YES! Magazine Honors MCCE's Alison Smith, 11/22/2011 Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections is proud to announce that board president and citizen activist, Alison Smith, has been named by YES! Magazine as one of its "Breakthrough 15."
Maine Campaign Finance Laws Continue to be Upheld in Court, 9/7/2011 Portland, ME - The National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) effort to overturn Maine's disclosure laws was dealt another blow on Tuesday when the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied NOM's request for a rehearing.
MCCE Names Andrew Bossie New Executive Director, 7/18/2011 Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) is announcing that Andrew Bossie has accepted the position of Executive Director of MCCE.
Supreme Court overturns matching funds in Arizona's Clean Election system, 6/27/2011 Portland, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the McComish v. Bennett case today. The decision by the nation's highest court rolls back an important provision in Arizona's Clean Election campaign finance system.
LD 659 Defeated, 6/15/2011 Augusta, ME - LD 659, a bill to repeal the Maine Clean Election Act, has been defeated.
Passage of LD 856 a Step Backward for Maine, 6/9/2011 Augusta, ME - Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) is calling the recent passage of LD 856 a step backward for Maine and a nod to big money donors in the next gubernatorial election.
New poll shows 8 in 10 Maine voters oppose its repeal, 5/11/2011 Augusta, ME - In a surprise move, Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Millett announced today that the Clean Elections initiatives which were part of the Governor's change package have been removed.b
Vast Majority of Maine Voters Support Clean Elections, 5/10/2011 Augusta, ME - As Governor LePage calls for devastating cuts to Clean Elections, new poll results show more than 80% of Maine people say it is important to have the citizen-initiated program in place.
Mainers Stand Strong for Clean Elections, 2/17/2011 Augusta, ME - Dozens of Maine people turned out to defend Maine's first-in-the-nation Clean Elections law at legislative hearings on Wednesday.
