Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers
Maine is one of the few states in which legislators, rather than voters, choose the attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.
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A bill that would have Maine voters elect the state’s attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state gained bipartisan support in the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday.
“This is long overdue in this state and I’m glad we are moving forward,” said Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, Senate chair of the committee and primary sponsor of the bill. The committee also killed off or voted down several variants of the legislation Wednesday.
Panel endorses bill giving Maine voters power to elect attorney general, other officers
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