Watch for details of others stops on the tour in the weeks ahead:
September 14............Machias
September 15............Calais
September 30............Orono/Old Town
October 4..................Brunswick
October 7..................Mount Desert
October 14.................Augusta
October 18.................Hallowell
October 19.................Skowhegan
