Help keep our elections safe and secure

Democracy only works when people show up—and right now it needs all of us!

Whether you’re passionate about voting rights, strengthening trust in elections, reducing the influence of money in politics, advancing ranked choice voting, or supporting tribal sovereignty, your involvement can make a real difference. You can help protect free and fair elections by volunteering in a variety of ways that match your interests and skills:

• Organize candidate forums so voters can hear directly from those seeking office

• Answer voter questions on an election hotline

• Observe the polls to ensure transparency

• Help research and distribute voter guides

• Register new voters in your community

• Knock on doors to connect neighbor-to-neighbor

• Work with students and young voters

• Develop civic education materials

• Adopt a town to make sure local elections are fully covered and voters have the information they need.

The League of Women Voters of Maine is gathering volunteers to help ensure every voter is informed, every voice is heard, and our democracy remains strong.

Maine Clean Elections

Maine Clean Elections is a voluntary full public funding system for candidates for all state offices. Passed in 1996 by citizen initiative, Mainers decided to take on the common perception that in politics, only people with money matter. The law severs the connection between private money and public office by allowing candidates to run for office without engaging in extensive fundraising or spending their own money. After an important provision was struck down as a result of a Supreme Court decision, Maine voters returned to the polls in 2015, passing a new citizen initiative that restored the Clean Elections, increased disclosure and closed loopholes in campaign finance laws.

Source: Maine Citizens for Clean Elections