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Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers

Read Article 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. Baldacci’s bill has gained broad bipartisan support and was endorsed by the committee 7-3 Wednesday, with three of Baldacci’s Democratic colleagues voting to oppose it.

Panel endorses bill to have voters elect Maine attorney general, other officers

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. Share 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.

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