In March, 15,174 people signed up as organ donors when they got or renewed their license of state ID in Maine. Almost 58% of BMV customers have the on their credential signifying they've signed up. That's one of the highest rates in the northeast!

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Same day voter registration is one of the key reasons Maine leads the nation in voter participation.

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#TotalSolarEclipse

We have no doubt that Maine’s first total solar eclipse since 1963 will have been worth the wait. But you’ll likely face another wait – traffic – after the event. Prepare accordingly! For more safety and travel tips, visit maine.gov/eclipse2024 #MEEclipse24

Extraordinary news in one of the biggest travesties of justice in recent years — albeit such a window into how voting for some gets criminalized to frightening ends:

I wrote this thread a year ago today, a step-by-step guide on verifying images on the internet.

With major elections in the US, UK, EU, India and many other countries this year, learning to check the veracity of images you see on social media is paramount.

I was partial to American Fiction and Barbie myself, but Oppenheimer was fabulous, and the partnership of Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan over so many years is a true inspiration. #Oscars2024

MEMA warns that the storm arriving tonight will bring strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge that may cause some coastal roads to become flooded. Please pay attention to weather forecasts, heed the advice of local emergency officials, and never drive through flood waters.

This political violence is reprehensible. In Maine, legislators,including me when I was state senator, have always shared our home addresses. It’s small town constituent services at its best. Now online extremists are exploiting this transparency to terrorize. Shame on them.

Let’s pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act so the rest of the nation may benefit from some of what Maine does so well and which made us number one in voter participation in the nation in 2022.

“Political violence has no place in democracy.” Amen, Mr. President.

Today, I met with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya – Aleksey Navalny's loved ones – to express my condolences for their devastating loss.

Aleksey's legacy of courage will live on in Yulia and Dasha, and the countless people across Russia fighting for democracy and human rights.

Many of you have asked if Brandon and I are safe. We are. Please see my personal Facebook post here. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued this decision regarding three challenges brought by Maine voters to the nomination petitions of Donald J. Trump for the Republican primary for the President of the United States. Read the decision here: maine.gov/sos/news/2023/…

'The 17 female hostages are not bargaining chips to be debated by diplomats. They are daughters, and one of them is mine. My primal scream should be the scream of mothers everywhere. Bring her home now!'

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YouTube & Meta have both decided it’s fine to allow the debunked disinformation that the 2020 election was rigged. It’s one thing to protect free speech. We must do that. It’s another thing to allow the promotion of lies that have endangered lives.

Final words, prepared for a speech JFK did not survive to deliver, planned for an Austin Democratic dinner sixty years ago tonight (cancelled because of the assassination):
'Neither the fanatics nor the faint-hearted are needed....Our duty is not merely the preservation of…

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. There have been at least 26 trans and gender non-conforming people murdered in the United States in 2023, with 54 percent of them being Black women:

LaKendra Andrews, 26
London Price, 26
Lisa Love, 35
Dominic Dupree (Palace), 25
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This story is horrifying. Incredible to see the lengths at which votes are discarded by partisans. Grateful to be in Maine where our elections are free, fair and secure.

Here’s a reminder from Fitzy to exercise your right to be heard on this Election Day. 🇺🇸He’d love to vote, but the best he can do is wait patiently while Mom is inside casting her ballot.