The leadership of the Democrat majorities in both houses of the Maine State Legislature showed zero interest in a comprehensive election security reform bill put forward by Republican State Rep. Heidi Sampson.
“They dispatched my bill in three and one-half minutes without explanation,” said Ms. Sampson in an interview with The Epoch Times. “They flat-out rejected a common-sense plan to return to the simple practices that have been historically proven to be effective. They didn’t want to listen. By their inaction, the Democrats have shown their cards.”
On Feb. 22, 2024, the Legislative Council, a 10-member, bipartisan administrative organ of the Maine State Legislature charged with screening and approving requests to introduce bills for consideration, voted 6–4 along party lines to reject Ms. Sampson’s proposal….
